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BIEF Office Market Summary for the Second Quarter of 2025
The Budapest Real Estate Advisory Forum (BIEF, BRF) – comprising CBRE, Colliers, Cushman & Wakefield, Eston International, iO Partners and Robertson Hungary – hereby publishes its office market summary for...
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Guidelines for veterinary laboratories
The National Food Chain Safety Authority (Nébih) and the National Accreditation Authority have prepared guidelines for the licensing and accreditation procedure of veterinary laboratories. The guide is also available online...
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Keith Haring returns to Absolut bottle nearly 40 years on
Absolut Vodka has launched a new limited-edition bottle celebrating artist Keith Haring’s iconic 1986 design, set to roll out across global travel retail and select markets. Absolut Vodka has released...
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Imre Hubai: artificial water replenishment helps the landscape’s natural adaptability
Artificial water replenishment, which is inevitably necessary due to climate change, helps the landscape’s natural adaptability – stated Imre Hubai, the State Secretary responsible for agriculture at the Ministry of...
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Carrefour Introduces Smart Shopping Cart System In Romania
Carrefour Romania has introduced what it claims is the country’s first smart shopping cart system at its Corbeanca hypermarket. This cart functions as an integrated shopping assistant, helping customers optimise their...
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Reckitt sells Air Wick and Cillit Bang-owner for £3.6bn
Reckitt Benckiser has agreed to sell its Essential Home division, including household names Air Wick, Calgon, Woolite and Cillit Bang, to Advent International in a deal worth $4.8bn (£3.6bn). The...
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AM: new subsidies help the development of domestic fish farming and aquaculture
Two new calls for applications with a total budget of more than 8 billion forints will be available from August for domestic fish farmers, aquaculture enterprises and fish processors under...
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A large wave of price increases is expected in trade
In the first half of 2025, GKI Economic Research Ltd. saw a general decrease in price increase intentions, but the commercial sector is an exception: here, pricing expectations seem to...
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Inflation accelerated to 2 percent in the eurozone and 2.3 percent in the EU on an annual basi
Inflation in the euro area and the European Union accelerated in June, according to final figures published on the website of the EU’s statistical office, Eurostat, on Thursday. In the...
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New impetus for rural businesses: the government helps with interest-free loans
As of July 15, a new option has been added to the SME Technology Plus Loan Program: interest-free working capital loans are now available for micro and small businesses. From...
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New subsidies help develop domestic fish farming and aquaculture
Two new calls for proposals with a total budget of more than 8 billion forints will be available from August for domestic fish farmers, aquaculture enterprises and fish processors within...
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Corn and soybean prices hit historic lows
American farmers face serious challenges: By July 2025, corn and soybean futures prices, adjusted for inflation, fell below their 2006 levels. Amid high production costs and intensifying international competition, farmers’...
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Less emission, more control
This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/6-7. On the automatic door and window market, the focus is on energy efficiency and safety. Manufacturers are trying to minimise...
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The majority of Hungarians have good relationships with their colleagues and home office has not changed this
Seven out of ten Hungarian employees say that the atmosphere at their workplace is good, and according to a recent study, this is even more likely to happen in smaller...
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It’s hot on the pasture – heat stress research in pastured beef cattle
The summer drought poses serious challenges to livestock producers in addition to crop production, with pastures already showing signs of discharges typical of August in many places. Heat stress is...
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Artificial water replenishment helps the landscape’s natural adaptability
Artificial water replenishment which is inevitably necessary due to climate change, helps the landscape’s natural adaptability – stated Imre Hubai, the State Secretary responsible for agriculture at the Ministry of...
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Fashion industry: what happens to our clothes before and after we buy them?
Walking through a Budapest mall, we might not even think about how many thousands of clothes are hanging on hangers. It is estimated that there can be up to 50,000...
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Artificial intelligence and religion – does it support or distance you?
Encountering religion and experiencing religion is no exception to the spread of artificial intelligence. Does it help young people turn to religion or not? Is the community experience damaged? What...
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Ministry of Agriculture: Grape and fruit producers who suffered severe spring frost damage will receive extraordinary assistance
The spring frost, which came in several waves this year, caused severe damage to grape and fruit plantations across the country. The Ministry of Agriculture, based on the consultation with...
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Hungarian watermelon has arrived, the taste of summer
Watermelon is not only a refreshing summer treat, but also a real flavor and nutrient bomb that has numerous health benefits. With the help of Syngenta’s melon expert, Pál Lacházi,...
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What are the most widely used digital practices in the hotel industry that are also good for the environment?
Tourism is responsible for nearly 10% of global carbon emissions, so there is an increasing urgency to reduce the sector’s environmental impact. Pressure is already mounting from guests: more than...
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Intersnack to invest €85m in Alsbach plant to expand production
The German snack manufacturer is hoping to halve CO2 emissions and expand production capacities with the new €85m investment. Germany-based snacks manufacturer Intersnack plans to invest €85m ($98m) in its...
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New subsidies help the development of domestic fish farming and aquaculture
Two new calls for applications with a total budget of more than 8 billion forints will be available from August for domestic fish farmers, aquaculture enterprises and fish processors within...
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Mollie launches in three new markets
Dutch payments fintech Mollie is launching in Hungary, Slovenia and the Czech Republic. Online sellers in these countries can now use the company’s payment solutions and local support. It wants...
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Clear-cutting is harmful, and state forestry could manage our forests more responsibly – this is the message of WWF Hungary’s Climate-Friendly Forester Award
The Ministry of Agriculture’s statement and its video for social media defends clear-felling, citing the WWF Hungary Climate-Friendly Forestry Award, and rejects the criticisms that have been leveled at domestic...
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Agrometeorology: further precipitation is greatly needed
Although significant precipitation arrived last week after the extreme drought in June, and the drought has eased or even ended in large areas, further precipitation is needed in many places...
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Starbucks calls corporate employees back to the office — or take a payout
Starbucks Corp. wants its corporate employees to spend more time in the office. And it’s not an option. The coffee giant said the employees will have to work in the...
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At a suffocating pace: the corporate world is still shrinking, but the decline is slowing
The number of domestic companies continues to decline, but the pace of decline is slowing. Based on company trends in the first half of 2025, the desire to found companies...
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Sándor Czomba: the purchasing power of salaries has been continuously increasing for more than 1.5 years
Brussels has been pursuing a flawed economic policy for a long time, supporting war instead of peace and giving all available money to Ukraine. The government is not spending Hungary’s...
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Price pressure and oversupply in the global bell pepper market
Bell peppers are facing a difficult market environment worldwide: oversupply, varying production conditions and depressed prices are the main features of this season. Prices in major European producing countries often...
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