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Generali is on track towards its strategic goals: the insurance group can look back on a strong quarter
Generali Group CEO, Philippe Donnet, said: “Our excellent half-year results confirm a very strong start to the Group’s ‘Lifetime Partner 27: Driving Excellence’ strategic plan with positive performance across our...
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AI and SEO: SMEs are on the verge of revolutionary change
According to the latest 2025 Previsible AI Traffic Report, AI-driven traffic has grown by 527% in five months, especially in sectors such as law, finance, healthcare and small business. This...
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HEINZ and Smoothie King Weigh In with First-Ever Tomato Ketchup Smoothie
While everyone knows the age-old question “is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?” recently, thousands have started asking, “if tomatoes are a fruit, is ketchup a smoothie?” Today, the...
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Agrometeorology: heatwave, atmospheric drought and heat stress await plants
Sunny, dry weather is expected until next weekend with peak temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius and frequent atmospheric drought, which not only makes the development of field plants more difficult,...
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Potato Flower – Video of the Day
After a certain age, no one knows what a potato flower, the rank insignia on the shoulder of an army officer, is. What Gronda, an Austrian-based social network and job...
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They’re barking at marketing – Image of the day
Petco stores in the UK and Ireland are now offering Canidae Kibble Refill Stations. The innovative, self-service system allows customers to fill refillable, zippered, handle-equipped bags with dry dog food...
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KSH: retail turnover in June exceeded the same period of the previous year by 3.0 percent and the previous month by 0.5 percent
In June 2025, the volume of retail sales increased by 3.0% compared to the same period of the previous year, both according to raw data and data adjusted for calendar...
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Even behind the three percent growth lies uncertainty: stores can’t breathe a sigh of relief
Although Hungarian retail sales increased by 3 percent year-on-year in June, according to those in the sector, this is far from a real recovery. The National Federation of Trade (OKSZ)...
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NGM: retail turnover on an expanding path
According to data from the Hungarian Central Statistical Office, the volume of retail sales in June 2025 was 3% higher than in the same period of the previous year. According...
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Hungarian buyers are still more restrained
In June, retail sales volume increased by 3 percent year-on-year. The growth was 3.7 percent for food and 3.9 percent for non-food products, while fuel sales only increased by 2.5...
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There is no green transition without numerical targets
Without ESG practice based on measuring and auditing carbon emissions, the real green transition will not progress. According to the first half of the 2025 K&H Sustainability Index data, no...
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The acquisition is complete: Eisberg Hungary is now a member of Green Factory
As part of a strategic acquisition, Poland-based Green Factory has purchased the Hungarian and Romanian subsidiaries of Eisberg. This transaction clearly serves Green Factory’s long-term goals: the group aims to...
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Global consumption of animal-based foods to increase significantly within ten years
According to a recent report by the FAO and the OECD, global meat, fish and dairy consumption will grow by 13-14 percent in the next decade. Demand will be driven...
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ÉVOSZ has developed a green minimum proposal package
The Sustainability Section of ÉVOSZ has developed a package of proposals called “Green Minimum”, the aim of which is to make sustainability no longer an optional option, but a basic...
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Hungarian sweet corn remains at the forefront of Europe
The Hungarian sweet corn sector remains Europe’s leader in 2025, ahead of France. As one of the most important players in the EU’s sweet corn supply, our country has played...
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NGM: lower interest rates boosted businesses’ investment appetite
The lower interest rates introduced in the Széchenyi Card Program have dramatically boosted the investment appetite of Hungarian businesses: in the first seven months of the year, banks participating in...
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Insura.hu: average daily travel insurance premium is 716 forints
The average premium for travel insurance policies taken out in the first two months of the summer was 716 forints, which is almost identical to the 710 forints measured in...
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Erika Intiso is the new Regional Managing Director and Sustainability Director for IKEA Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia
Erika Intiso will take on the role of IKEA Regional Managing Director and Sustainability Director for the Czech-Hungarian-Slovak region from September 2025. She replaces David McCabe, who led the region...
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Hungarian industry faced another blow
Industrial production fell by 4.9 percent year-on-year in June, and the decline compared to the previous month was more than 1 percent, according to the preliminary estimate of the Central...
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Visit Hungary: hotels in the capital welcomed almost 100 thousand guests during the Formula 1 race weekend
During this year’s Formula 1 race weekend, the capital’s hotels welcomed almost 100,000 guests, with occupancy rates exceeding 86 percent. Most foreign guests came from Great Britain, Poland and Germany...
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The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has initiated competition supervision proceedings against Ryanair
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has launched competition supervision proceedings against Ryanair, as the authority suspects that the Irish-based discount airline is engaging in unfair commercial practices in several aspects...
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Early detection is key to controlling grapevine golden yellow disease
The National Food Chain Safety Authority (Nébih) draws the attention of grape growers to the importance of early detection of grapevine golden yellow disease. The pathogen can cause serious plant...
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Nébih: Early detection can curb golden yellow grape disease
Early detection can curb the golden yellow disease of grapes, so it is very important for growers to recognize and report the infection in time, the National Food Chain Safety...
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Erste closed the first half of the year with a profit of more than 69 billion forints
Erste Bank Hungary Zrt. closed the first half of the year with an operating income of HUF 187.5 billion and an after-tax profit of HUF 69.2 billion, said Jelasity Radován,...
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Richter CEO: performance is in line with annual plans
At Richter Gedeon Plc., the first half-year performance was in line with the annual plans, so they did not change their expectations for this year – said CEO Gábor Orbán...
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CER Cargo shifts into high gear: international expansion is coming
The Hungarian-based CER Cargo Group is preparing to conquer the Central and Southeastern European rail freight markets with a new CEO and an ambitious strategy. Wilhelm Patzner aims to make...
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GVH has launched a new investigation into the accommodation booking platform Booking.com
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has initiated competition supervision proceedings against Booking.com B.V. The national competition authority suspects that the leading accommodation booking platform based in the Netherlands provided information...
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Cottage cheese is back: the American dairy industry is booming again
After nearly two decades of decline, cottage cheese consumption is on the rise again in the United States – thanks in no small part to the recipe craze of the...
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MBH Bank: Hungarian agricultural sector’s expectations for the end of the second quarter have improved slightly
Hungarian agricultural sector’s expectations for the end of the second quarter have improved slightly compared to the first three months of this year, but at the same time, the sector...
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