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72% of companies plan to raise wages in 2022
Seven out of 10 companies raised their salaries in 2021, and the same proportion of companies are expected to do so this year. In 2022, the wage increase will typically...
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Short messages on menus lead more people to choose plant-based food
Simple, short messages on restaurant menus make guests choose a plant-based dish over meat twice as often, according to new research. Climate scientists are paying increasing attention to the production,...
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Indicators of economic activity and employment have continued to strengthen
The sectors most adversely affected by the pandemic have improved in recent months but are being affected by the recent sharp rise in COVID-19 cases. Job gains have been solid...
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Leaders of Italian FMCG companies meet with Putin
Energy company Enel and tire maker Pirelli’s managing director also attended a video conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, which press sources said was accompanied by opposition from...
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AM: Italian companies are important to Hungarian agriculture
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KSH: Earnings grew by 10.1 percent last November
In November last year, the average gross earnings of full-time employees were 482,400 HUF, and the average net earnings excluding benefits were 320,800 HUF, both 10.1 percent higher than a...
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The Hungarian countryside can be developed from 4,265 billion HUF EU funds by 2027
4,265 billion HUF will be available for the development of the Hungarian countryside, Hungarian agriculture and food industry through the rural development pillar of the Common Agricultural Policy until 2027,...
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AM: Hungary was one of the first in the world to recognize the importance of gene conservation
The search for and collection of our genetic resources, as well as their conservation, maintenance and utilization, is a strategic issue, said Minister of Agriculture Nagy István on Tuesday at...
Read moreThe IMF has worsened this year’s, but improved next year’s global economic growth forecast
The global economy is growing 0.5 percentage points slower than expected last October, by 4.4 percent this year, according to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) revised World Economic Outlook (WEO)...
Read moreBusiness sentiment in Germany improved in January
In January, the business sentiment index of the ifo Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich in Germany improved. The ifo Institute for Economic Research (ifo Institut –...
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2022 will also be the year of e-commerce: eight trends that Hungarian companies can share with
Azt régóta tudjuk, hogy sikeres vállalkozás ma már nem létezhet hatékony online jelenlét nélkül, de a világjárvány hazánkban is példátlan e-commerce robbanást hozott magával: 2021 első félévében 30%-os bővülés mellett...
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It’s not just in agriculture that investments are catching up
Almost half of the larger companies have made significant investments worth at least HUF 10 million in the past two years, according to research conducted by Magyar Bankholding on small...
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Consumer Confidence Fell in January in the USA
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® declined in January, after an increase in December. The Index now stands at 113.8 (1985=100), down from 115.2 in December. The Present Situation Index—based on consumers’ assessment...
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CETIN Hungary and Széchenyi István University agreed on comprehensive cooperation
CETIN Hungary Zrt. and Széchenyi István University in Győr have concluded a strategic cooperation agreement. Within the framework of the complex partnership, CETIN donates mobile communication tools to the university...
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Hungarian poultry can gain a new market
As the number of Muslim communities in Europe grows, new markets may open up for players in the Hungarian agri-food industry. In recent years, it has already been felt on...
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AM: The result of the Hungarian canning industry has increased to two and half fold since 2010
The result of the Hungarian canning industry has increased to two and half fold since 2010 and the export capacity of the sector has also strengthened, the state secretary of...
Read moreSzázadvég: corporate and retail sentiment had improved significantly
The Business Tendency Survey of the Századvég, measured an improving sense of economic activity among both the population and businesses. The value of the household economic index on the scale...
Read moreNébih warns of the payment of the food chain supervision fee
By the end of January, the second part of the 2021 food chain supervision fee will have to be paid, meaning that there is still a week left, the National...
Read moreThe coronavirus pandemic has pushed back the Czech economy
On an annual basis, the economic development of the Czech Republic decreased by two percentage points in 2021, from 88 percent to 86 percent, compared to the European Union average....
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Economic growth in the euro area rose to an 11-month low in January
Economic growth in the euro area slowed at a slightly slower pace than expected in January, with the preliminary rise in the Purchasing Managers’ Index at the IHS Markit in...
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(HU) AM-államtitkár: 2010 óta két és félszeresére nőtt a magyar konzervipar eredménye
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Generali awarded for its commitment to achieve Sustainable Development Goals
Generali has been awarded for its efforts to achieve the goals of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for sustainable development. The award, the Grand Prize for Sustainable Growth, was presented...
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They bought one billion investment gold from BÁV last year
Last year, demand for investment gold blocks (BCA) in BÁV’s stores was much more buoyant than expected. The turnover in 2021 exceeded HUF 1 billion. “Annual revenues are only marginally below...
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Companies recruited workers differently in 2021
At the end of the last quarter, 2021 was an unprecedented year for the labour market. A clearly visible, intense recruitment wave has been going through the country over the...
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GKI’s economic sentiment index closed last year with a decline and started this one with an improvement
After the contraction in November and December, GKI’s economic sentiment index re-bounded in January 2022 to its November last year level. According to a survey conducted by GKI Economic Research...
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Takarékbank revised its growth forecast for last year and this year downwards
Macroeconomic analysts at Takarékbank and the Magyar Bankholding have downgraded their GDP forecast for 2021 to 6.9 percent from 8 percent and this year’s growth forecast to 6 percent from...
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Ministry of Agriculture: the renewal of the food industry is the basis of competitiveness
The goal of the Ministry of Agriculture is to modernize the entire Hungarian food industry, Nagy István, head of the ministry said in Csorna on Friday, according to a statement...
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A banana grown in Ethiopia could be the new superfood
Scientists say that the enset, a banana grown in Ethiopia, could be the new superfood and could provide a life-saving response to climate change, BBC News reported. According to a...
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Red Bull Pilvaker is ten years old
Red Bull Pilvaker is ten years old. The modern team of performers and creators, who started out in homage to the heroes of the 1848 revolution, will be shown together...
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Consumer confidence in the euro area and the EU deteriorated minimally in January
The European Commission said on Friday that the value of the consumer confidence index in the eurozone, fell by 0.1 points to minus 8.5 points in January. Analysts expected a...
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