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Magazine: The system protects you!

Our magazine asked some of the biggest players in the Hungarian Franchise market about how the pandemic affected the sector. We learned from Géza Tóth, CEO of Co-op Hungary Zrt....

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Retail sales fell 1.8 percent at the beginning of the year on an annual basis

Compared to the previous month, the seasonally and calendar-adjusted volume of retail trade sales increased by 0.5 percent in January. Compared to a year earlier, according to the raw data,...

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London analysts expect stronger-than-expected Hungarian growth this year due to improved GDP performance at the end of last year

According to macroeconomic analysts in London, the upward adjustment of Hungary’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the fourth quarter of last year makes it probable that the Hungarian economy may...

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KAVOSZ: Széchenyi Card Program’s crisis constructions were extended

The crisis constructions of the Széchenyi Card Program will certainly be available to entrepreneurs by 31 December 2021, after the government extended the possibility of using loans from 30 June...

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Family cashier: Johnny, you spent more

I? – asks Johnny – Just look at my shopping list hon’: it got shorter. Okay, so there was a bit of an increase in prices. In 2020, the total...

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Randstad: In Hungary, 38 percent of companies plan to increase their headcount this year

In Hungary, 38 percent of medium-sized and large companies are planning to expand their staff this year, such as hiring IT professionals, manual workers and employees in the manufacturing sector,...

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Forbes: Here is a list of the most influential women

Forbes again published a list of the most influential women this year. The list is available at the following link: https://forbes.hu/extra/a-legbefolyasosabb-magyar-nok-2021/?fbclid=IwAR3lz7MM_X3k1VawA7MRq63yFUQFVmfhEVKGa0UnDkM-O1sbiUg8PTQ9R0c...

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Ikea digital card game for International Women’s Day

Ikea deals out digital card game on Instagram to fight domestic work inequality. The company’s aim is to make homes more equal this International Women’s Day and afterwards. This International...

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AGRO UNI – Focus on current issues of Hungarian agricultural higher education – online conference

Organized by the Department of Agricultural Sciences of the National Association of Doctoral Students, the Hungarian Science and Innovation Management Foundation and the Digital Welfare Program, AGRO UNI will be...

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Fidelity International: Analyst Survey Starts – Competition for Net Zero Carbon Emissions

By the end of the decade, almost a quarter (24%) of all companies will be carbon neutral, according to a Fidelity International Analyst Survey showing that environmental, social and corporate...

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MNB: clear progress in green finances last year

Despite the pandemic, there was clear progress in green finance last year, many banks are working to introduce green loans, and the Hungarian state has successfully issued green government securities,...

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New fertilizer in Israel could be the solution of the future

An Israeli company would produce an odorless, safely stored and usable fertilizer from animal feces – agrarszektor.hu wrote. The procedure, developed by Paulee CleanTec, was originally intended to get rid...

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FAO Food Price Index rises for ninth consecutive month in February

Global food commodity prices rose for the ninth consecutive month in February, with quotations for sugar and vegetable oils increasing the most, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United...

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A guide to plastic bags

From 1 July 2021 new rules enter into force for in-store plastic bags. Between 15 and 50 micrometres only biodegradable bags can be used. Bags thinner and thicker than these...

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Analysts: strong rebound potential in last year’s fourth-quarter GDP data

This year’s economic outlook is viewed differently by analysts interviewed by MTI; there were those who believed that last year’s upward-revised fourth-quarter GDP figure indicated a significant rebound potential, and...

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The adventures of Frutti and Veggi continue as the European Fresh Team

This year marks the start of another three-year period of the EU Chamber of Agriculture’s (NAK) EU campaign to promote fruit and vegetable consumption in cooperation with French-Belgian professional organizations....

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The Food Bank and Munch enter into a strategic partnership

The Hungarian Food Bank Association and Munch, the Food Saving Social Enterprise, have concluded an investment agreement. Thanks to the cooperation between the Food Bank and Munch, the food surpluses...

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The Media Union Foundation’s national campaign against food waste has ended

The “Live Fully!”, campaign launched last August, ended in February. It is a nationwide social campaign aimed at raising awareness of food waste and, in the long run, reducing waste....

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Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry calls for tax enforcement moratorium for the most vulnerable companies

The Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BKIK) proposes that, in view of the epidemiological situation, the issuance of official collection orders initiated by the Mayor’s Office and the National...

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Consumer price inflation has accelerated in OECD countries

In the member states of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), consumer price inflation accelerated to 1.5 percent year-on-year in January from 1.2 percent in December. In January,...

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Most of the restrictions in Germany could be extended until the end of March

Most of the restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the new type of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in Germany could be extended until March 28, according to a leaked draft proposal...

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A Shoe-in for Success

Unique Store Fixtures’ contribution helps Chrisitan Louboutin’s new boutique showcase products in style. On the Retail Enviroments site published by POPAI Hungary’s mother organisation Shop! HQ, there is a nicely...

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KSH: GDP grew by 1.4 percent in the fourth quarter of last year

The volume of gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 3.6 percent in the fourth quarter of last year, compared to the same period of the previous year. The seasonally and...

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A new digital market connects Hungarian producers with customers

The official test mode of Hungary’s newest online producer market was launched on March 1. As part of the Digital Producer Market program,  kozertplusz.hu it connects farmers and artisans directly...

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Factoring is becoming increasingly popular among SMEs as digital finance products are the future

Interest in digital financing products has grown significantly, as the crisis caused by the pandemic has had a strong impact on the liquidity of domestic SMEs. Since March 2020, the...

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Tobacco growers closed a bad year last year

In terms of average yield, tobacco growers closed a bad year in 2020 – the president of the National Association of Hungarian Tobacco Growers (Madosz) told MTI on Monday. Bényei...

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The field of organic farming is significantly expanding in Hungary

The expansion of the size of the area involved in organic farming in Hungary is significant – the Ecological Agricultural Research Institute (ÖMKi) told MTI. The organization found from the...

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Analysts: labor market is facing a difficult quarter

Until the end of last year, the labor market still persisted against the second wave of the pandemic, but in the first quarter of this year promises will be difficult....

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Consumer sentiment in the United States deteriorated in February

Consumer sentiment in the United States deteriorated in February, according to a standard monthly survey by the University of Michigan. According to preliminary data, the value of the consumer sentiment...

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Overall satisfaction with retailers falls

Overall customer satisfaction with large grocery chains dropped significantly in 2020, according to the latest Retail and Consumer Shipping Report from the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), released 2nd of March. The...

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