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KSH: Budapest had the highest employment rate in the first quarter
In the first quarter, Budapest had the highest employment rate of 79.9 percent, and Somogy County the lowest with 66.3 percent – according to the publication of the Central Statistical...
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The Ministry of Agriculture negotiated with insurance companies about drought damage
Feldman Zsolt, the Secretary of State responsible for agriculture and rural development of the Ministry of Agriculture, held a consultation with the representatives of the insurance companies operating in Hungary...
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The German economy fell back
In July, the performance of the German economy unexpectedly began to decline, according to the preliminary results of the survey published on Friday by the London-based S&P Global economic research...
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The performance of the American economy decreased in July
The performance of the American economy decreased in July based on the preliminary evaluation of the purchasing manager index of the S&P Global Market Intelligence economic research institute. In the...
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Ministry of Agriculture: farmers can be exempted from their obligations if they suffer drought damage
Hungary is being hit by a drought on a historic scale, Hungarian farmers are helped by several previously created legal regulations in such a situation, the Ministry of Agriculture told...
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Bahart: the passenger traffic of the Balaton shipping company continued to grow
In this year’s 176th shipping season, the passenger ships and ferries of Balatoni Hajózási Zrt. (Bahart) transported 1 million passengers until mid-July, last year this was achieved two weeks later...
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AM: programs from the depths of the earth to the starry sky in the Balaton highlands
The Balaton Upland National Park is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its establishment, which was created in 1997 from the merger of former landscape protection districts on the northern shore...
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Mihály Varga: it is favorable that Fitch Ratings confirmed Hungary’s rating despite the war crisis
It is good that Fitch Ratings has confirmed Hungary’s classification despite the war crisis and European recession fears, and continues to recommend Hungary for investment with a stable outlook –...
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A scheduled irrigation schedule is established by the National Directorate General of Water
In order to deal with the drought situation, the National Water Directorate General (OVF) is creating a scheduled irrigation schedule in addition to technical interventions, and in order to eradicate...
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No more cheap coffee at McDonald’s?
Maintaining the price of 99-cent coffee is becoming more and more expensive for the American McDonald’s. The special discount can be obtained through the application of the restaurant chain, however,...
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The Jókai Villa Hotel in Siófok is for sale
The past of the Jókai Villa Hotel and, of course, the story related to Mór Jókai is worth the click in itself. But it’s also not a disadvantage that we...
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(HU) Milyen ételeket csomagoltak a gyerekeknek a 20. században – A nap videója
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Domestic food safety is still not in danger, according to experts
In addition to the high production costs and the uncertain economic environment, the drought is now making the situation of the producers more difficult, but food safety in Hungary is...
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Want to save the planet? Eat protein from mushrooms and algea instead of red meat
Replacing just one fifth of the red meat we eat with microbial proteins derived from fungi or algae could reduce annual deforestation by a massive 56 % come 2050, according...
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The export and import of live pigs also decreased
The situation in the Hungarian pig sector is becoming more and more serious. In the first four months of 2022 both the export and import of live pigs decreased significantly,...
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Századvég: the war continues to leave its mark on the economy
Based on the July survey of the Századvég Konjunktúrakutató, the population’s and businesses’ sense of the economic situation both worsened: the population index, interpreted on a scale between minus 100...
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Ministry of Agriculture: Bábolna Farmers’ Days at the service of farmers again this year
September 8-10. between Bábolna National Stud Farm welcomes visitors to the Bábolna Farmers’ Days. The event, which will be held on approximately 20,000 square meters, will provide interesting and exciting...
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The ECB raised the benchmark euro interest rate by 50 basis points
The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) decided on Thursday to raise all three key interest rates by 50 basis points and approved the new transmission protection instrument...
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Nearly 29,000 farms are affected by the Dutch government’s plans to reduce nitrogen emissions
According to the calculations of the Dutch Ministry of Finance, 11,200 livestock farms would have to be closed and another 17,600 would have to reduce the number of animals they...
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The outlook for actors in the agricultural and food economy has worsened, but there may be producers whose situation will become more favorable
The assessment of the situation of the actors of the agricultural economy for the period between April and June 2022 was fundamentally influenced by the fact that fixed-price electricity and...
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For 5 years, Tesco has been continuously reducing the amount of food waste generated in its operations
In the world, 2.5 billion tons of food is wasted every year, that is, about 40% of all produced food ends up in the trash, for which producers, the food...
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The growth rate of food prices will already exceed incomes this year
We will start to feel the effects of the war in food prices in the quarter of 2022, and the effects of the Covid crisis are currently still visible. Food...
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Heatflation: How high temperatures drive up food prices
Soaring temperatures in Europe have impacted agricultural production and look set to have a knock-on effect on food costs. As warmer weather becomes the norm, will “heatflation” become a regular...
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dm supports needy families with a donation of 50 million
In line with its social responsibility strategy, dm has been supporting needy social groups, families and children in Hungary for years. Responding to the current social challenges, they have been...
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Sustainability and competitiveness are incentives for agriculture – a lesson learned from the CSR Afternoon
At the CSR Afternoon organized on July 19, 2022, CSR Hungary and Hipp Kft.’s event on social responsibility and sustainable agriculture, in Hanságliget, the focus was on sustainability and competitiveness...
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Capgemini Research Institute: 34% of employees plan to leave their current job within a year
According to international research examining employee experience within companies, managers are overly optimistic about their employees’ job satisfaction. 28% of non-managerial employees claim that they feel comfortable at work, while...
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New energy prices are challenging everyone
Although we knew this in advance, it still hurts now that we cannot maintain the level of energy prices moderated by utility cost reduction. However government does not release the...
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New models at the Mercedes-Benz factory in Kecskemét: a milestone in the implementation of the purely electric product strategy
Mercedes-Benz continues to transform its global production network by focusing on the production of electric vehicles in the luxury segment. The company is preparing to make its products purely electric...
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An API provides real-time pollen count data globally
Around 22 per cent of the global population suffers from pollen allergies that can cause anything from day-to-day discomfort to chronic illness. Ambee, an India-based climate and environmental data provider, has...
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