Events
AM: the framework for the Digital Food Strategy was presented
The food industry is one of the largest manufacturing sectors in Hungary with continuously improving profitability, and the sector was able to grow even during the coronavirus pandemic, which can...
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The season begins at the fish farms
These days, the lakes are being filled with fresh running water and soon the plantations are also underway. Of the fish species, it is no longer certain that carp promises...
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Economic sentiment deteriorated in March, according to a survey of Századvég
The economic sentiment of the population and companies has also deteriorated compared to the previous month due to the worsening virus situation and the introduced austerity measures – the Századvég...
Read moreKSH: mobile data traffic increased 1.5 times in the last quarter of last year
The data traffic of the Hungarian mobile network continues to grow, last year in the fourth quarter it was 1.5 times higher than a year before, 167 petabytes. Ninety-three percent...
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NAK’s hail mitigation system significantly reduced hail damage last year
Thanks to the national hail mitigation system, claims for only 32,000 hectares were filed, despite last year’s extreme weather – the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) said in a statement...
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Diverse data on the results of Czech agriculture last year
Last year, the profit of Czech agriculture increased by 2.8 percent to 17.7 billion crowns (247.8 billion forints), the Czech Statistical Office said in Prague on Thursday. The value of...
Read moreThe value of the Conference Board’s overall U.S. economic index has increased
The value of the Conference Board’s comprehensive U.S. economic indicator increased in February. According to the institute’s report, the value of the Leading Economic Index (LEI), which summarizes the ten...
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Krispy Kreme gives free doughnut for vaccinated customers – all year long
Krispy Kreme stores worldwide are offering free doughnuts to customers who have been vaccinated against COVID-19. The chain is also offering staff members up to four hours of paid time...
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Alföldi Tej’s portfolio becomes complete
Alföldi Tej Kft. has been Hungary’s second biggest dairy company for years. Its Debrecen and Székesfehérvár production plants process 750,000 litres of Hungarian milk a day. Sales and marketing director...
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Magazine: Consumer trust in online FMCG retail has increased
According to a presentation that Tünde Turcsán, FMCG director of GfK gave at the last GfK Insights Summit, Hungarian consumers haven’t stopped worrying ever since the breakout of the pandemic...
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In March, GKI’s economic sentiment index approached its highest level since the start of the pandemic measured in January
After a modest decline in February, GKI’s economic sentiment index rose to a lesser ex-tent in March. However, it approached its otherwise fairly low top level since the start of...
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More pigs, fewer cattle and chickens were slaughtered in slaughterhouses in Hungary last year
According to the analysis of the Institute of Agricultural Economics (AKI), 6 percent less cattle, 2 percent more pigs and 2 percent less poultry were slaughtered in slaughterhouses in Hungary...
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Businesses renting out shops in shopping malls are having serious problem
Fewer and fewer Hungarian fashion and other retail and catering businesses operating in shopping malls are able to pay rents – the Association of Tenants’ Interests (BBÉE) called attention in...
Read moreIt matters in which store we buy in
It does matter in which store you shop in Hungary. You can grab 1,000 forints here and there, but if all this happens online, you will have to reckon with...
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Extreme weather causes hundreds of millions of damage every year
The increasingly hectic weather in Hungarian agriculture has caused serious headaches in recent years. In addition, extreme natural phenomena no longer destroy not only from spring to autumn, but almost...
Read moreBKIK will release half of the membership fee
The Chamber may reduce membership fees by 50 percent by submitting an application. They ask that those involved give this money together, which can help other businesses – hvg.hu, wrote....
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HR before a new future – it’s time to level up!
COVID-19 has created an unprecedented opportunity for human resource management to break out of its previous role as an “administrator” and take the initiative. The pandemic situation has increased the...
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Mrthane emissions of cattle can be drastically reduced with seaweed-fortified feed
Eighty-two percent less methane was emitted by cattle that received small amounts of seaweed-enriched feed for five months, a new study found. The results, published in the journal Plos One,...
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New creative director at Walmart
Walmart is elevating its fashion reputation. The retailer announced that it named acclaimed fashion designer Brandon Maxwell as creative director for Free Assembly and Scoop. Maxwell, who founded his own luxury...
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A quarter of a billion forints worth of fake clothes and perfumes were seized by NAV
Two hundred and fifty million forints worth of counterfeit clothes and perfumes were seized by the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) in Budapes – a spokesman for the authority...
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The leading food companies called on the union
One of the important issues of today is that the agricultural and animal husbandry methods to be both environmentally and ethically sustainable. To this end, leading food companies have recently...
Read moreThe Ministry of Agriculture puts the operation of non-state laboratories on a uniform basis
The Ministry of Agriculture (AM) regulates the conditions for the licensing, registration and operation of non-governmental laboratories in a separate decree – AM informed MTI. The new regulation also imposes...
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At the beginning of the year, the number of starting jobs increased
The number of advertised starting jobs decreased throughout the last year, the signs of improvement began to appear around November-December, this trend persisted in the first months of 2021 as...
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Intrum the youngest and oldest have been hit hardest by the crisis
Young people and the finances of retirees were hit hardest by the coronavirus crisis in the fourth quarter of last year, while nearly a tenth of young people were able...
Read moreThe European Commission’s consumer survey shows the effects of the pandemic and the increase in environmental awareness
The European Commission surveyed consumer experiences in 23 economic sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic. European consumers are ordering more online and trying to shop locally as often as possible. In...
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More ham purchased these days
Even though domestic producers of meat products have been hit hard by the epidemic, the increase in retail sales has been able to partially offset losses in 2020. Among other...
Read moreZEW’s German economic sentiment index for March improved better than expected
The ZEW Economic Research Institute’s economic sentiment index in Germany improved more than expected in March. According to a monthly survey by the ZEW Institute for Economic Research (ZEW –...
Read moreAccording to a London investor survey, business sentiment has improved
The mood in the global corporate sector has improved and there is virtually no business left to fear a severe global economic shock, according to a March quick global survey...
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Lay’s sends personalized messages from Messi
Lay’s is connecting soccer fans around the world with Lionel Messi through a new artificial intelligence-powered activation. The concept comes as part of the snack brand’s global UEFA Champions League...
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Since the beginning of the crisis, the euro area trade surplus has fallen to its lowest level
The euro area trade surplus in the euro area declined more than expected in January compared with the previous month, but was still higher than a year before – according...
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