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Focus on human relations: Harmonious Relations Conference 2024
The challenges of human relationships and the art of connection will be the focus of the Harmonious Relationships Conference organized by Fulfilled Hungary, which will be held on October 12,...
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Another acquisition in the private healthcare market
Another acquisition is redrawing the map of domestic private healthcare providers: the owner of the complex outpatient care and one-day surgery center RMC Clinics, the Romanian-based MedLife S.A., has acquired...
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Aldi closes Dutch cashier-less test store
Aldi will soon close its first cashier-less store in Continental Europe. “We have learnt a lot, but the investment was substantial”, the company explains. Aldi’s Dutch trial will soon come...
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KSH: in July, the product foreign trade surplus was 167 million euros
In July, the volume of exports increased by 4.9 percent and that of imports by 7.1 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. The asset amounted to...
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Mondelēz International Expands In China
Mondelēz International, the maker of Oreo and Philadelphia, is to acquire a significant majority stake in Evirth, a leading manufacturer of cakes and pastries in China. The move is part...
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The producer price of rapeseed rose by 11 percent
According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the global production of rapeseed and canola may be 2 percent lower than a year earlier, reaching 87.6 million tons in...
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1 million less people drink wine
In October, Halloween events and wine culinary festivals will inspire tourists to travel. Such events are also necessary because wine consumption is decreasing throughout Europe, according to the forecast of...
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The 25-year-old Vajda-Papír closed another extremely successful half-year
This year, the 25-year-old Vajda-Papír, Hungary’s market-leading hygienic paper manufacturer, closed another extremely successful half-year: its net sales exceeded HUF 34 billion with a double-digit increase from HUF 29 billion...
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The triumph of smart device payments continues
The triumph of smart device payments continues at K&H. The number of transactions increased by 43 percent this year, while the amount of spending increased by 57 percent. Among the...
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The cleaning lady lobby fought – Picture of the day
In one or another destination country of our summer trips, we have already seen “squatting” toilets, which we didn’t feel like using in a nightclub after a while; cleaning them...
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Tax evading vegetable and fruit traders were caught by the tax inspectors
Traders selling vegetables and fruit imported from Greece without paying the sales tax were caught by the tax inspectors at the wholesale market in Szeged – the press representative of...
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The Retailer of the Year 2024 Winners Announced (with photos)
This year, Trade magazine invited sales points and retail chains registered in Hungary to compete for the 10th time. Each year, Trade magazine recognizes the outstanding work of retailers, whether...
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NGM: tourism boomed in August as well, the number of guest nights exceeded 31 million
According to the latest data from the Central Statistical Office and the National Tourism Information Center, the performance of the tourism sector in Hungary continued to increase in August 2024,...
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Food Rescue Center: Food is a valuable resource, don’t waste it!
Food is a valuable resource that should not be wasted, especially if it can be delivered to those in need. Today we celebrate World Food Waste Day. A third of...
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Coffee consumption: the Hungarians on the regional podium
In Central Europe, the Czechs are the biggest coffee consumers, but they are only slightly ahead of the Hungarians. On the occasion of World Coffee Day on September 29, MOL...
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Hungary has been a member of the European Union for two decades: what does this mean for the economy?
This year Hungary joined the European Union twenty years ago. On the occasion of the anniversary, from mid-September, the European Commission will “Happy Twentieth, Hungary!” launched a communication campaign with...
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Inflationary pressures remain with us
Inflationary pressure still does not ease the companies. Although inflation in August was even more favorable than expected, it still represents a difficulty for domestic large companies in terms of...
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Hungarian companies are optimistic about the climate goals
Domestic companies are optimistic about their climate commitments, but divisions within the organization can be a serious obstacle to their fulfillment, according to EY’s international research with the participation of...
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Alza’s growth in Hungary and the shift back to traditional retail
Alza’s Hungarian country manager, Ákos Forrás, discussed in an interview with Pénzcentrum how the end of the COVID-19 pandemic led to a significant shift back towards traditional brick-and-mortar shopping in...
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With a pink-wrapped salad for the fight against breast cancer
In October, we can see pink in more places than usual, as it is spent worldwide in the fight against breast cancer. Eisberg Hungary Kft. is also doing its part...
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That’s good! – Auchan and Nébih launched a food rescue campaign
Auchan Hungary has launched an attitude-shaping campaign with the professional support of the Nébih Maradék no program. The aim of the activity is to ensure that everyone is aware of...
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In September, the economic index of the GKI decreased slightly
According to a survey conducted by the GKI Gazdaságkutátó – with the support of the EU – in September, the prospects of the business sector and consumers also collapsed only...
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The downward trend of unemployment between June and August was broken
In the three-month period showing the labor market trend, on average from June to August, the number of employed people among the working-age population between 15-74 years was 4 million...
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Star chef Rozina Wossala also strengthens the ALDI brand
ALDI and one of the best-known representatives of Hungarian gastronomy, Rozina Wossala, have started a collaboration. The renowned chef will share exciting and easy-to-prepare recipes with viewers on ALDI’s YouTube...
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The REpoint redemption application already has one million users
The REpont application developed for the mandatory redemption system implemented nationally has reached one million registered users, MOHU MOL Hulladékzágászólji Zrt announced on Monday. Two-thirds of the registrations took place...
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KSH: Sales prices of the food industry decreased by 0.6 percent
In August 2024, industrial producer prices were on average 3.0 percent higher than a year earlier. Domestic sales prices increased by 1.2 percent and export sales by 4.0 percent, the...
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The Agrármarketing Centrum organizes food export development businessmen’s meetings in the Balkans
The Hungarian Food Business Program, the food export development branch of the Agrármarketing Centrum, organized a series of events targeting the Balkan Peninsula, consisting of four locations. The primary goal...
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Award winners of the student contest
For the fifth time, POPAI Hungary Association has launched a display design competition for university students. Traditionally, the main sponsor of POPAI Student Design Awards is SPAR, and this year...
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