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Hungarians would work for large Hungarian companies
More stressful work, harder expectations, and despite shortage of staff, most of the bosses still do not care about their employees – the online labor market research of Workforce rental...
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Magazine: Once upon a time… Business Days 2018 (Part 2)
Thursday was the third day of the Business Days conference and the first speaker was Dr Zsolt Feldman, state secretary of agriculture from the Ministry of Agriculture. His topic was...
Read moreKSH: retail sales continued to grow
In October, the turnover of retail stores increased by 6.6 percent according to the unadjusted raw data, while calendar effect adjusted increased by 5.7 percent, compared to the same period...
Read moreGDP grew 5.2 percent in the third quarter even better than the preliminary data
Gross domestic product (GDP) was 4.9 percent higher than in the same period of the previous year in the third quarter. According to the seasonally and calendar effect adjusted data,...
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116 million tonnes of milk and dairy products are lost worldwide every year
Annually, 116 million tonnes of milk and dairy products, 16 percent of the produced goods, are lost in the world due to throwing it to the garbage, or due to...
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The best small-scale beer in the country is being searched in two categories this year
The Country’s Beer vote was organized by the Beerselection.hu beer shop and the Beerporn.hu beer magazine for the third time in 2018. The two categories of the competition are the...
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NAK helps to find information with food books
The National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) has launched a series of “Food Industrial Handbooks”, which provides information on the domestic food manufacturers, their knowledge and support the production of quality...
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Growth in retail sales in the euro area
The volume of retail sales in the euro area was somewhat higher than expected in October, compared to the previous month. Eurostat announced on Wednesday that the volume of retail...
Read moreDigitalisation of the economy can give further growth to Central and Eastern Europe
The American McKinsey & Company management consultancy company suggests economic digitization in cooperation for the Central and Eastern European countries to boost their growth. On average, the ten Central and...
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Manufacturers of sweets expect a record annual turnover of over 10 billion forints
Seasonal sweets can be in excess of 10 billion forints in December, and annual candy can sales may increase from last year’s 200 billion forints to 250 billion forints. Still...
Read moreGKI raised its GDP forecast to 4.5 percent this year
After the third quarter’s 4.8 percent increase, which is one of the fastest growth in the EU, GKI has raised its forecast for GDP this year, from 4.2 to 4.5...
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The turnover of Christmas fondants accelerates before Christmas
According to a research commissioned by the Association of Hungarian Confectionery Manufacturers, 86 percent of domestic consumers are planning to buy Christmas fondants – Sánta Sándor, the chairman of the...
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Nagy István: soy production should also be promoted in the future
In the future, the cultivation of genetically modified soybeans (GMO-free) in Hungary should be encouraged, and the strategic aim is to preserve and process domestic yields – Nagy István Minister...
Read moreKSH: the economic weight of SMEs is considerably lower than that their proportion
The economic weight of the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is considerably smaller than their proportion. While SMEs provided job opportunities to almost two-thirds (65.2 percent) of the employees in...
Read moreMLBKT: slower growth in November
The seasonally adjusted November value of the Purchasing Manager Index (PMI) was 53.5, ie respondents reported more favorable processes than in the previous month, but the pace slowed down. The...
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14 percent of the Hungarian workers receive a 13th month salary at the end of the year according to a survey
14 percent of the Hungarian workers receive a 13th month salary in November and December, averaging 332 thousand forints, typically at larger private-owned private companies – Fizetesek.hu’s survey reveals. 48...
Read moreThe global advertising market grew to 552 billion USD
This year, the global advertising market closed a great year. The revenues of the the global advertising market increased by 7.2 percent, compared to the previous year, to record levels...
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Christmas pines are already coming to the venues
Christmas trees arrive in the first days of December, and a significant part of them began to be cut off at the end of November – Biza Klára, Chairman of...
Read moreThe seasonal food chain control has been launched
The traditional winter food chain check-up has begun, the action lasts unil the end of the year, and it focuses on almost all products that are linked to holidays, as...
Read moreThe Ministry of Agriculture supports Hungarian honey production
Hungarian beekeeping plays a major role in rural development, the preservation of the rural population and the maintenance of ecological balance – the Minister of Agriculture said on Sunday in...
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KSH: the income situation of households improved further last year
The income situation of households continued to improve in 2017, but their consumption expenditures also increased – the Head of Department of Quality of Life Statistics of the Central Statistical...
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The consumer protection authority has not found problems in chocolate Santas
The consumer protection authority has started the nationwide checks before the holidays, so far the experience has shown that the composition of chocolate Santa Clauses corresponds to the name, fat...
Read moreAM: the Industry 4.0 can contribute to the development of agriculture and the food industry
The solutions of Industry 4.0 can contribute to the development of agriculture and related processing industries significantly. The government’s aim is to help and accelerate this process thereby enhancing the...
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Cheese dishes book on the world of Hungarian cheeses
The Cheese Dishes – From Pasture to Plate book of Segal Viktor and Sándor Tamás reviews the world of Hungarian cheeses. The book that will be published these days will...
Read moreThis year’s grain production exceeded 30 million tonnes in Romania
In Romania, this year’s grain production exceeded 30 million tonnes after last year’s 27 million tonnes – the Romanian Agriculture Minister Petre Daea announced on Monday. The minister said that...
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Accenture survey: this year, the Y generation is spending the most money on Christmas shopping
According to Accenture’s survey, this year US buyers will spend more on Christmas shopping than last year during, and the Millennium (Y generation) will spend the most. The members of...
Read moreA tourist visitor center to be built at the Small-Balaton
The Small-Balaton (Kis-Balaton) is the emblematic location of the Hungarian nature conservation area, where a completely independent, yet landscaped, non-energy-efficient visitor center will be built, with landscaping and plants on...
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Fidelity Funds – Sustainable Water and Waste App launched
Fidelity International has taken a Polar Capital water and waste utilities specialist to launch a thematic fund, hinting it wants to build out its environmental, social and governance range, which...
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Magazine: Shopping mall ban – Part 2: the decree modification permit
In early 2015 the so-called ‘Shopping Mall Ban’ law entered into force: according to this, retail trade units with a floor space above 400m² can only be built, converted or...
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GKI: growth is fast but inflation is also fast
After a GDP growth rate of 4.8 per cent in the third quarter, which was one of the fastest rate in the EU, GKI, similarly to other forecasters, raised its...
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