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Investor survey: trade war is the biggest global economic risk
According to a recent survey, the global institutional investor community continues to view trade wars as the greatest risk to the global economy and also considers the risk of a...
Read moreThe rate of increase in consumer prices in the OECD countries slowed down in September
In the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member states, the lowest inflation rate occured in September, since November 2016. It was 1.6 percent, after the 1.9 percent of...
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Ireland To Impose ‘Latte Levy’ By 2021 To Cut Plastic Waste
Ireland will impose a so-called latte levy on disposable coffee cups by 2021 in a bid to change consumer habits and cut the environmental impact from the use of single-use...
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Ornua Opens New Cheese Production Plant In Spain
Kerrygold parent Ornua has announced that it has opened a new cheese production facility in Ávila in Spain. The company invested €30 million in the 35,000-tonne mozzarella and pizza cheese...
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Coop Sweden To Relaunch Its Private-Label Brand, Xtra
Coop Sweden has announced plans to relaunch its low-cost, private-label brand, Xtra. The brand is a favourite for price-conscious consumers and offers around 250 everyday food and household products. As...
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Premium meat is already produced in the slaughterhouse in Mohács
One million pigs a year are processed in the Mohács plant of the MCS Vágóhíd Zrt., which produces premium quality meat products for two and a half years an provides...
Read moreApiculture association: about 550,000 tonnes of honey is consumed each year in the European Union
Almost one-third of the world’s honey production, about 550,000 tonnes of honey is consumed a year in the European Union (EU), but EU beekeepers can produce only half of it,...
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AM: sunflowers achieved a record yield for this year
Harvesting sunflowers has reached a historic record of 3.01 tonnes per hectare at the end of October – the Ministry of Agriculture told MTI on Tuesday. The yield per hectare...
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The best Hungarian champagne of the Champagne and Sparkling Wine World Championship has been announced
The Grand Prix of the Champagne and Sparkling Wine World Championships (CSWWC) has been announced in London: among the only 14 national champions the Kreinbacher Estate in Somló was also...
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This year the Martin’s Day New Wine Festival will be held in the open air museum
The Martin’s Day New Wine Festival and Goose Feast will be held this year in the Szentendre Open Air Museum, where besides the St. Martin’s Day traditions, the figure of...
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Minister of State for Rural Development: the government spends significant resources to improve the quality of life for farmers
The government is spending a significant amount of its budget and EU funding to improve the quality of life of people living on farms – the Minister of State of...
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October euro area inflation declined
The annual rate of increase in consumer prices in the euro area in October was lower than in the previous month, mainly due to lower energy prices. The European Union’s...
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Intermarché Portugal To Test New Technology For Supply Chain Operations
Intermarché, a unit of French retail group Les Mousquetaires, is planning to implement a new technological solution from Zetes to improve the efficiency of its supply chain operations in Portugal....
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FrieslandCampina Introduces Recyclable Packaging For Cheese
Dutch dairy giant FrieslandCampina has announced that it has introduced fully-recyclable resealable packaging for cheese in Europe. The new packaging, which is also lighter than its previous version, will help...
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Pingo Doce Launches First Private-Label Fresh Milk In Portugal
Pingo Doce has become the first retail distribution chain in Portugal to launch private-label fresh milk, reports suggest. The product is available in lean and half-fat variants and comes in...
Read moreThe rainy weather in Zala County helps the harvest and the development of sowing
In Zala County, rainy weather makes harvest idifficult, but rainfall helps plant crops – the county president of the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) announced on Monday. Almost 60 percent...
Read moreMLBKT: Purchasing Manager index increased in October, but shows slight increase
The Seasonally Adjusted Purchasing Manager Index (PMI) for October was 51.9 points, according to respondents reporting better overall performance than last month, the Hungarian Logistics, Purchasing and Inventory Company (MLBKT)...
Read moreDigitalisation is the key to future workplaces
One of the most important corporate trends today is digitalization. Technology solutions are playing an increasingly important role in the implementation of both business and HR strategies. It does not...
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Estonians have the most competitive tax system in the world
In 2019, Estonians have the world’s most competitive tax system – for the sixth time. Corporate tax is the key – Világgazdaság Online wrote. Estonians know something very well. We...
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Throne Claims in the Online Advertising Market
Currently, two large companies still dominate the online advertising market, Google and Facebook. However, in recent times, a whole team of young companies have begun to claim the throne. Trends...
Read moreAmerican alternative meat goes to Russian grocery stores
US-based Beyond Meat’s alternative meat will be sold in 29 grocery stores from next week in Moscow in – the Russian daily Vedomosztyi announced on Friday. The price of a...
Read moreConsumer spending in the United States increasede slightly in September
As in the previous month, US consumers have saved more and barely increased their spending in September, while wages and salaries have stagnated, making it doubtful that consumers will be...
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Ifo’s fourth quarter euro area sentiment index deteriorated
Economic sentiment in the euro area deteriorated significantly in the fourth quarter, according to a study sent to MTI by the Ifo Economic Research Institute of the University of Munich...
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The insecticide used on Japanese rice plantations may have caused fish death
A Japanese research team found convincing evidence that neonicotinoid insecticides used on rice plantations could have killed two fish stocks – the Phys.org science portal wrote, after Science Journal. Olaf...
Read moreLidl to donate over 250,000 meals in the Christmas run-up
Lidl has pledged to donate over 250,000 meals to local charities and community groups Lidl has pledged to donate over 250,000 meals to local charities and community groupsbetween November 6...
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AXEREAL Acquires CARGILL’s Malt Business
AXEREAL, France’s largest grain cooperative, today announced the acquisition of CARGILL’s malt business on behalf of its subsidiary, BOORTMALT. This acquisition strengthens AXEREAL’s position globally, and makes BOORTMALT the world’s...
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GDP growth slowed down and inflation decelerated as well
he Hungarian economy increased outstandingly in the first half of 2019, by 5.1 per cent, the same rate as last year. Until now, this rate has been the fastest in...
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M&S to make all own-label wine vegan by 2022
M&S has announced plans to an entirely vegan-friendly own-label wine range by the end of 2022, making the first major retailer to make this pledge. The retailer’s food division said...
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