Events
The number of jobseekers dropped by 6.9 percent last year
The number of registered jobseekers decreased by 6.9 percent in Hungary in one year, while the National Employment Service (NFSZ) recorded 254 800 jobseekers at the end of 2017, more...
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The campaign to promote Hungarian wines was launched in the United States
The “Year of the Aszú” campaign was launched in the United States, where Hungarian wines, mainly aszú wines will be promoted for a year. The campaign started with a wine...
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‘Consumer protection manager of the year’ awards presented
In 2017 the Consumer Protection Manager Association (FORE) decided to reward the efforts of Hungary’s more than 2,000 consumer protection managers by organising the ‘Consumer protection manager of the year’...
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More controls bore fruit
Between 2010 and 2017 the level of investment grew by 34 percent in agriculture. In 2014 the VAT on live and half pig was reduced, and one year later beef and...
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When it comes to buying pet food and kitchen towel, Hungarian consumers purchase private label products
n 2017 the market share of private label groceries was up 1 percentage point in Hungary: they had a nearly 29-percent share from the more than HUF 1,700-billion total value....
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Slaughter pig’s price continued to decrease
According to data from the Central Statistical Office (KSH), in January 2018 agricultural production prices were 2.1 percent higher than in the same period of 2017. This rise was the...
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Good start of the year in retail trade
In January 2018 like-for-like retail volume sales augmented by 7.5 percent; adjusted for calendar effects, the sales growth was the same – reported the Central Statistical Office (KSH). Food and...
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Prices were up 1.9 percent in February
In February 2018 consumer prices were 1.9 percent higher on average than a year before. In comparison with February 2017, food prices increased by 3.9 percent. Egg’s price soared by...
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From the jury’s perspective
Product of the Year has become one of Hungary’s best-known and most successful product excellence award programmes in the last six years. This year 21 brands earned the right to...
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(HU) KÖSZÖNTJÜK AZ ÉV TERMÉKE DÍJ 2018 NYERTESEIT!
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Value and Quality Grand Prix: a new trademark in the field of high-quality goods and services
This year, for the first time, the Value and Quality Grand Prix competition was announced in 47 main categories, representing the outstanding quality, based on the Hungarian Product Grand Prize...
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KSH: exports in January reached a double-digit growth again
In January, the value of exports in euros was 10.1 percent higher, while the value of imports was 9.3 percent higher than in the year before, while the foreign trade...
Read moreAnalysts expected higher inflation
Analysts interviewed by MTI expect slow fluctuation rise in prices, due to the lower than expected February inflation and a drop in core inflation. According to a statement issued on...
Read moreSyngenta wine competition: 2017 vintage is a great
A record number of 539 entries have been received from the country’s wine regions by the seventeenth National Syngenta Wine Competition. The Schieber Winery of Szekszárd, the Tokajicum Wine House...
Read moreThis year will be the year of Kékfrankos
The Ministry of Agriculture (FM) declared this year as the year of Kékfrankos (Gamay) – the head of the ministry announced on Friday in Budapest at the closing event of...
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Nébih found a pest in another foreign potato consignment
The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) found a pest in another foreign potato consignment. The 11.5 tonnes of infected consignments came from Romania and Austria, the agency published on...
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Magazine: Shape and content
The Easter of 2017 was a successful season for chocolate figure manufacturers and sellers. It helped a lot that last year Easter was in mid-April, and growing purchasing power fell in...
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NMHH research: we see hundreds of product placements a day
On average, hundreds of product placements can be seen on TV every day on the national trade channels, according to a survey of the National Media and Communications Authority (NMHH)...
Read moreKSH: prices increased by 1.9 percent in February
In February, consumer prices were on average 1.9 percent higher than in the previous year and 0.2 percent higher than in January – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported on...
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The impact of female managers on the Hungarian economy is significant, according to a survey
In Hungary, female managers have a significant impact on the country’s economy in a regional comparisison – according to the survey of Bisnode Hungary published on Wednesday. The business information...
Read moreThe deadline of the application for a plantation investment projects has been extended
The Prime Minister’s Office’s Communication on Wednesday, justified the modification of the deadline with an IT system problem. Instead of 8 March one can apply for irrigation support until 14...
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Magazine: TOP 10 shopper trends in 2018
Euromonitor International has collected those factors that will have the biggest influence on the world’s shopping habits in 2018. The main characteristic of ‘clean-living’ shoppers is that they are trying to...
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Nielsen: Hungarian retail trade turnover is in the forefront in Europe
In the last quarter of 2017, the retail trade in Hungary grew by 8.2 percent, compared with the same period of the previous year, in the Nielsen-measured food and chemical...
Read moreAnalysts: economic growth structure can continue to improve this year
Market analysts expect the continuation of last year’s ongoing processes in the light of the detailed GDP data published on Tuesday. Consumption and investment growth will continue to be the...
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The Agricultural Chamber launches a campaign to increase beef consumption
The National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) is launching a campaign to bring the Hungarian beef consumption closer to the EU average – the chairman of the public body said at...
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The CAP with strong financial resources can ensure the viability of farmers
The enlarged meeting of the Agrarian Chambers of the Visegrad Four countries focused again on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2020. The leaders of the organizations emphasized that only...
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The digital agricultural strategy can bring ten billions
The professional draft of the digital agricultural strategy of Hungary was completed – agrarszektor.hu wrote. The document can be submitted to the government in the spring, and the amount of...
Read moreTwenty thousand hectares of vineyards have been renewed since 2010
Since 2010, 20 thousand hectares of vineyards have been renewed in Hungary, with a growing area of 1500-2000 hectares. The area actually planted is 80 thousand hectares, Fazekas Sándor Minister...
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The KSH has started an annual survey on the living conditions of households
The Central Statistical Office (KSH) measures households’ budget and living conditions in approximately 10,000 households between 1 March 2018 and 10 May 2018, the agency announced on Tuesday. According to...
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