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Pumpkin is becoming increasingly popular
After Nagydobos, Tarnaszentmiklós also tryes to become a pumpkin village. Landraces cannot be found here, but according to the locals, this is more an advantage than a disadvantage, because the...
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New Putin fragrance goes on sale in Moscow
It’s soft but at the same time it’s very firm as it is expected from decision makers. The perfume called Number One and inspired by the Russian President Vladimir Putin....
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EU food aid: it is not known when the packages will be distributed
Food packages are distributed to the needy in Romania for many years with the support of the European Union, usually before Christmas. In the early years the municipalities directly arranged...
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Let’s make Hungarian food products competitive!
At the end of November the Federation of Hungarian Food Industries (ÉFOSZ) organised an open roundtable discussion on the future of the Hungarian food industry. ÉFOSZ president Tamás Éder told...
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Retail sales kept growing in September
After the 4.6-percent growth in August, retail volume sales improved by 5.1 percent from the base period level in September 2015. Food and food-type retail sales increased by 3 percent...
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Poultry Product Council: the impact of VAT reduction can not be felt in case of fowl meat yet
The impact of pork VAT reduction can not be detected in the evolution of turnover of poultry meat – the Professional Advisor of the Poultry Product Council (BTT) told MTI...
Read moreFazekas: demand for pork increased
The traffic data and the customer interest has confirmed that the 27 to 5 percent VAT reduction on pig carcase meat was a right decision – the Minister of Agriculture...
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NFH: an internet lab filters out the websites that mislead consumers
The consumer protection investigations continue to focus on to protect the consumers’ physical integrity, health, and the security of property. The checks shall extend to comply with the changes in...
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New form of illegal shops
Grocery store, florist, car repair shop and liquor store – just a few of the businesses operating without licenses at home. Mainly citizens brought the authorities’ attention to these black...
Read moreVAT cut: the traders are waiting for an answer
This week it will be cleared that which products are belonging to the five percent VAT. The VAT reduction on pig carcase meat is in force from 1 January. In...
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SMEs expectations for 2016
The SME confidence index of the K&H – that shows the domestic business expectations – slightly declined. The index decreased by two points to -11 points. The SMEs expect worse...
Read moreProfession.hu: young men are more likely to receive a reward
Half of the employees receive some reward for their performances at the end of the year. Men are more likely to receive a reward or bonus for men, especially the...
Read moreThe toll system is succesful
The toll system performs better. The passenger car and truck owners paid 243 billion HUF to use the roads. Who bought e-sticker paid 57.8 billion HUF, those people who use...
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Better start the day with breakfast!
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. On one hand, at least 8-10 hours pass between dinner and waking up in the morning, without food or liquid. You...
Read moreNAK: the pig Strategy’s results can already be seen
According to professional organizations of the pork marke,t the first results of the pork strategy can already be seen. Pig breeding increases in Hungary, while the impact of VAT reduction...
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OKSZ: digital price tags do not need to be swapped constantly
Digital price tags make the shopping process smoother, because the customers can face with actual prices – the Secretary-General of the National Retail Federation (OKSZ) told M1 news channel on...
Read moreThere is life after Christmas on the online market place
The online auction and advertising forums are carrying out higher turnover after Christmas, because many people sell their unnecessary gifts or older household objects – Népszabadság Online wrote. The portals...
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Forint is undervalued according to the Big Mac index
According to the the latest Big Mac index, the Forint is undervalued. It needs to strengthen much to find a balance against the euro and the dollar – the vg.hu...
Read moreVAT reduction in Slovakia
From January, the Slovak state reduces the Value Added Tax (VAT), however the few eurocents will hardly be noticed by the majority of the customers. According to Robert Fico Prime...
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The decline in US rail freight forecasts an economic slowdown
Railroad cargo in the U.S. dropped the most in six years in 2015, and things aren't looking good for the new year – Bloomberg summons the analysis of Bank of...
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Swiss retail sales fell sharply
Real turnover in the Swiss retail sector adjusted for sales days and holidays fell by 2.1 percent in November 2015 compared with November 2014 (in nominal terms -3.9percent). Real, seasonally...
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Almost no inflation
Compared with October 2014, consumer prices grew by 0.1 percent in October 2015. Grocery prices rose 1.7 percent. Seasonal product prices augmented: potato, fresh vegetables and fruits cost 17.3 percent...
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KSH: the value of import increased significantly
In November 2015, the value of exports in euros increased by 6.5, and imports increased by 7.7 percent compared to the November of the previous year, while the monthly balance...
Read moreBisnode: the number of companies continued to decrease
Company establishing mood is weakening in Hungary for the fourth consecutive year. As a result in 2015, 16 percent less, about 25 thousand new enterprises were established – the Bisnode...
Read moreBMI: normal year-end weakening
The seasonally adjusted value of the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) in December 2015 has become 49.1 points. The respondents, compared to November have reported less favorable developments caused by the...
Read moreGerman retail sales increased less-than-expected in November
German retail sales in November were smaller-than-expected – the German Federal Statistics Office, the Destatis announced on Thursday. In November German retail sales increased by 0.2 percent, compared to the...
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MasterCard introduced its smart fridge application
MasterCard on Tuesday announced Groceries by MasterCard, a service designed to work with Samsung Family Hub refrigerators shipping this spring. Samsung's newest refrigerators will include an Internet-connected display on the...
Read moreInternet shoppers have problems especially with clothing and electronic products
Those who buy on the Internet face problems mostly with clothing and technical products – Kriesch Attila, Director of the European Consumer Centre of the National Consumer Protection Authority told...
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Nézőpont: one and a half times more people are optimistic about the country's future
At the end of 2015, almost half (48 percent) of the Hungarians considered that year 2016 will be a good year for the country. In December 2014, only 34 percent...
Read moreThe VAT reduction increased Romanian retail sales
The volume of retail sales grew by 8.2 percent in Romania in the first eleven months of last year, compared to the same period of the last year – the...
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