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Five things we didn’t know about margarines
Is margarine hydrogenated and full of trans fatty acids? Maybe plastic, so it has no nutritional value at all? Although margarines are a popular food in Hungary, many urban legends...
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ECB: economic performance in the euro area could reach pre-crisis levels by 2022
According to the most likely scenario, the economic performance of the euro area after the downturn due to the viral outbreak could reach pre-crisis levels by the end of 2022,...
Read moreFurther easenings in Austria
All stores can open at our western neighbor on May 2nd. From May 4, education will also gradually resume, and from the middle of the month, restaurants and bars will...
Read moreThe state of emergency will be extended until 24 July in France
The French government has decided to extend the state of health declared due to the coronavirus pandemic until July 24, the health minister has announced. The lifting of the two-month...
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The Association of Travel Agents: the wave of travel cancellations has calmed down
The wave of cancellations in the pre-Easter period has subsided, passengers are waiting – Molnár Judit, president of the Association of Hungarian Travel Agencies (MUISZ) told MTI. The Hungarian offices...
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The era of handshakes is over?
Handshakes have been put on pause amid the coronavirus pandemic — and they may never come back if some Americans get their way. More than half of Americans surveyed in...
Read moreLidl prefers domestic products
Lidl Hungary was one of the first to join the NAK Marketplace platform of the National Chamber of Agriculture, the aim of which is to connect Hungarian small producers and...
Read moreBudapest Airport expects 10 million passengers this year
Budapest Airport expects about 10 million passengers instead of the 17 million planned for this year due to closures due to the coronavirus epidemic and declining demand. In a statement...
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Irrigation’s cooling effect on crops
In a recent U.S.-based study, a research team led by University of Illinois scientists discovered 16% of the yield increase from irrigation is attributable to cooling alone. “This study highlights...
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Spar Slovenia Launches Online Shopping Service For Essential Items
Spar Slovenia has rolled out a new online shopping service that allows customers to choose from 250 essential food items. The Spar ‘Online Basic’ service aims to ease the grocery...
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Coronavirus To Accelerate UK Grocery’s Digital Shift, Says Sainsbury’s Boss
The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating a digital shift in UK grocery shopping as Britons embrace home delivery, click and collect and technologies such as in-store scanning, the boss of Sainsbury’s...
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One-fifth of UK consumers reduce meat consumption during outbreak, The Vegan Society reveals
A fifth of UK consumers have cut down on their meat consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey conducted by The Vegan Society. It also found 15 percent...
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Four Hungarian Nominees for the GlobalShop trade show
For the first time, this year POPAI Hungary Association – with the sponsorship of Zewa and SPAR – organised the POPAI Student Design Awards. This competition followed in the footsteps...
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Reopening physical stores
POPAI and Shop!* chapters keep in touch and the member organizations are constantly informing each other about the consequences of the virus situation, with particular regard to the development of...
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The government has submitted a bill on a special retail tax on high-income companies
The government has submitted a bill on a special retail tax on high-income companies to the Parliament – the Ministry of Finance (PM) told MTI. The ministry’s announcement explains that...
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The Poultry Product Council is urging an EU import restriction
EU Poultry Product Council urges EU import restrictions to keep the sector afloat – Product Council Chairman and Director told M1 news channel on Tuesday. Csorbai Attila said that hotels...
Read moreNew packaging hand sanitizer from MOL
MOL has informed Pénzcentrum that the distribution of the company’s 2-liter hand sanitizers, which are available in 2-liter packs, will start from Thursday to Market Day. The paper discussed the...
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KSH: producer prices rose by 4.3 percent in March
In March, domestic industrial sales prices rose by an average of 1.5 percent, of which prices in manufacturing rose by 3.3 percent and those in energy fell by 1.9 percent....
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Here are the cheap credit cards
Several banks have appeared with their credit cards that fit into the interest rate cap that came into effect due to the epidemic. You can apply for a credit card...
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ÉMIN applications can be submitted until June 11
The Value and Quality Grand Prix is a symbol of quality and expertise! When the economy restarts, particular emphasis should be placed on a qualitative approach. A good alternative to...
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Poliloop, which develops microbes that break down plastics, became the Hungarian startup of the year
The biggest energy startup competition in Central and Eastern Europe, PowerUp, ended with the victory of Poliloop, which consists of Hungarian developers! The Hungarian startup of the Year also became...
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Once again, a pizza-making and home-delivery unit was suspended by Nébih
A pizzeria and home delivery units in Heves County were immediately suspended by experts from the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) in April due to shortcomings in food safety...
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In April, economic sentiment in the euro area deteriorated to an 11-year low
April saw the largest drop in the business sentiment of euro area economies. According to a survey published by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG EcFin)...
Read moreBy presidential decree, Trump ordered meat processors to work continuously
Donald Trump has signed the presidential decree on the mandatory continuation of the work of meat processors, the White House announced on Wednesday – portfolio.hu wrote. Even before Trump’s announcement,...
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Pepsi: better than expected results
U.S. soft drink and chip maker PepsiCo achieved higher-than-expected revenue and profits in the first quarter, but did not release a new annual forecast citing global uncertainties over the coronavirus...
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Bishops, innkeepers and hairdressers also protest against the slow start in Italy
As a concession to the coronavirus epidemic very slowly and gradually, the Roman government promised an open-air mass to the Italian Episcopal faculty (Cei), which strongly protested against the further...
Read moreIkea stores are reopening
Strict precautions will be taken to reopen Ikea stores in Hungary on May 5 after 47 days of closure – the chain told MTI on Wednesday. Their stores were closed...
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