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40 thousand hectares of wetlands have been renewed from more than 20 billion HUF
In the 2014-2020 EU cycle, 40,000 hectares of wetland habitats have been reconstructed in Hungary through 34 projects – the Minister of State of the Ministry of Agriculture said on...
Read moreGerman retail sales were weaker than expected in December
German retail sales underperformed analysts’ expectations in December, year-on-year and month-on-month. The German Federal Bureau of Statistics, Destatis, announced on Friday that retail sales grew 0.8 percent year-over-year in December,...
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Euro area GDP grew less than expected
Euro area’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew less than expected in the fourth quarter, compared with the previous three months. The European Union’s Bureau of Statistics (Eurostat) first released estimates...
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Amazon’s rate is rising sharply thanks to the better-than-expected flash report
Amazon’s stock price has risen sharply after the fourth-quarter report of the company that has outperformed its rivals and became better than analysts’ expectations and forecasts. The stock price of...
Read moreSeveral large companies operating in China have introduced precautionary measures
A number of international corporations operating in China have introduced precautionary measures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus outbreak, according to reports released by the companies. Facebook has...
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Swiss watch exports increased
Switzerland’s watch exports rose year-on-year in December, partly due to the expanding Chinese demand, as well as being one working day more in the last month of last year, compared...
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Bye-bye sugar: When the goodbye is sweet
In 2018 there was 950 million litres of carbonated soft drink sold in Hungary (including flavoured waters and ice teas), which stands for more than 38 percent of total non-alcoholic...
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Which brands have won with the meatball gate
On Monday, Lidl Hungary is likely to have created a historic post and launched a virality that has become known as the meatball gate. In a nutshell, lots of brands...
Read moreTesco opens stores at gas stations
Tesco recently opened a shop at a Shell gas station in the 9th district of Budapest, in the Haller Street – origo wrote. Three more stores at gas stations will...
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The Food Bank rescued 11 thousand tonnes of food last year
About 11,000 tonnes of food were saved from destruction and delivered to the needy last year by the Hungarian Food Bank Association – the organization announced on Thursday. As reported,...
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Analysts: further employment growth faces barriers
Labor market expansion is increasingly constrained. Expanding training opportunities and further development of vocational trainings are essential for the continued involvement of the public, the unemployed and the inactive –...
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Ten countries restrict Hungarian poultry exports already
The number of countries that have restricted Hungarian poultry imports due to highly pathogenic avian influenza has continued to rise in recent days – mfor.hu wrote. On 12 January, Nébih...
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The capital increase proposal of Alföldivíz Zrt. was rejected by the local governments
Alföldvíz Zrt. forecasts a loss of more than 1.7 billion HUF for this year. The local government owned company wanted to resolve this year by raising its equity capital, but...
Read moreIntrum: consumer sentiment has slightly worsened in our continent
Almost half of those surveyed in EU Member States believe that their financial balance has deteriorated and that the future is increasingly uncertain, compared to last year, according to an...
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Apple sold the most smartphones in the fourth quarter
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co. retained its leading position in the global smartphone market last year, but Apple Inc. topped the list in the fourth quarter – according to the...
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The economic sentiment in the euro area and the EU improved in January
The euro area economic sentiment rose to a five-month high in January and a seven-month high in the European Union, according to a report released by the European Commission’s Directorate-General...
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The CEO of H&M AB has resigned
The CEO of H&M AB has resigned unexpectedly as part of the renewal of full board membership – origo wrote after Marketwatch. Karl-Johan Persson has been managing the company, founded...
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(HU) Vízelvezetési megoldások borászatok számára az ACO-tól
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Operation of MOM Park’s entire power system from one source since January
From January, E.ON will operate the complex power system at MOM Park. Thanks to the new agreement, the shopping and office center will receive power, heating and cooling from one...
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The Consumer Behavior Research Center started its operation at the University of Pécs
The Consumer Behavior Research Center started its operation at the University of Pécs. Among other things, an eye-tracking camera built into glasses helps researchers – the Faculty of Economics at...
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KSH increased its employment by 38 thousand in the fourth quarter
In the third quarter of October-December last year, ie in the fourth quarter, the average number of employees was 4 million 520 thousand, 38 thousand more than a year before....
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Bag rental instead of nylon bag
More and more people in Hungary are saying no to the use of disposable plastic bags in the spirit of environmental awareness. It was on this basis that the “don’t...
Read moreThere may be a serious rise in vegetable prices
In Spain last week, heavy storms were raging. Agricultural equipment were destroyed at a large area, suggesting that they will not be able to supply Europe with vegetables in the...
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There is life beyond cash and credit card!
Means of payment have been a part of humanity’s everyday life for thousands of years. From barter to money, we quickly made money by credit and debit card payments in...
Read moreThe price of arabica coffee fluctuates sharply
According to a report of Világgazdaság, the price of arabica coffee is on a real roller coaster, having risen from a 13-year low last year to 20 percent in the...
Read moreDue to the tax reduction of the BAT Pécsi Tobacco Factory e-cigarette black market may be reduced
In Hungary, it is estimated that 80-85 percent of e-cigarette sales come from the black trade, which, according to industry estimates, causes more than 6 billion HUF excise tax and...
Read moreGfK’s German consumer sentiment index improved unexpectedly
For February, consumer sentiment in Germany has improved unexpectedly, according to the results of a January survey conducted by the GfK (Growth from Knowledge) economic research institute in Nuremberg. For...
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Bocuse marketing and digital workshop at Sirha’s METRO stand
In a week’s time, the year’s most outstanding food and HoReCA trade show will begin. Day one, the Bocuse d’Or domestic finalists will select fresh raw materials for their competition...
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Kifli.hu: new entrant in the online grocery market in Budapest
Rohlik.cz, the market leader in Prague and Brno, is the first stop of foreign expansion in Budapest. The recently opened Kifli.hu online supermarket meets all consumer needs, with an ever...
Read moreThe Hungarian brewery startup got a very serious investor
It is not easy to get the domestic press to write about a fresh venture, but it is less likely that an investor will apply for this news article –...
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