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Earnings increased by 13.9 percent in November last year due to bonuses
Date: 2020-01-31 11:40:52
As a result of non-recurring salary items – last November, average gross earnings were 403,500 HUF, 13.9 percent higher than a year before – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced...
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Demand for the quality wines of the Varga Winery increased last year
Date: 2020-01-31 11:30:39
The Varga Winery sold more than ten percent more wine last year than a year before. Within that, premium wine sales rose to fifty percent, with around 800,000 bottles sold...
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The external trade balance remains in surplus
Date: 2020-01-31 11:20:33
The euro value of exports rose 0.2 percent in November last year, while imports fell 0.3 percent year-on-year. The balance of foreign trade in goods improved by 44 million euros...
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Black mangalica has become a protected, indigenous breed
Date: 2020-01-31 11:20:19
The black mangalica was recognized by the Ministry of Agriculture in June 2019 as a stand-alone breed, and an amendment to the zootechnical regulation issued at the end of January...
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40 thousand hectares of wetlands have been renewed from more than 20 billion HUF
Date: 2020-01-31 11:15:24
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...
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Winter Specials at the Season Opener WAMP
Date: 2020-01-31 11:10:35
WAMP offers the winter specials on the 9th of February at the season opening WAMP Design Fair, where the Rozmaring Hungarian Design brand will be introduced for the first time...
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German retail sales were weaker than expected in December
Date: 2020-01-31 11:02:47
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
Date: 2020-01-31 11:02:42
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
Date: 2020-01-31 11:00:49
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...
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Several large companies operating in China have introduced precautionary measures
Date: 2020-01-31 11:00:25
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
Date: 2020-01-31 10:59:24
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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The board of directors of Hunguest Hotels was reorganized
Date: 2020-01-31 10:35:51
Hunguest Hotels board of directors re-established: Jean-Paul Herzog, former chairman of the Hilton hotel group responsible for Middle East and African markets, has become board member of Hunguest Hotels. Gál...
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(HU) Vendéglátás felsőfokon – A beszélgetés vendége Bíró Lajos
Date: 2020-01-31 10:34:13
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Mashed potato in a special way – Video of the day
Date: 2020-01-31 10:25:22
Dalva e Dito serves aligot in São Paulo, Brazil. Aligot is a French dish made from mashed potatoes and cheese, which servers constantly stir so the cheese melts properly....
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Bye-bye sugar: When the goodbye is sweet
Date: 2020-01-31 08:40:37
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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Major alcohol companies to introduce age-restriction labels
Date: 2020-01-31 08:30:50
Liquor giants have pledged on Tuesday to introduce age-restriction labels and enforce tighter controls on online content to help curb underage drinking. Twelve of the major beer, wine and spirits...
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IKEA: New Convenience Service
Date: 2020-01-31 08:10:55
Ikea has announced it is expanding its home assembly service across 27 sites in the UK in a bid to offer customers a more convenient shopping experience. The Swedish DIY...
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Future Store – This year between 4 and 6 February! Visit us and participate in the guided tour!
Date: 2020-01-30 20:12:53
In the store of the future we present the different elements of the latest retail trends. We introduce unmanned store solutions, equipment used by both offline and online stores, and...
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Which brands have won with the meatball gate
Date: 2020-01-30 11:35:17
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...
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Tesco opens stores at gas stations
Date: 2020-01-30 11:32:09
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
Date: 2020-01-30 11:30:37
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
Date: 2020-01-30 11:28:24
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
Date: 2020-01-30 11:28:20
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 eighth Chocolate Carnival of Pécs awaits the visitors with twenty programs
Date: 2020-01-30 11:25:44
The eighth Chocolate Carnival of Pécs awaits visitors with edible attractions, a 3D printer made of chocolate, a chocolate fountain, professional presentations, children’s toys, exhibitions and presentations next weekend. The...
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The capital increase proposal of Alföldivíz Zrt. was rejected by the local governments
Date: 2020-01-30 11:10:41
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...
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Intrum: consumer sentiment has slightly worsened in our continent
Date: 2020-01-30 11:08:42
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
Date: 2020-01-30 11:06:45
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
Date: 2020-01-30 11:05:39
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
Date: 2020-01-30 10:59:55
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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