Domestic industrial orders did not develop well in December

While in the European Union and in the euro area new industrial orders increased in December, in Hungary they decreased in the greatest extent –told Eurostat. The new industrial orders in the euro zone increased by 1.9 percent, while in the EU27 grew by 1.3 percent in December compared to...

Poultry-products are getting more and more expensive

In a couple of weeks, poultry prices will see a significant change in prices. According to pre-calculations of the Poultry Product Council (BTT), chicken and turkey may get 40-50 HUF more expensive by the Easter-season, and chicken thighs will cost at least 20-25 HUF more. President of the council László...

The European Commission proposes to freeze 495 million euros worth cohesion fundings

The Commission proposes to suspend the disbursement of 495 million euros (142 billion HUF) worth cohesion fundings to Hungary from next January, because Hungary has failed to fulfill obligations of deficit reduction – was notified on Wednesday in Brussels. The  proposal should also be discussed by the Finance Board of...

NGM: The number of employees in the private sector increased by 25 thousand in 2011

In the January-December period, the number of employees increased significantly in the private sector by 25 thousand at companies that have at least five employees, while at the financial institutions a decrease occured – said the Ministry of National Economy (NGM) on Tuesday, on the basis of the datas of...

Textiles are the hit products of illegal trade

Despite the highest rate of VAT in the EU, according to the experiences to the tax authority, the market of cigarettes and fuel are getting cleared, but hackery increased with the illegally sold textile products from the Far East. Despite the fact that in recent years the excise tax has...

Slovakia is the least self-sufficient country within the EU

Slovakia imports too much food and the country should follow a path of greater self-sufficiency, it is the country with the lowest rate of self-sufficiency within the entire European Union – former environmental minister László Miklós pointed out on Wednesday to MTI. While twenty years ago, Slovakia was entirely self-sufficient,...

The MÁV also joins to the Gluttonous Thursday

The MÁV-START Zrt. joins again to the seventh Gluttonous Thursday initative. The rail company offers a 50 percent discount to those who will choose the trains of MÁV to place of their culinary expedition. On February 23 Thursday, MÁV will provide a 50 percent discount for the menus consumed in...

The Pacsa-based plant of the Zalai Poultry Processor was handed over

From April a weekly 10 to 12 turkeys and 25 to 30 thousand chicken is expected to be processed producer in the Pacsa-based plant of the Zalai Baromfifeldolgozó Kft., inaugurated by Fazekas Sándor, Rural Development Minister onTuesday. The Minister told that the the key for the livelihood of the Hungarian...

Magazine: It was time to have FUN

Members of the Former Unilever Network, nearly one hundred current and former Unilever employees, met for the fourth time on 18 November 2011 on Margaret Island. The six hour event tried to answer the question whether Hungarians are changing or is it only the world around us that is becoming...

Fair of Hungarian Handicraft Taste Products: new shops to be opened

The organizers of the Fair of Hungarian Handicraft Taste Products will open new stores in the forthcoming – announced the organizers at the press conference of the fair, that will be held in March. The network dealing with the sale of Hungarian handicraft products developing rapidly: after the launch of...