Anti-trust office deals fine to nine multinationals

The Czech anti-trust office has announced it has fined nine international engineering companies for being involved in a price cartel between 2001 and 2004. The companies, which include Alstom, Siemens and Toshiba can now appeal against the fine of almost one billion crowns (45 million US dollars). Earlier this year, the European Commission imposed a fine on the companies for the same reason.