Business

Hopeful punt on Indian pet food market pays off for Czech producer

India with its population of around 1.4 billion and growth rate for 2016 of just over 7.0 percent is clearly an appetising market for anyone. But it’s sheer size…

Business

Czech law students excel in FDI Moot contest

Czech law students from Prague’s Charles University excelled in this year’s FDI Moot contest beating their American counterparts from Harvard and Russia’s prestigious…

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Business

Incoming Czech industry minister puts energy and digitalisation high on agenda

The proposed incoming minister of energy and trade has outlined his priorities. These include energy, ‘smart’ households, dealing with the country’s industrial waste…

Business

European navigation agency lands substantial sums for Czech capital

Prague’s sole European agency, an offshoot of the Galileo navigation system, has brought 1 billion crowns worth of benefits to the Czech capital during its short stay. But…

Business

Czech travel service start-up heading for sale

One of the biggest and most successful recent Czech starts up is reported to be heading for a sale with an impressive price tag of at least 10 billion crowns. Some say the…

Business

Rusnok foresees gradual interest rate rises

While interest rates can be expected to rise in the Czech Republic in 2018, this will be part of a gradual and long-term process of development, the governor of the Czech…

Business

Some like it hot: Czech Republic sees rise in number of household saunas

Sauna sellers are experiencing something of a boom in the Czech Republic. In addition to the large number of public saunas, the number of families that are installing one…

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Domestic affairs

2018 budget to be “load test” for newly-elected lower house of parliament

The newly-elected lower house of Parliament has started debating the most important bill of the year – the state budget for 2018. Although the time-frame for its approval…