CRIF: number of personal bankruptcies up in September

A total of 1,493 personal bankruptcies were declared in the Czech Republic in September, which is 214 more than in the previous month, according to data from the Czech Credit Bureau CRIF.

It is the highest figure since March, when the first state of emergency was declared over the Covid-19 pandemic. Overall personal bankruptcy filings have risen to 1,494 from 1,380 in the previous month.

Most personal bankruptcies were declared in the regions of Moravia-Silesia, Ústí nad Labem and South Moravia.