Profits and turnover of Czech top 100 down in 2008

The Czech Republic’s top 100 firms registered an overall fall in profits and turnover in 2008, it was revealed on Wednesday. The top 100’s profits fell by 15 percent year-on-year to 212 billion crowns (11 billion USD), while turnover was down by just 0.5 percent, to 2.4 trillion crowns. One third of the Czech Republic’s top 100 firms registered a dip in sales. Last year’s biggest earner was again carmaker Škoda Auto, while energy giant CEZ came in second and RWE Transgas was third. The list of the Czech Republic’s top 100 firms is now in its 15th year.