Business Archives

December 17th, 2008

Full tank
Czech EU Presidency proposes new calculation for oil reserves to counter recent volatility

Škoda Auto to cut work shifts
Annual production to decrease 25 percent in light of financial crisis

Media hit by cuts in ad budgets
TV, Internet faring better than print and radio companies

Czech beer faring better abroad
Beer consumption down 2 percent while exports grow 4 percent

Kyoto credits to cut energy bills
Revenues from selling emissions credits will fund energy-saving programs

10 Questions
with Kamil Ziegler
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Hilton changes heads
Movers & Shakers

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News & notes

December 10th, 2008

Corroding profits
Traditional steel plants are struggling, but value-added products prove resilient

PM offers four-point plan for crisis
SPAR plan would push reforms and hold off threat of recession

Wages likely to stagnate in 2009
After years of meteoric raises, companies scale back pay increases

'Green' tax aimed at used cars
Tax to clean country's increasingly polluted air upsets auto dealers

10 Questions
with Drew O'Malley
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Changes at King Sturge
Movers & Shakers

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Dates of Note

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December 3rd, 2008

Taking stock
Established department stores like Kotva adopt new strategies in the face of more competition and a near-saturated retail market

Glass company declared bankrupt
Forty-year-old Sklo Bohemia succumbs to severe financial strain

2009 forecasts yield varied results
Czech economy to slow, but to what extent remains unknown

Electricity becomes a pricier commodity
Customers may get sticker shock from higher bills as of Jan. 1

State pushes fish as healthy, tasty choice
Agriculture Ministry hopes campaign will re-energize the fishing industry

10 Questions
with Richard Gilbert
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November 26th, 2008

Survival of the fittest
ECM takeover bid points to 'development Darwinism' for real estate

PPF sees cash in current crisis
Group says economy is bad, but offers the chance to profit

Eurozone plan reaches Parliament
Analysts say euro decision is now political, not economical

Charity now starts at the office
Businesses are donating more than ever through NGO partnerships

10 Questions
with Dagmar Šíchová
10 Questions