Saturday, 26 July 2014
Business | Radio Prague
Czechs planning first high-speed rail line but will still lag behind

The Czech Republic is set to get its first high-speed rail line, iHned.cz reported on Thursday
Finance | Radio Prague
Czech economic confidence slips in July

Czech economic confidence fell for the first time this year in July according to the Czech Statistics Office.
Business | Reuters
Hyundai Mobis plans to invest USD197m into Czech factory-industry minister

South Korea's Hyundai Mobis , a unit of Hyundai Motor Co, plans to invest CZK 4 billion into a new factory in the Czech Republic to produce headlights, Czech Industry Minister Jan Mládek said on Thursday.
Finance | Reuters
Chaos as Czech parliament approves, then scraps, petrol tax cut

The Czech Republic's coalition appeared to be in disarray on Wednesday after parliament approved a surprise cut in petrol tax and then overturned that decision an hour later after the finance minister objected to losing the revenue.
Business | Prague Connect
Inspiration for Every Day

The most interesting thing about inspirations is that they can come both from substantial impulses from renowned opinion gurus guiding you in all your life, as well as in the form of tiny nuances from relatively anonymous, yet interesting, persons influencing your ordinary day.
Business | Radio Prague
Chinese enterprise to buy controlling stake in Czech tram producer

The Chinese state-owned enterprise China Railway Signal & Communication Corporation has signed a deal to buy a majority stake of 51% in the Inekon Group from its founder Josef Hušek
Business | Radio Prague
Český Aeroholding boss Miroslav Dvořák steps down

The head of state aviation holding company Český Aeroholding has resigned from his post. Miroslav Dvořák’s departure as board chairman was announced in a press release on Wednesday.

Business | Radio Prague
Czech exports to Ukraine down by almost a third

Czech exports to Ukraine dropped by 43.1 percent in May compared to the same period a year earlier after a fall of 51.2% in April, according to the Czech Statistics Office.

Business | Prague Connect
Interview with Dr. Nino Altomonte, new owner of five-star hotel Le Palais in Prague

The new owner of the historic Le Palais Art Hotel in Vinohrady has big plans to turn it into Prague's most luxurious hotel and a new art destination in the city.
Business | Radio Prague
Czech Airlines start to count cost as strategy switch unravels

Czech Airlines shifted its strategy to concentrate on flights to Russia and former Soviet states as the West European market turned sour.

Business | CIAnews.eu
SFÚ said 86 large firms were risky in terms of tax collection

In a view of the tax office, a total of 86 Czech firms with turnovers exceeding CZK 2bn were risky and there was danger that they would not pay taxes correctly, according to the Specialised Tax Office, an authority responsible for 1,500 largest companies in the Czech Republic.

Business | Prague Connect
Interview With Ing. Aleš Graf, MBA, Chairman of the Board, Centropol Holding a.s.

Ing. Aleš Graf, MBA, is the Chairman of the Board and sole owner of the companies associated in Centropol Holding a.s. Among these is CENTROPOL ENERGY a.s., one of the largest alternative suppliers of energy. He was included among the top 72 best managers in the Czech Republic for the year 2013.
Business | Radio Prague
Loans taken for package vacations should be properly calculated by borrowers, say analysts

According to the daily Právo, Czechs most often take loans to buy home appliances, renovate their apartment, pay off earlier debts, or buy a car.
Business | Prague Connect
Things to think about (By Pepper de Callier)

"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear." Mark Twain
Business | CIAnews.eu
Czech Airlines announces organizational changes

Czech Airlines has decided until further notice to not use the air space over eastern and southeastern Ukraine to operate its regular flights.