Georgian-Czech business forum in Prague
On Tuesday January 25th a well attended business forum was hosted in the Czech Chamber of Commerce offices at Florentinum, Prague. The focus of the event was Georgia, a mountainous country in the Caucasus, known for great hospitality and top rankings in ease of doing business. The event was opened by the Georgian Ambassador to the Czech Republic H.E. Mariam Rakviashvili by describing the openness of Georgia towards attracting international business actors and investors to the country. Czech Republic is one of the strongest supporters of Georgia’s Euro-integration and it is translated into the bold financial support which facilitates the process of implementation of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement with EU which is a road map of the
Have fun and relax at Manifesto all winter long. Masopust coming soon
Manifesto Andel is keeping its winter-proof heated space and is open daily throughout winter, offering a varied program that pairs well with dinner or drinks. Following a series of film screenings and silent discos, acoustic music sets and a Brazilian evening are planned in the coming weeks. On January 30th, on the occasion of the Lunar New Year, Manifesto will invite families to join a matinée full of workshops and activities themed around the Year of the Tiger. Creative activities will allow guests to learn about the most important holiday celebrated across Asia that is also near and dear to many colleagues from Manifesto’s restaurants and core team alike. They will create puppets, origami-decorated envelopes, and learn what they are
The end of an era for credit and debit cards
If you prefer to pay in stores by swiping the magnetic strip of your bank card through the machine, you will probably have to find a new way to pay pretty soon. One of the main producers of credit and debit cards, Mastercard, is planning to completely stop adding magnetic strips to their cards in the next 10 years. According to the company, the main reason for this is the fact that magnetic strips were added to cards as the first prototype of a faster way to pay. Now, there are the much more secure contactless payments through a microchip, which are harder to abuse or tamper with. Thus, the company views the swiping of a card as an obsolete
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
The second week of the 16th Paralympic Games, this year hosted in Tokyo, are in full swing. The Czech Paralympic team has already achieved several admirable accomplishments. The 2020 Games are scheduled between 24th of August and 5th of September 2021. The first medal for the Czech paralympic team was acquired by the Czech paralympic athletes David Drahonínský and Šárka Musilová. Together, they won a silver medal in the archery discipline for mixed couples. Aleš Kisý, representing the Czech Republic in the men’s shot put discipline placed second and won a silver medal for the Czech team. Kisý has already participated in four previous tournaments of the Paralympic Games, however, this year is special for him since it is the
