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15-08-2008 14:04 | Jan Richter

Photo: Kristýna Maková In this week's business news: the Czech economy slows down; the Czech crown drops against the dollar and euro; the ČEZ energy producer reports record profits; Czech music industry sales drop; and fewer tourists arrive in the Czech Republic.  More

Talking PointA culture of non-resignation

12-08-2008 17:45 | Dominik Jůn

Television serie The Prisoner “A lot of people are curious about what lies behind your resignation. You had a brilliant career; your record is impeccable – they want to know why you suddenly left.” “What people?” “Now personally I do believe your story that it was a matter of principle, but what I think doesn’t really count, does it?” “...I will not make any deals with you. I’ve resigned." More

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08-08-2008 11:31 | Ian Willoughby

In Business News this week: the Czech National Bank lowers the key interest rate by one-quarter percentage point to 3.5%; some large exporters are considering pegging employees’ bonuses to the euro; the Prague Stock Exchange goes on sale; prices of consumer electronics in the Czech Republic were second lowest in the EU in 2007; and with the Czech market becoming saturated, shopping centre developers are looking east.  More

Current AffairsKlaus crowned king of rhetoric by new poll

30-07-2008 16:32 | Rosie Johnston

Václav Klaus Václav Klaus is the king of Czech public speaking, at least according to a new poll. A jury of academics, spokespeople and news anchors found the president’s rhetoric the best in the Czech Republic, while Deputy Prime Minister Jiří Čunek was told to wash his mouth out. The poll looked at the ten politicians who have enjoyed the most airtime in the last month. The man behind it was Tomáš Studeník from the Westminster agency: More

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