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In this week’s business news: the Czech central bank predicts a
recession; the country’s trade surplus plunged by a quarter in 2008;
government unveils plans to boost the economy; Škoda car maker profits
from German car subsidies; and Russia’s Aeroflot eyes Czech Airlines. More
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This week in Mailbox: the proposed exhumation of the remains of the Danish
astronomer Tycho Brahe, the history of Charles University, a link to the
latest edition of Czech Books, the government’s approval to sell the
Czech national carrier. Listeners quoted: Swen Gummich, Klaus Jurascheck,
Abigail Hirsch, Aloisie Krasny.
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In this week's Business News: the Czech crown is continuing a remarkable
slide; the Finance Ministry has confirmed that plans to sell off Ruzyňe
Airport in Prague are being placed on ice; the leader of the main
opposition party has accused the government of “doing nothing” to fight
the economic woes that are facing the Czech Republic; Czech beer production
fell in 2008, following record-breaking levels in 2007 and the country's
chief gas provider says that renewed gas supplies from Russia via Ukraine
are now fully meeting the needs of Czech customers.
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Current AffairsGovernment to sell off Czech Airlines by September 2009
The government approved a plan on Monday to sell its ninety-percent stake
in the national carrier Czech Airlines by September 30. The cabinet said
the buyer would be chosen in a two-round tender, with several buyers
already expressing interest. The government also wants to privatise
Prague’s Ruzyně international airport by 2010.
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