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In today’s business news: Czech Railways has released an estimate of the
damages that the strike caused the company, Prague’s taxi drivers and
hotel owners benefit from the transport strike, the metallurgical company
ArcelorMittal Ostrava sees profits of 758 million Czech crowns, the Finance
Ministry has halted its administrative proceedings against the betting
giant Sazka and the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey predicts an increase
of employment opportunities by 3 percent in the next quarter. More
Current AffairsAssociation warns ATM card users to be extra vigilant in light of new theft cases
The Czech Bank Card Association has warned ATM card users that fraudsters
in Prague have come up with a new method of ripping-off bank accounts: it
has come to the light that there were several incidents in the capital in
November when a taxi driver quietly switched a customer’s bank card he
had been handed, for someone else’s, later making a withdrawal. It is
unclear how many times the scenario was repeated but at least one such case
is now under investigation by the police. More
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A wanted criminal makes a fatal mistake. Sick of Prague’s rude,
unscrupulous taxi-drivers? Try a taxi service with a difference! And, a
huge chunk of ice from the sky crashes through the roof of a family house.
Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarová. More
Current AffairsCzech firm to develop “virtual meter” as a weapon against unscrupulous taxi drivers
Unscrupulous taxi-drivers have plagued the Czech capital for years,
charging unsuspecting tourists outrageous amounts of money, taking
passengers via the longest possible routes and refusing to produce
receipts. Now a Czech firm has offered Prague City Hall a mobile phone
application that could help curb the practice. Ondřej Čihař of Et netera
explains how the “virtual meter” would work.
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