Related articles

Business NewsBusiness News

16-03-2012 15:14 | Sarah Borufka

In this week’s business news: Czech banks are getting ready to sign off on what could be the largest-ever club deal, negotiations between Škoda Auto management and unions continue, the Czech Agrarian Chamber’s president has said that egg prices will stabilize, the cost of fuel has hit a record high and the American coffee retailer Starbucks has opened its first Czech branch outside of Prague. More

Current AffairsRadioactive Waste Depository Authority launches multi-million-crown incentive to win over municipalities for possible nuclear waste sites

21-02-2012 17:17 | Sarah Borufka

Illustrative photo While the Czech Republic relies on nuclear power for some 30 percent of its total energy supply, the Radioactive Waste Depository Authority is facing difficulties in finding new locations for depositing nuclear waste. As an incentive for municipalities to agree to geological research on their territory, the state-run authority is now offering mayors millions of crowns. Sarah Borufka has the details. More

Business NewsBusiness News

17-02-2012 16:19 | Dominik Jůn

In this week's Business News, the Czech Republic sees a fall in truck production; household spending stagnates; January sees inflation up again; social security finds itself in the red for three years in a row and supermarkets are caught re-labelling out-of-date food. More

Business NewsBusiness News

09-12-2011 16:20 | Christian Falvey

Economy grows by 1.2% in 3Q; criminal liability for companies passes parliament; fifty billion crowns in deals for Czech and Russian businesses; inflation accelerates to 2.5%; construction continues decline. More

Current AffairsStruggling Czech Airlines to dismiss one-third of pilots

06-12-2011 15:54 | Jan Velinger

The struggling state-owned carrier Czech Airlines announced on Monday it will a dismiss a third of its pilots as part of restructuring plans, with some receiving their pink slips as early as this week. According to the firm, up to 100 pilots will be let go, although, the company suggests the cloud may have a silver lining: the possibility of further employment with subsidiary company Holidays Czech Airlines. The catch is that working for the subsidiary will be nowhere near as lucrative, offering significantly lower salaries. More

Featured

Latest programme in English