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In Business News this week: the Czech economy grew by a record 6.5 percent
last year; as the crown sets even more record highs to the dollar and euro,
the governor of the central bank says he is puzzled by the Czech
currency’s strength; Czech firms paid out record dividends in 2007, with
over two thirds going abroad; Petr Kellner is now among the richest 100
people in the world; food exports have grown considerably; and a food
quality system is proving beneficial for Czech producers.
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A priest tells his parishioners: sorry, I've fallen in love. Czechs are
playing a crazy new sport -woodkopf. And, clearing the way for Santa: an
owl drops down the chimney of a restaurant in Zatec. Find out more in
Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
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Jablonex Group presents a new jewellery collection for cats and dogs.
Walking sticks have become a fashion accessory, and is your meal taking too
long to arrive? Try a brainteaser. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela
Lazarova.
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In Business News this week: the foreign trade gap in July is higher than
analysts had expected; the Czech Republic falls eight places to 45th in
the rankings in the annual Economic Freedom of the World report; the
future of digital television in the Czech Republic is uncertain, after a
court cancels the award of digital TV broadcasting licences to six
channels; Skoda creates a rugged, off-road version of its popular Octavia
model, the Octavia Scout; and there are three Czechs among the 100
wealthiest people in the former Eastern Bloc.
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Current AffairsNumber of "dollar millionaires" exceeds 13,000 in Czech Republic
According to the latest "World Wealth Report", the number of
millionaires around the world last year reached 8.7 million, some 6.5
percent more than in 2004. In the Czech Republic the rise was actually
steeper. The number of "dollar millionaires" in this country
rose by more than 10 percent compared to 2004 and currently there are over
13,000 Czechs with liquid assets exceeding 1 million dollars.
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It's time for this week's business news, which saw the release of some
major economic statistics. With elections only three months away, these
figures are bound to play an important role in whom voters choose at the
ballot box. Yon Pulkrabek brings us a rundown of the surprising numbers.
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Novy Jicin is preparing a "hat rally" ! How long can a
gingerbread ID last? And, grazing sheep in Prague - better than a lawn
mower any day! Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
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One on OneMichal Horacek - Part One: a life-changing journey to the US
Michal Horacek is one of the Czech Republic's most prominent lyricists, a
man who has worked with so many top musicians his CV reads like a Who's
Who list: Petr Hapka, Hana Hegerova, Michal Kocab, Richard Muller and
others. His work transformed the Czech music scene from the 1980s onwards.
But, Michal Horacek has not just been successful as a songwriter. He has by
turns been a journalist, an author, the owner of an extremely successful
betting agency, and, most recently, the chairman of the jury for the 2nd
edition of "Cesko hleda superstar" - the Czech version of Pop
Idol. We'll look at many aspects of his life in this special two-part One
on One. Today - beginnings: how he began studying journalism just two
years after the Russian-led invasion of 1968.
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