16.01.08 17:01 Filed in: The Prague Post CKD’s business incubator looks to foster start-ups The myth goes that start-ups begin inside a garage. But a new business incubator in Prague–Vysocany is putting the lie to the notion that all small businesses start in such humble circumstances. Right across the street from the incubator, a 19th-century [...]
11.06.08 22:11 Filed in: The Prague Post A glut of shopping space rises in the center of Prague Shopping centers in Prague are opened at too fast a rate, a new study by the Austrian research company RegioData suggests. “Regardless of the location, too much retail space has been created in a number of Central [...]
24.10.07 17:45 Filed in: The Prague Post PM Topolánek says earlier target dates would be ‘irresponsible’ In a televised debate with his Slovak counterpart, Robert Fico, Nov. 18, Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek (Civic Democrats) said it would be “irresponsible” for the Czech Republic to adopt the euro by 2012. The debate marked the first time [...]
21.11.07 17:47 Filed in: The Prague Post Complaints seek accountability for late trains, broken contracts The next time you stand on a platform wondering if the train is on time and zpožd?ní (delay) appears on the panel above you, it may cost Ceské dráhy (CD), the state-owned railway company, dearly. State officials of the Olomouc [...]
30.01.08 15:47 Filed in: The Prague Post Deduction rules may mean lower paychecks and more paperwork for expat workers Over the past few weeks, rumors began to circulate among expats about a mystery tax that seemed to only apply to foreigners. Online forums were awash with speculation as to why some employers had announced that [...]