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• Drowning in jalopies

  07.05.08 15:44 Filed in: The Prague Post Overwhelmed by used-car imports, gov’t seeks restrictions When the European Union forced the Czech Republic to drop its restrictions on used-car imports two years ago, there were concerns that the country would become the automobile dumping ground of Europe. Now, according to the government and business community, all [...]

• Retail building outpaces demand

  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 [...]

• RM-System to become full-fledged stock exchange

  The RM-System is growing up, whether it wants to or not. Fifteen years have passed since the inception of the RM-System as a market for trading securities. During that time, it has positioned itself as an alternative to the mighty Prague Stock Exchange (BCPP) for small and medium investors looking to swap and sell their [...]

• Bribery exposed in Tesco affair

  09.04.08 15:55 Filed in: The Prague Post While hints and complaints of corruption regularly make the rounds in Prague business circles, rarely have such charges surfaced as prominently as they did in a recent case involving British retailer Tesco. Prague 1 Municipal Court recently convicted one of Tesco’s former executives, Daniela Cepková, on attempted fraud [...]

• Charles in charge

  14.05.08 22:05 Filed in: The Prague Post Head of Institute of International Finance speaks in Prague It’s been a traumatic and, for many, confusing year in the world of international finance. Perhaps seeking some illumination, Prague’s local banking community turned out in force May 7 for a discussion with Charles Dallara, the influential managing director [...]