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• Bém says Prague prepared for floods

  15.08.07 16:32 Filed in: The Prague Post Concrete barriers, levees cost city 3.5 billion Kc Five years after the worst flooding to hit Prague in recent history, the city appears better positioned to deal with catastrophe should water levels rise. “Of all the Czech cities affected by the 2002 floods, Prague has clearly made the [...]

• KB rides out SG investing scandal

  06.02.08 16:32 Filed in: The Prague Post French bank unlikely to press for increased dividend payments Komercní banka (KB) is shrugging off speculation that the financial turmoil and takeover talk surrounding its parent bank, the French giant Société Générale (SG), will have any impact on KB’s operations. “The investment banking businesses of Komercní banka and [...]

• Milk prices rise on Chinese interest

  There’s no surer sign of the country’s increasing integration into the global economy than this: China’s newfound zest for milk and a drought in Australia have caused a recent uptick in dairy prices. “Production of milk has dropped not only in Australia, but also in Argentina and Brazil,” said Michal Němec, director of the Bohemian-Moravian [...]

• Smoking bans a smoldering issue

  23.01.08 17:17 Filed in: The Prague Post With little chance a smoking ban will pass Parliament in the near future, Czechs should continue to puff away on their cigarettes in pubs and restaurants undisturbed this year. In the neighboring Länder of Saxony and Bavaria, however, smokers are getting some government-imposed fresh air. Both German states [...]

• Prima bumps back newscast

  23.04.08 16:02 Filed in: The Prague Post Broadcaster fails to make dent in Nova news viewership You can’t fault TV Prima for trying. Just months after the commercial broadcaster trumpeted its decision to place its revamped news show in direct competition with TV Nova, Prima has announced that, due to fading ratings and fixed viewer [...]