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• Return of 'bra wars' looms large

  16.01.08 16:43 Filed in: The Prague Post Textile industry braces for a torrent of Chinese imports A flood of Chinese textiles threatens the jobs of up to 5,000 workers in the Czech Republic, industry insiders say. ?The influx of imports comes after the European Union dropped the protective quota it had placed on such imports [...]

• Jelinek targets U.S. kosher market

  27.02.08 15:40 Filed in: The Prague Post Chilean acquisition secures firm’s supply of pears, grapes The Rudolf Jelínek distillery is moving some of the production of its pear brandy a bit further west from its operations in south Moravia — to South America. The Czech distiller, which has recorded strong sales in the U.S. market, [...]

• Plans call for EU telecom monitor

  05.12.07 17:15 Filed in: The Prague Post Commissioner says regulators ‘cozying up’ to providers Consumers need a new champion if they are to get fair prices on Europe’s monopolistic phone markets, says European Union Commissioner Viviane Redding. Redding is calling for a new European Telecom Market Authority to monitor future telecom deals. She says government [...]

• 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 [...]

• 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 [...]