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• A new solution for outsourcing

  03.10.07 15:35 Filed in: The Prague Post From Brno to Bangalore, firms bridge continents with chores Outsourcing, once the somewhat simple process of moving the entire back office of a major company to India or China, is getting more sophisticated. Firms are beginning to divide their offshore operations across continents, using near-shore locations in Central [...]

• Ministry cuts water transport fees

  13.02.08 12:15 Filed in: The Prague Post Reduced prices to boost vessels sailing under Czech flag Ahoj remains by far the most popular casual greeting in this landlocked country. Unknown to most, the greeting actually derives from the sailor’s interjection of “ahoy” and spread like wildfire through the population in the 1920s, holding strong ever [...]

• Booksellers flourish amid demand

  10.10.07 15:37 Filed in: The Prague Post A nation of readers attracted by economical book prices Bookstores and publishers appear to be thriving, driven by a nation of insatiable readers who consume books at four times the rate of their American counterparts. Czechs read an average of 16 books per year, according to a new [...]

• Sparks flying in cigarette dispute

  30.04.08 15:59 Filed in: The Prague Post Ríman calls on EU to resolve Czech-Austrian squabble A Czech-Austrian trade row over cigarettes is catching fire. Industry and Trade Minister Martin Ríman is now calling on groups afflicted by Austria’s limit on Czech cigarette imports, like the “trafika” newsstands dotting the border, to sue the country through [...]

• 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 [...]