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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 [...]

• Income tax deadline looming

  05.03.08 12:21 Filed in: The Prague Post Find out if you need to file by March 31 Personal income taxes are not due until March 31, but waiting till the last minute to file your returns could lead to serious headaches at your local financial office. While watching lines of procrastinators may give spectators a [...]

• Banks finalize awaited merger

  07.11.07 17:30 Filed in: The Prague Post HVB, Zivnostenská unite under UniCredit brand after two years It takes some couples a little longer to move in together. After a two-year honeymoon, Zivnostenská banka and HVB Bank finally merged their operations under the UniCredit brand Nov. 5, creating the fourth-largest bank in the Czech Republic. The [...]

• Wafer thin

  21.11.07 17:54 Filed in: The Prague Post Czech claims on historic sweet draw criticism from Germany Two thin sheets of wafer held together by a layer of filling are at the heart of a recently erupted trade dispute between the Czech Republic and Germany. In a bid to protect the region’s culinary heritage, the Czech [...]

• 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 [...]