(Reuters) – Czech policymakers could consider accelerating the pace of interest rate cuts as inflation ebbs to “relatively standard” levels, Czech National Bank (CNB) board … Read more
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Lawmakers in the Czech Republic’s upper house Senate narrowly voted against ratifying a decade-old international treaty aimed at preventing and combating violence … Read more
PRAGUE (Reuters) – A Czech appeals court has ruled that Prague can extradite to the United States an Indian man accused by the U.S. of … Read more
By Jan Lopatka PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech privately-held Sev.en Global Investments on Thursday said it will buy a majority stake in a large coal-fired plant … Read more
PRAGUE (Reuters) -Czech gunmaker Colt CZ Group has made an offer to Vista Outdoor, valuing the U.S. sporting and outdoor goods group at about $1.7 … Read more
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Former Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg, one of the leading figures in the country’s post-Communist era, has died, officials said on Sunday. … Read more
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech lower house lawmakers approved on Friday the centre-right government’s 151 billion crown ($6.47 billion) package of spending cuts and tax hikes … Read more
PARIS (Reuters) – NJJ Presse, a holding of French telecoms maverick Xavier Niel, has purchased Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s stake in daily Le Monde and … Read more
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech Finance Ministry has proposed a 2024 central state budget with a 252 billion crown ($11.36 billion) deficit, according to a … Read more
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech government approved on Wednesday a bill allowing the taxation of large multinational companies which tend to book their profits in … Read more
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech parliament’s lower house gave initial backing on Friday to the centre-right government’s package of spending cuts and tax hikes aimed … Read more
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of F-35 fighter jets, munitions and related equipment to the Czech Republic in a deal … Read more
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The lower house of the Czech parliament gave strong backing to a defence treaty with NATO ally the United States on Wednesday … Read more
By Jason Hovet PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech National Bank is likely to opt against hiking interest rates further but chances of a rate cut … Read more
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Raising the Czech National Bank’s interest rates further would still make sense as it could serve as a signal that the central … Read more
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech Republic’s budget deficit doubled to 200 billion crowns ($9.30 billion) in January-April, a record for the four-month period and reaching … Read more
By Jason Hovet PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech National Bank (CNB) is likely to maintain policy stability and keep its key interest rate at a … Read more
By Robert Muller PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech government needs to dig deeper than it plans to shore up the state budget which has fallen … Read more
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech National Bank (CNB) should not cut interest rates until inflation is clearly lower as rates need to stay higher for … Read more
TAIPEI (Reuters) – The speaker of the lower chamber of the Czech parliament told Taiwanese lawmakers on Tuesday that her country and Taiwan are bound … Read more
By Jan Lopatka DECIN, Czech Republic (Reuters) – Losing a tank or valued U.S.-made high mobility artillery rocket systems (HIMARS) can hurt an army less … Read more
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech National Bank’s monetary policy has been having a restrictive effect on the market although further tightening cannot be ruled out, … Read more
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech industrial output returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2022, growing 1.7%, data showed, mainly due to car production, which is likely to … Read more
By Robert Muller and Jan Lopatka PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech National Bank (CNB) left interest rates unchanged at a more than two-decade high on … Read more
By Jan Lopatka PRAGUE (Reuters) – When mortar fire exploded around him in a 1990s peace mission in the Balkans, Petr Pavel showed the calm, … Read more
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union should introduce more sanctions against Russia’s technology sector to curb Moscow’s ability to produce arms and … Read more
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech interest rates should rise further “in the short term” to tame inflation and avoid more painful hikes later, the International Monetary … Read more
By Jason Hovet PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech National Bank (CNB) is likely to hold interest rates steady at its final policy meeting of 2022 … Read more
By Robert Muller PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech National Bank can hold off on interest rate rises as inflation is peaking, although any loosening of … Read more
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech central bank Vice-Governor Marek Mora said on Monday he would favour using interest rates as the primary monetary policy tool to … Read more
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech central bank Governor Ales Michl said on Monday the state budget deficit needed to shrink and nominal wages should not rise … Read more
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech National Bank is unlikely to have to intervene in currency markets as much as it has in recent months when … Read more
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech National Bank has not been present in currency markets to defend the crown since its last policy meeting on Nov. … Read more
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka has accepted a Czech state award honouring her late mother Ivana who emigrated to the … Read more
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech parliament gave its initial nod to the 2023 state budget bill, setting the deficit at 295 billion crowns ($12.1 billion) … Read more
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech inflation, while likely to stay high until year-end, is near its peak and should not rise much further before dropping in … Read more
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech National Bank should keep interest rates unchanged at the moment as the mortgage market has plummeted, and signs of inflation … Read more
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The European Commission will present a proposal on a mechanism to cap gas prices on Tuesday, Industry and Trade Minister Jozef Sikela … Read more
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech government running higher state budget deficits would hamper the central bank’s efforts to tame inflation, Governor Ales Michl wrote on … Read more
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech National Bank Vice-Governor Eva Zamrazilova is not likely to vote for a rate cut this year as she expects little chance … Read more
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Former Czech prime minister Andrej Babis stood trial on Monday over fraud accusations connected to a 2 million euro ($2 million) European … Read more
PRAGUE (Reuters) – There are two proposals in the European Union on how to set maximum prices on energy that the bloc’s energy ministers will … Read more
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech interest rates are already at a high level that is dampening domestic demand pressures, central bank Governor Ales Michl said on … Read more
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Almost one in five Czech companies will look at cutting staff this year as they struggle with rising costs and high energy … Read more
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech government will decide in three weeks whether to impose a windfall tax on large energy companies and banks and may … Read more
PRAGUE – Flows of Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline to the Czech Republic resumed at 8 p.m. (1800 GMT) on Friday, Czech pipeline operator … Read more
PRAGUE – The Czech National Bank’s new governor Ales Michl is likely to stabilise interest rates as he and three new board members are not … Read more
PRAGUE – Czech Finance Minister Zbynek Stanjura said on Sunday he wanted to keep the 2022 state deficit from rising above 330 billion crowns ($14.1 … Read more
PRAGUE – The Czech Finance Ministry has proposed that state-controlled utility CEZ pays a dividend of 48 crowns per share this year, rather tyhan the … Read more
PRAGUE – The Czech central bank needs to raise interest rates significantly again when its board meets on June 22 and even a 75 basis-point … Read more