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In Business News this week: Czech unemployment rates continue to plummet; the Prague Stock Exchange enjoys record highs; the government approves a euro adoption plan but fails to set a date for the introduction of the currency, and poor barley harvests could mean trouble for Czech brewers.

In Business News this week: the Czech government introduces a major fiscal reform package; power giant CEZ is the largest firm in Central Europe according to Forbes Magazine; there has been an extraordinary increase in car sales in this country, and the McDonalds fast-food chain enjoys a record increase in revenues in the Czech Republic.

In Business News this week: Skoda is voted the best Czech company for the second year running; there has been a sharp rise in Czech property prices, and it looks like Starbucks will be coming to the Czech Republic:

In Business News this week: Prague is the most popular location for house buyers, an independent audit declares the new road-toll system a success, the government is to sell a significant stake in the CEZ energy giant, and Czechs will buy more laptop than desktop computers for the first time ever this year.

In Business News this week: the Czech government is thinking about selling off a substantial part of its stake in energy giant CEZ; Czech imports to Iraq have increased fourfold since 2003; Pilsner Urquell is to begin selling beer in vending machines, and the Finance Ministry wants to raise one of the country's VAT rates.

In Business News: new figures show GDP growth in 2006 was 6.1 percent, equalling the record set the previous year; the average monthly wage has passed the 20,000 crown mark; unemployment is at its lowest level in eight years; Czech Airlines makes a smaller loss than expected; Czech Railways sees a slight increase in passenger numbers; the road tolling system could be intensified considerably, says the transport minister: and Skoda reveal the newest version of their popular Fabia.

In Business News this week: the number of Czechs with a private pension plan rises by almost ten percent to 3.6 million; the second phase of the Czech Republic's truck tolling system will mostly use satellite technology; Industry and Trade Minister Martin Riman wants to extend the mining limits for brown coal in two mines in north Bohemia; the Czech food production industry sees record sales last year, but is nevertheless in difficulties; and the number of Czechs buying a second home for recreational purposes is on the rise.

In Business News this week: energy giant CEZ posts profits of more than a billion euro; Skoda Auto also enjoys record profits; the number of foreign tourists visiting the country has dropped in most areas, and Czech employees are wasting millions of work hours playing computer games.

In Business News this week: the Constitutional Court rules against an amendment to a law giving compensation to clients of three bankrupt banks; The Czech Consolidation Agency makes a large loss though by its standards the results are good; the Czech Republic and Ukraine may sign an agreement dealing with the issue of Ukrainians working illegally in this country; environmentalists protest a possible raise in brown coal mining limits; and Czech hotels record almost 13 million guests.

In Business News this week: Hyundai says the construction of its car-making plant in Moravia will go ahead despite the conviction of its chief executive on fraud charges; the privatisation of Prague airport should attract up to three billion US dollars in investment; and the Czech Republic recorded a record trade surplus in 2006.