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In business news this week: electricity prices for households will go down in 2010; banks come to the rescue of the troubled lottery giant Sazka; DHL will move its IT data centre to Prague; Prague’s Ruzyně airport launches self check-in kiosks; and : paying taxes in Czech Republic is more difficult than in most of the EU.

In this week’s Business News: citizens’ bond issue delayed, ČSOB stock listing confirmed, Czechs hit by credit card data leak, construction market blues, and capital problems for prestigious Czech tram contract.

In this week’s Business News: deflation takes to the Czech stage, Belgian banking group seen boosting Prague exchange, multiplex operator gets bigger screen role, ČEZ turns up the heat, and more Scrooge at Czech Christmas

In the week’s Business News: alternatives prepared for 2011 budget; Škoda Auto looks to downmarket saloon; labour intensive businesses miss out on tax break; troubled waters for mineral water producer; and small could be beautiful for solar power.

In this week’s Business News: Growth, albeit anaemic, for next year; massive rail tunnel project hits finance buffers; energy rivals look to swapping assets rather than insults; Czech trams ready for Washington DC, and regional aid offer to stop spilt milk.

In Business News this week: a draft budget for 2010 is approved, while a deficit approved for this year is likely to fall far short of the real deficit; the vice-governor of the Czech National Bank says recovery is likely to bump along rather than rise smoothly; the amount lent in new mortgages falls significantly, while property prices seem to have hit bottom; and the Czech Republic lags behind in terms of percentage of women in senior management.

In this week’s Business News: a warning from Brussels over public finances; price rises become passé; a new owner to swallow Staropramen; CSA pilots hold out against restructuring; and all fuelled up over power policy.

In this week’s Business News: Janota’s second package; the crusading central banker; end of the road for Tatra workers; a brash US restaurant concept comes to the Czech Republic; and the tale of the slow burning merger.

In this week’s Business News: will the only offer for Czech Airlines fly?; Czech car manufacturers look to gloomy post-scrap incentive scenario; jewel giant quits market; computer sales slump; and a public appeal to turn in pirates.

In Business News this week: Orco fails to convince creditors; a sigh of relief for tax dodgers; Hyundai officially opens its Czech plant amid more closure news from other foreign owners; and farmers resort to direct sales to beat the supermarkets.