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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.

In this week’s Business News: the rebounding budget proposal; the ever-strengthening crown; new bosses to pilot Czech Airlines; a sour taste for a top coffee seller; and a political boost for the ad sector.

In Business News this week: the Czech economy is out of recession, but new GDP figures are worse than expected; a draft 2010 budget has been approved, with a whopping deficit of 230 billion crowns; analysts warn that the country’s credit rating may slide if next year’s budget deficit is not cut, and Škoda scales down Fabia production as Germany’s scrap incentive scheme comes to an end.