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In Business News: fuel prices in Czech Republic fifth lowest in Europe; Jan Řežáb of Socialbakers makes Forbes 30 under 30 list; number of bankruptcies up in 2014; inflation at lowest level since 2003; Czech e-shops post record sales for 2014.

In Business News this week: Czechs optimistic about their finances for 2015; minimal wage increases to 9,200 crowns; Czech betting firms enjoyed record sales last year; fuel prices dropped by 4.15 crowns in 2014; real estate market boosted by record low interest rates.

In Business News this week: Czech agriculture shows record profit in 2014; state debt set to drop by 20 billion crowns; company owned by Finance Minister Babiš wins huge tender for logging and timber sale; Tatra Trucks posts profit of over 3.5 billion crowns; and Amazon will be renting 5,500 square metres of offices in Prague.

In Business News this week: Finance Ministry and central bank advise against setting date for euro adoption; next year’s budget criticized as “unambitious”; Czech Republic to miss out on 20 billion from EU funds; Spirit sales return to levels seen before methanol scandal; and record numbers of tourists spend expected in Prague for Christmas and New Year.

In this Friday’s Business News: Average wages go up; US company fails to register spinning trademark; Čepro stores Germany’s oil reserves; bread, fish consumption down; counterfeit knives seized.

In Business News this week: Czech Republic fails to use 12 billion crowns in EU subsidies in 2013; Czech household debts are steadily increasing; Aero Vodochody was ninth fastest-growing aircraft producer in world last year; investment group PPF reportedly planning to take over country’s biggest private chain of medical facilities; and Czech online retailers offer discounts on Black Friday.

In Business News this week: finance ministry to commission multi-billion crown deal on electronic sales register without open competition, number of companies on taxpayers blacklist growing, CEZ eyes Slovakia’s leading power company and Czech Airlines spreading its wings to new destinations.

In this week’s Business News: Three fifths of Czech bosses upbeat and ready to hire; regulator accuses companies of gas supply cartel; banks take different directions with latest profits; Tatra pushes hard on expansion pedal; and Czech perfume seller takes plunge in US market.

In Business: Czech financial institutions revise down their economic growth forecasts for this year, the government favours nuclear and coal power in its long-term energy plan, the forex interventions launched by the Czech National Bank last year have attracted more foreign visitors to the Czech Republic and the largest Czech hotel – Hilton Prague - has been put up for sale.

In Business News this week: Czech ministry says planed EU-US trade deal should help Czech economy; Czech Republic moves up in Ease of Doing Business survey; Czech firm to help build artificial islands in Caspian Sea; beer producer Plzeňský Prazdroj announces layoffs; and one third of Czech travel agencies do not respect obligations to clients.