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Nice numbers across the board for Czech economy; inner-circle Sazka critic sacked; slim pickings for fruit farmers; a new civil code brings big changes; and fair trade is fairly profitable.

In Business News: importer RWE Transgas to try and renegotiate disadvantageous contract with Russian gas supplier; the Czech National Bank revises growth numbers downwards; new scientific facilities in the Czech Republic to see 14 billion crowns in European funds; Czech exporters unsatisfied with ministry plans to extend existing support network.

In this week’s business news: An expert from a government think tank criticizes the behavior of the country’s immigration police, the Confederation of Industry elects a new president, the home electronics company ETA is to let go a fifth of their staff, Czech cinemas see their revenue drop by nearly 40 percent, and the Food Inspection Authority closes down a Prague location of the national grocery chain Albert.

Czech nuclear energy on the up and up, in spite of it all; PirateLeaks searching for lost state treasure; business is booming at the dread ABL; indebted Sazka may be more in debt than first appears; and Red Hat sits pretty at the top of Czech employers this year.

In this week’s Business News: the transport minister’s resignation is met with relief by some members of the country’s construction sector, fuel prices reach an all-time high, the Czech Republic contributes over 65 million Czech crowns to an international fund for a protective shield around one of Chernobyl’s reactors, the labor ministry plans to introduce a new electronic payment system for pensions and for the first time, a woman takes first prize at the Czech Manager of the Year Awards.

In this week’s Business News: the Czech Republic’s industrial output outpaces the EU average; Czech car manufacturer Škoda achieves a historic sales record; one in three German investors would no longer choose the Czech Republic as a place for investments today; the CEO of a troubled lottery company offers a cash reward for information on persons behind a prank; and the Czech restaurants’ association protests the discontinuation of tax incentives for meal tickets.

In this week’s Business News: An internet website focussing on bank fees reports Czech banks charge hundreds of millions in fees per day; the new ‘super employment office’ – aimed at saving operational costs – begins operation; Czech national carrier ČSA ends a codesharing contract with Air France; energy giant ČEZ reports the temporary shutting down of a unit at the Dukovany nuclear power plant; and Škoda Auto places eighth in a UK warranty company survey.

No part in the Euro-Pact for the Czech Republic; interest rates stay at their all-time low, for now; costly coal means good news for gas; Seznam.cz buys up Stream.cz; and a new blacklist for public tenders is accepting new members.

In this week’s Business News: Škoda Auto steps up profits, Sazka runs out of chances; cash claw back threat for Skanska; Czech Airlines pares back losses; and a new departure for Prague airport.

In this week’s Business News: Czech 2010 growth revised downwards; surge in real estate investments seen; coal limits look shaky as heat plants search for supplies; richest Czech falls down Forbes’ ranking; and Prague centre shops rapped for ripping off customers.