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In Business News this week: the Czech economy grew by four percent year-on-year in first quarter of 2015; E15: MAFRA shows interest in acquiring Slevomat; Car sales in the Czech Republic went up by five percent in the first six months of this year; Czech cinemas charge an average 129 crowns for a seat.

In this week’s Business News: Czech Republic is wealthiest post-communist EU country; more state funds promised for local filmmakers; US chopper firm gets cosy with Czech company; free carriages to be offered to rail companies; and state broadcaster threatened with fine for promoting fast food giant.

In this week’s Business News: Czech redundancy payments some of lowest Europe-wide; inflation rises but still way below target rate; rail company faces one billion crown bill; survey reveals happy Czech bank customers; and car sector sees turnover soar in 2014.

In Business News this week: Czech average wage rises to 25,306 crowns; this year’s tax freedom day to fall on June 5; Tatra Trucks expects to sell over 1,000 vehicles in 2015; and online grocery market Kolonial.cz enters Czech market.

In Business News this week: Czech economy grows by 4.2 percent year on year in first quarter; Škoda Auto receives 49-million-crown fine for fixing margins with distributors; employment rate is lowest in 22 years; and over 50 percent of Czechs favour restricting shopping hours.

In Business News: Czech national bank puts pressure on domestic banks to curb long-term mortgages; steel industry rebounds; the cheque is not in the mail, at least regarding Czech Post; energy giant ČEZ hangs on to coal-fired plant.

In this week’s Business News: low inflation seen through 2015; Hopin taxi offer rides in from Slovakia; two-thirds of Czech companies see corruption as part of environment; Kofola mulls share offer; and legal battle beckons for ‘Little Mole’ rights

In Business News this week: Czech public finance deficit to gradually drop to 0.6 percent in 2018; Škoda Auto agrees with unions on 3.5 percent salary hike; Zdeněk Bakala steps down from NWR board of directors; Cetelem discusses purchase of loss-making Zuno bank; Prague loses 40 million a year on SMS transport tickets.

In Business News: Financial assets of Czech households grew at steady six percent rate annually over five years; Czech companies get ready for Shanghai trade fair; confidence survey suggests overwhelming majority of German firms happy with investing in Czech Republic; gold mining could be renewed at a location in the Jeseníky Mountains.

In Business News this week: Czech industrial production up by 4.5 percent year-on-year in February; Czech antimonopoly office confirms provider of medical cannabis; lower house passes controversial energy law; CEZ wins arbitration against Romanian firms; and clean-up of former military area in Ralsko completed.