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In this week’s Business News: the postponement of early elections spells even more trouble for next year’s budget; the average wage is up – but only because low paid workers have been laid off; the fall and rise of the Prague Stock Exchange seems to have attracted new investors; foreign coffee and fast food companies see room on the Czech market; and the collapse of SkyEurope doesn’t impact Prague Airport so much, says its director.

In this week’s Business News: the slippery budget deficit; a David and Goliath fight over dividends; developing woes at Orco; boosting local cigarette production; and a novel call for performance related pay.

In Business news this week: the Labour Ministry plans to introduce four-day working week; building output drops nearly five percent; Moody’s lowers ratings for Czech banks; Czech doctors treated more EU patients in 2008; and More than 26 percent of Czechs regularly bet.

In this week’s Business News: signs of an industry upturn; survey pinpoints labour and learning gap; and both ČEZ and Czech Railways seek out new frontiers; and search engine company targets the sound waves.

In this week’s Business News: the central bank says the worst is over; commercial banks drag their feet on rate cuts; a Prague court throws out an insider dealing charge; Czech performance on internet economy assessed; and a Papal blessing for a monopoly producer.

In this week’s Business News: the ad spending slide hits Nova profits; one sole order for Staropramen; bad loans provisions hit Česká Spořitelna; ČEZ powers up in Germany; and Czechs lose taste for pork products.

In Business News this week: stark predictions of a shrinking economy from the Finance Ministry; snub for local film sets; euro adoption pledge from Social Democrats; pump maker blues; and what the Big Mac says about the economy.

In this week’s edition of Business News: poor sales figures create fears of a deepening recession; dirty tricks allegations in the energy sector; the Yeti’s showroom debut; foreign tax havens lure Czechs; and foreigners desert local hotels.

In Business news: ČEZ generates nearly one third less hydropower; Czechs are among the EU countries that least abuse European funds; Prague taxi-drivers are not the worst in the country; almost one third of large customers change their electricity provider; and the best selling non-fiction book in the country is about the economy.

In Business News this week: the prime minister this year’s state budget deficit will total at least 150 billion crowns; The Czech Republic wins arbitration over Union Banka; the energy giant ČEZ takes out a loan to build a Romanian wind farm; Czech rails are to open up to competition; the global economic downturn hits Czech prostitutes; and the central bank issues coins to honour painter Alfons Mucha and the 14th century Czech king, John of Luxembourg.