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Czechvar receives U.S. Trademark Registration

05-09-2002

Japan, Taiwan provide financial aid to Czech Republic

05-09-2002

Japan and Taiwan have joined the multitude of countries that have provided financial aid to the flood-afflicted Czech Republic. Kyoto, Japan, which is Prague's sister city, has provided a financial gift of one million yens for the renewal of Prague.

Tatra to take part in US tender for supply of hundreds of trucks

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05-09-2002

Telecoms market regulator cuts interconnection fees by third

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05-09-2002

Floods may hamper Czech participation in Expo 2005

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05-09-2002

Prices of electricity for households to fall by 5 % in 2003

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05-09-2002

Czech Airlines sees 50 % drop in number of passengers

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05-09-2002

Insurers raise flood damage estimates

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05-09-2002

Insurance companies operating in the Czech Republic have revised flood damage estimates upward. The two largest insurers alone estimate the damage their clients incurred during the disastrous floods in August at almost 20 billion Czech crowns.

Retail sales decline indicates lower household consumption

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29-08-2002

Czech retail sales dropped by 0.5 percent year-on-year in June in real terms, while in May they increased by 3.2 per cent, the Czech Statistical Office reported.

Government to increase taxes to cover flood damage

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29-08-2002

The Czech government said it wanted to obtain money for financing repairs of flood damage by increasing indirect taxes, including the VAT and consumer tax on petrol, tobacco and alcohol.