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In Business News this week: Škoda Auto says it is on track to produce 1.5 million cars annually by 2018; roughly four out of 10 Czechs say they would move for work; Prague hotels are expecting occupancy rates to jump; millions of extra 500 crown notes are being printed by the central bank.

Ernst & Young expects economy to grow by 2.2 percent in 2013; Czech Post gives up cigarettes; a Czech video game developer gets 36 million in backing through crowd funding; Czech Lego plant sees rise in profits; and a court rules that a 16-year-old will be allowed to go into business for himself – two years before the legal age.

In Business News this week: CzechInvest claims annual doubling of mediated investments; developers see recovery in Prague new property market; economic crime, mostly committed by staff, on the rise; more foreign filmmakers seek Czech support; record player maker plans marked increase in production; bitcoin ATM launched in Prague.

In this week’s Business News: economy enjoys late spurt; depressed construction sector managers falsify figures; low rates hit big banks; iconic porcelain producer hikes profits; and closely observed train drivers.

In Business News this week: church selects fund manager; ČEZ seeks massive tax refund; more tourists but shorter tourists stays; more readers chase fewer papers; and distillers mount spirited resistance to surveillance demands

In this week’s Business News: coal mining contemplated beyond limits; more passengers for state rail operator; electricity exports slide; foreign beer rise for Plzeňský Prazdroj; and Czech clothing company lines up Dutch army order.

In this week’s Business News: mining company nosedives; Agrofert media expansion continues; cinemas get more from fewer; brewer eyes IPO; and star’s shirt reflects sponsorship shake-up.

In this week’s Business News: Slevomat hits billion crown mark; sour taste for soup makers; further blow for Temelín; steady growth seen for Czech tourism; and Juta sets ambitious goals.

In Business News this week: Czechs woo California maker of electric cars; job creation incentives boosted; loans surge shows financial sophistication; Budĕjovický Budvar sees records tumble; and hangover for Heineken-owned breweries.

In Business News: mobile phone charges fall; hot news as publisher launches gas sales; Amazon sticks with ambitious Czech warehouse targets; purchasers rush for Prague’s new flats; and a Czech coal baron closes another peace deal.