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In Business News: the 2013 state budget deficit may be substantially below target, business confidence in the Czech economy has increased, the Czech Central Bank governor has been voted Central Bank Governor of the Year for Emerging Europe 2013 and Canada’s decision to lift visas for Czechs is expected to renew airline connections and revitalize travel.

In this week's Business News: the Czech national debt is down for first time since the 1990s; inflation levels continue a downward trend; the new Prague metro "D" line is approved; unemployment levels are up in September; Budvar declares victory over rival in Italy and former PM Vladimír Špidla says rosy Czech poverty data is misleading.

In Business News this week: household consumption begins to increase; Czech Republic wins a 1.8 billion arbitration case; fuel prices continue to decline; passenger rail travel goes up slightly in 1H of 2013; e-book sales are expected to double this year; Prague Zoo, ETA are among the best known Czech brands.

In Business News this Friday: Distiller Stock Spirits will begin trading on the London Stock Market next month; Plzen’s Škoda Electric is expanding production; more and more Czechs are building their own homes; Prague’s mayor warns that Prague’s public transit company could face bankruptcy; operators of one of the country’s most popular ski hills will reportedly raise prices this season.

Business News: Czech consumers can look forward to cheaper electricity prices, Paskov mine facing closure after government refuses bailout, Czech Photovoltaic Association may challenge the law restricting support for renewable energy sources and 2014 draft budget projects public spending gap below 3 percent of GDP.

In Business News this week: Czech public debt reaches new high; unemployment remains at 7.5 percent in August; Senate curbs subsidies for renewable energy sources; tighter rules are introduced for liquor retailers; prices of potatoes and dairy products jump; and record number of dollar millionaires recorded in Czech Republic.

In Business News this week: miners plan protest against management at OKD; the Czech firearms manufacturer Česká zbrojovka expects increased revenues; the Czech Republic drops seven spots in global competitiveness rankings; South Moravian breweries will be busy in the month of September launching a number of special beers.

In Business News this week: The number of court foreclosures registered in the Czech Republic has gone down; Social Democrats to push for higher income tax; the four-millionth Skoda Octavia rolls off the production line.

Chairwoman of the Energy Regulatory Office faces more criminal charges over fraudulent licenses; ČEZ buys a back-up heating source for Prague; NWR considers selling Czech assets and closing down a mine; Česá zbrojovka arms producer lower suspends handgun deliveries to Egypt; RegioJet to sue Czech Railways for price dumping.

In Business News this week: viewers get a first glimpse of the redesigned Škoda YETI; the grain and rapeseed harvests this year are a success; the number of self-employed has moved closer to one million; tourist agencies are offering clients travelling to Egypt a chance to switch destinations at the last minute; the Czech Republic is out of recession.