Czech Republic

  • Feb 25, 2009
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POLAND/HUNGARY: Warsaw still hopes for 2009 growth

The National Bank of Poland (NBP) cut interest rates by 25 basis points (bp) today, in line with...

Poland
  • Feb 19, 2009
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CEE: Officials stem exchange rate falls

Currencies and stock markets in Central-Eastern Europe (CEE) staged a recovery this morning after...

  • Feb 18, 2009
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EU/CZECH REPUBLIC: Treaty goes to Senate next

The Czech lower house today narrowly voted to ratify the Treaty of Lisbon.

Czech Republic
  • Feb 13, 2009
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CEE: Slew of poor results tests elites

Estonia's GDP contracted in the fourth quarter of 2008 by a preliminary 9.4% year-on-year, the...

  • Feb 12, 2009
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FRANCE/CZECH REPUBLIC/EU: March picked for jobs summit

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek...

Czech Republic
  • Feb 11, 2009
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CEE: Czech output suggests fourth-quarter contraction

Czech industrial output fell for a third month in December, by 14.6% year-on-year, the statistics...

  • Feb 10, 2009
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CZECH REPUBLIC: Pragmatism helps political survivor

A profile of Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek. Topolanek's government heads the six-month rotating...

Czech Republic
  • Feb 10, 2009
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EUROPEAN UNION: Protection row prompts special summit

The Czech Republic, holder of the rotating EU presidency, has called an informal summit of the...