Czech Republic

  • Nov 24, 2006
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CZECH REPUBLIC/INTERNATIONAL: Telecoms deal uses LBO

An international group of private equity investors has bought Radiokomunikace for 1.19 billion...

Czech Republic
  • Nov 21, 2006
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CZECH REPUBLIC: Fiscal deficit widens despite growth

The 2007 budget should avoid adding stimulus to an already booming economy, which offers instead...

Czech Republic
  • Nov 21, 2006
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RUSSIA: Evraz bid for Oregon fits expansion trend

Russia's biggest steel company, Evraz, which is 41% owned by Roman Abramovich's holding,...

Russia
  • Nov 3, 2006
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RUSSIA: Bases in Europe raise Moscow's fears

Russia continues to express deep misgivings about NATO plans to create new military bases in...

Russia
  • Nov 1, 2006
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CZECH REPUBLIC: Senate, local votes boost Topolanek

The right-of-centre Civic Democratic Party (ODS) won last week's local and Senate elections. The...

Czech Republic
  • Oct 26, 2006
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CZECH REPUBLIC: Forecast deficits end euro target

Parliament begins today debating the 2007 draft budget, after the government yesterday abandoned...

Czech Republic
  • Oct 6, 2006
  • 6 min read

CEE: Banks are finding it harder to generate growth

While the growth of banking assets in most advanced CEE markets is stabilising at about twice the...

  • Oct 4, 2006
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CZECH REPUBLIC: Civic Democrats lose confidence vote

Mirek Topolanek's month-old minority Civic Democrat government failed its first test yesterday,...

Czech Republic