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EASTERN EUROPE/IRAQ: Kidnappers free eight workers
Russia's embassy in Baghdad today confirmed that eight Interenergoservis workers taken hostage...
IraqCZECH REPUBLIC: Bank likely to hold rates for now
Annual inflation rose to 2.5% in March, up from 2.3% in February and the highest rate since May...
Czech RepublicEASTERN EUROPE/EU: CEE states fear second-class status
Early experience of the EU's modus operandi has created a perception in the accession states that...
EuEASTERN EUROPE/EU: Doubts increase as accession looms
Support for EU membership in the accession states is declining and opposition increasing. This...
EuCZECH REPUBLIC: Leading banks increase their profits
Leading Czech banks are demonstrating the ability to grow profits under interest rates that are...
Czech RepublicCZECH REPUBLIC: Government completes mining sales
The government agreed yesterday to sell a 50.1% stake in the country's second-largest brown coal...
Czech RepublicEASTERN EUROPE: Hypermarkets will strengthen hold
French supermarket network operator ITM Entreprises announced plans on March 17 to open 48 new...
CZECH REPUBLIC: Unipetrol sale key in consolidation
Final bids for petrochemicals company Unipetrol are due in April. The finalists in the bid for a...
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