Czech Republic
InoBat Auto raises €10mn from CEZ for EV battery facility
Funding will be used for InoBat Auto’s €100mn EV battery R&D facility and production line as it prepares to become the first European supplier of customised EV batteries.
Czech PMI slightly up in June but still under 50-point threshold
he Czech manufacturing sector showed signs of the downturn reversing in June, but the boost to output seemed to come largely from the processing of backlogs, IHS Markit said.
Economic sentiment in CEE picks up in June, but still deeply depressed
The economic sentiment indicators started to pick up again in June across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), but there are big differences between the countries as they start to recover from the coronacrisis at their own speeds
Leading Czech aviation specialist turns to high-tech respirator production
It's a sort of coronacrisis-inspired version of the swords to ploughshares story. WPA, the Czech Republic’s leading aircraft component supplier, has turned its high-tech production skills to producing high-quality respirators
Czech computer games companies posted 20% increase in sales in 2019
The gaming industry in the Czech Republic employs more than 1,750 people, and dwarfs the country's film and television sector.
VISEGRAD BLOG: Returning migrants but no COVID baby boom for emerging Europe
What does the coronavirus pandemic mean for the region's dismal demographics?
Top Czech officials go on the offensive over European Parliament criticism of PM Babis
The European Parliament condemned Babis' active involvement in implementing the EU budget while still allegedly controlling Agrofert, one of the largest beneficiaries of EU subsidies in the Czech Republic.
Global pandemic is boon for ESG funds, outperforming their brown peers
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been a boon for environmental, social and governance (ESG) funds, 85% of which are now outperforming their non-ESG peers, according to a paper released by the Institute of International Finance (IIF)
Slovak investment fund Sandberg Capital bought stake in Czechia's fastest-growing cloud service company
Sandberg's investment manager Jakub Krajcovic says he believes the business area has "huge potential" and the fund plans to focus on it more deeply.
VISEGRAD BLOG: The COVID-19 pandemic may actually strengthen Central and Eastern Europe's position in Europe
The COVID-19 pandemic may actually strengthen Central and Eastern Europe in relative economic terms to the rest of Europe, argue Marek Belka and Piroska Nagy-Mohacsi (LSE), with Poland being one of the big winners
Russia expels two Czech diplomats in tit-for-tat move
Reciprocal diplomat expulsions after Prague accused the Russian Federation of interfering in Czech internal affairs and attempting to poison Czech public officials.
Central and Southeast Europeans have highest tolerance for corruption among EU members
People from the new EU member states that joined from 2004 onwards are more likely to think it is acceptable to do a favour, give a gift or give money to get something from a public administration, shows a new survey from Eurobarometer.
Emerging markets enjoying their strongest crisis bounceback ever
Emerging markets (EM) stock markets are enjoying their strongest crisis bounceback ever, as coronavirus (COVID-19) infections stabilise and governments remove two-month-long lockdowns.
Record contraction of Czech industry in April driven by 80% fall in car production
Industrial production flopped by 33.7% y/y as just 14,500 cars were produced during the month compared to a monthly average of 120,000.
bne's Despair Index paints a mixed picture during the corona storm
We have updated bne IntelliNews Despair Index, which better reflects what damage something like the coronacrisis does to the bottom half of society in the countries of New Europe. While the index has ticked up, the damage is limited so far.
Cybersecurity software firm Avast becomes first Czech company to join London Stock Exchange’s FTSE 100 Index
Avast enters FTSE 100 just two years after listing on LSE as coronavirus pandemic’s devastation of travel industry causes cruise giant Carnival and budget airline Easyjet to drop out.