Aktualne.cz CzechNews brings you a taste of this week's issue of its partner publication, English-language investigative weekly Czech Insider.
The new issue will be available here at 4 PM (CET).
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Russian business lobby in Czech Republic gets stronger
Business - The Russian business expansion into the Czech Republic is accelerating.
The efforts of Russia's nuclear agency Rosatom to secure the multibillion deal for the expansion of the Temelin nuclear station is only a tip of the iceberg.
The Russian expatriate business community in the Czech Republic, based above all in the city of Karlovy Vary and Prague's Stodulky neighborhood, is thriving... (read more here).
Mysterious firm Gascontrol close to buying Detmarovice plant
Business - Gascontrol, a little-known Havirovice-based energy company, has a good chance of becoming the new owner of the black coal burning Detmarovice power station.
The selection process is currently in its second round, and Gascontrol is competing with two other bidders: Energy and Industry Holding (EPH) controlled by J&T Group and the BXR investment group owned by billionaire Zdenek Bakala... (read more here).
Gas and beer: Biggest Czech deals of 2012
Revealed - The most expensive transaction made by a Czech company in 2012 was the EPH holding's acquisition of Slovak gas company SPP. SPP owns the Slovakian part of a gas pipeline that supplies Russian gas to Europe.
EPH bought a 49 percent stake in SPP from Germany's E.ON and France's GdF Suez for EUR 2.5 billion.
EPH is a joint project owned by PPF, J&T and Daniel Kretinsky, who was behind the acquisition of SPP... (read more here).
... AND MUCH MORE!
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Czech Insider is an English-language weekly edition of Deník Insider ("Insider Daily"), a Czech subscription-only daily newspaper prepared by the creators of Aktualne.cz that provides original investigative insight into the top tiers of Czech politics and business.
Every Monday at 4 PM (CET), Czech Insider publishes the English translation of the most important stories from the previous week. You can get your subscription here.
