Business Leaders Forum: ESG Leadership 2024

Our member Business Leaders Forum invites you to attend the ESG Leadership 2024 on September 16 in Prague. This event features discussions on sustainable business models from top Czech and international leaders. Highlights include expert panels, practical success stories, the presentation of the new Czech Sustainability Leader Award, and insights from the IPSOS survey on … Continued

Aisa International: Ten Reasons to Take Out Life Insurance

By Chris Lean Life insurance can help avoid problems for spouses, families, and businesses. There are many reasons to take out life insurance. Many are overlooked. We look at a few ways that life insurance can protect families, businesses and inheritance. 1. The breadwinner The death of a married breadwinner with children could cause severe hardship for … Continued

UNICEF The Cesty Pledge: Employment that Empowers Refugee Youth

Refugee youth face a trade-off between low-skill work to sustain basic needs now and continuing education and training to build skills for the future. Disruption in skills development now will have life-long consequences. This pledge is a call to action for private sector companies to support 15-24 year-old refugees to pursue their aspirations. Our ambition … Continued

The Julius Prague: Celebrate Christmas and New Year at the Emporium Bistro

The Emporium bistro&bar sits at the centre of the newly opened serviced residences, The Julius Prague, located at Senovazne namesti 3, offering a wide range of fresh gourmet food, with a menu curated by Executive Chef, Milan Dolejš. As family gatherings and celebrations are just around the corner-enjoy Christmas or New Year’s dinner in Emporium … Continued

Queen Elizabeth II (1926 – 2022)

In Remembrance of Our Patron Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II We are most saddened to hear of the passing of Her Majesty the Queen. On behalf of the BCC’s Members, Board of Directors and Executive Team, we extend our deepest condolences to the Royal Family and the British People. For seven decades the Queen has … Continued

JŠK advised CVI on two private debt investments

JŠK advised Credit Value Investments (CVI) on two significant financings in the Czech Republic CVI is an independent asset manager that focuses on investments in small and medium enterprises as well as real estate projects in Poland and other countries in Central and Eastern Europe. Since its inception in 2012, CVI has played a major … Continued

Europe FX Forecast Revision

The performance of the CEE currencies so far in 2022 has been similarly disparate as in 2021. The Czech koruna has outperformed its peers, posting small gains against the euro, while the Polish zloty and Hungarian forint have suffered losses, the latter being quite significant. In fact, the forint is currently the third worst performing emerging … Continued

On September 15, the documentary feature film Good Old Czechs, directed by Tomáš Bojar, will premiere in cinemas. The trailer for the film was released today.

The official trailer for the film has been launched to coincide with the 77th anniversary of the return of Czechoslovak RAF members to Prague on August 15, 1945. The film tells the story of two Czech RAF airmen, František Fajtl and Filip Jánský (real name Richard Husmann), and their Odyssean journey across war-torn Europe. The … Continued