AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoMarkets: Prague stocks posted their strongest weekly gain since April, led by defence group CSG shares. CSG also bought a 9.5% stake in Canadian space company MDA for $434 million. Politics and Energy Costs: Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’s ANO party won no seats in Senate run-offs, leaving the opposition majority intact. The result is not expected to threaten the coalition, but comes as Czechia pushes to delay the EU’s expanded carbon market; leaders instead agreed to review its impact as energy costs divide the bloc. Industry: Škoda Group explored rail modernisation and signalling opportunities in India, and metro and rail projects in Azerbaijan. Prices: Czech inflation rose to 2.5% in September, still the EU’s fourth-lowest rate, while producer-price inflation reached its highest level since April 2023. Mortgage lending also increased in September as interest rates rose.
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