In a bid to cut exposure to the euro, the Czech central bank diversified its foreign-currency reserves portfolio by transferring some reserves from euro to Australian dollars, the bank said in its 2011 annual report published on its website. The share of reserves held in Australian dollars now stands at 5.3% of overall reserves. Euro reserves account for 56.4% of the total, followed by US dollars with a share of 21.3%, Canadian dollars (7.2%), Swedish crown (3.6%), Japanese yen (2.8%), British pound (2.6%) and gold (0.8%). The banks FX reserves stood at CZK 803bn as of end-2011. |
Social Democrats (CDDS), the major Czech opposition party, proposed next year's general and European elections to be held on the same day, CTK news agency reported. CSSD leader Bohuslav Sobotka ... more
The Czech unit of UK retailer Tesco faces a fine of up to CZK 3mn (EUR 116,000) for selling beef lasagne containing undeclared horsemeat, Radio Prague reported. The state-run Agricultural and Food ... more
The upper house of the Czech parliament, the Senate, voted on March 20 a constitutional amendment to limit the immunity of lawmakers and constitutional judges, Radio Prague reported. Out of the ... more