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The Prague City Court has sentenced businessman František Savov to nine years in prison for tax evasion and money laundering. The former owner of the Mladá fronta publishing house has lived in the UK for over a decade an...

Josef Starýchfojtů, CTO of Czech unicorn Mews, which builds hotel management software, believes most people use artificial intelligence the wrong way. Instead of patiently training AI to do their job, people keep trying ...

Warren Buffett skipped his traditional donation to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, instead giving nearly $6 billion in Berkshire Hathaway shares to four foundations linked to his own family.

Czech footwear brand Skinners, known for its sock-like barefoot shoes, has been hit by two fires at partner facilities in Portugal and Zlín in recent weeks, threatening serious supply disruptions and the loss of a signif...

Prague lawyer Petr Fučík has spent over a decade juggling law at a top Prague firm with running Vinařství Fučík, a South Moravian winery earning global acclaim. At 40, instead of buying a villa in Spain for his retiremen...

O2 Czech Republic, the country's largest telecom operator, has announced a change at the top: starting September 1, the company will be led by Richard Zieseniss, who previously headed its commercial division. He takes ov...

Czech entrepreneur Jaroslav Strnad, together with the Auctor Holding investment group under J&T Private Equity Group, has completed a deal to acquire stakes in the Polish cargo ports of Świnoujście and Gdynia. The value ...

PPF is creating a new executive position — Group Chief AI Transformation Officer — to be filled by Jindřich Fremuth, longtime head of O2 Czech Republic. Starting September 1, 2026, he will be responsible for developing a...

Czech startup Elonga, developer of heart rate variability analysis technology, has announced its entry into the US market. Founded by Vojtěch Hlavenka and physiologist Radim Šlachta, the company is now growing by a fifth...

Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis, a key architect of the current AI boom, likens the leap in AI to the discovery of fire or electricity — while warning humanity that it can't keep up with what it's creating.

Serbian entrepreneur Milorad "Miško" Mišković has spent over twenty years building a career in Prague as a major player in local real estate — and recently added an unexpected passion: his own boxing club.

Czech online beauty and health giant Notino has topped CZK 40 billion in turnover for the first time — EUR 1.76 billion (CZK 42.6 billion) in its latest financial year. The company is also changing leadership: CEO Zbyněk...

CEO Michal Krápinec reports record investor interest in České dráhy's eurobonds: demand for the €500m issue peaked above €1.8 billion, while ratings agency Moody's awarded the carrier its best rating in the company's his...

Dominik Vojta spent nearly nine years as a graphic designer and design team lead at Czech broadcaster Prima, but traded his stable corporate career for a childhood dream — building a realistic Prague metro simulator.

Czech investment holding Purposia Group, founded in 2023 under CEO Jan Hasík, is moving beyond construction into premium tourism. The company now brings together 46

Petra Grabmajer, equity partner at the international firm Pedersen & Partners, has spent two decades in executive search — finding and placing top executives at some of the region's largest companies. Along the way, she ...

RegioJet founder and CEO Radim Jančura talks on The Forbes Show about fierce rail competition, a failed Polish expansion, and his unconventional management style.

Europe's largest online beauty and health retailer Notino closed fiscal year 2025 with turnover of €1.76 billion (over 42 billion CZK), up 11.5% year-on-year. Co-CEO Jakub Šedý shares insights on a challenging year and f...

Cresco Real Estate, Bratislava's biggest developer, is expanding fast in Prague, led by Aleš Svatoň, a manager with over 25 years in real estate. The company is already building hundreds of apartments in Holešovice and h...

Czech billionaire Igor Fait is known not only for the Artis Brno football club, which by his own admission gives him "plenty of stress," but also for the 2JCP industrial holding in the portfolio of his investment group J...