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(News Archive: 1.1.2008-31.12.2008)
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02.09.2008
Shoemaker Tomas Bata dies at age 93
... Czech-born businessman Tomas J. Bata, who made Canada his adopted country, died yesterday in Toronto, Canada at age 93. Tomas J. Bata was born in Praha, Czechoslovakia on Sept. 17, 1914. Bata`s father, Tomas Sr., founded the shoe empire in Zlin i ... -
23.06.2008
Foreign trade is on the rise again
... Prague - Mainly thanks to a greater number of work days, April was marked by an increase in Czech foreign trade. In comparison to last year, export in April grew by 12.6 percent while import grew only by 11.1 percent. Trade balance ended with a su ... -
10.06.2008
The Czech Republic becoming European IT center
... The Czech Republic is becoming a European software development giant. 51 programming centers have been established in the country since 2000. Additionally, investors have pledged to employ more than 10,000 developers, the vast majority of whom are h ... -
10.06.2008
Prazdroj sales up in Canada
... Czech brewery Plzeňský Prazdroj has raised sales of its Pilsner Urquell beer in Canada by dozens of percent in the past few months thanks to the World Ice Hockey Championship the country is hosting. Prazdroj has exported 21,000 hectoliters of beer ... -
02.05.2008
Czech company J4 @ Bakery Showcase (Toronto Congress Centre, May 4-6)
... You are CORDIALLY INVITED to visit J4 company at Bakery Showcase in Toronto, Canada on May 4 to 6, 2008. J4 is a prominent European manufacturer of tunnel band ovens and other bakery equipment. While costs of energy and grain are rising rapidly worl ... -
07.03.2008
Visit of Prime Minister of the Czech Republic to Canada
... The Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Mirek Topolánek visited Canada on February 28 and 29, 2008. The Prime Minister was accompanied by the Minister of Defence Vlasta Parkanová. In Ottawa, Prime Minister Topolánek met with the Governor General ... -
07.03.2008
CzechTrade at Globe 2008 in Vancouver, Canada
... CzechTrade is proud to announce its participation at Globe 2008 taking place at Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre, Canada on March 12 - 14, 2008 . The participation is organised as a joined stand ... -
17.01.2008
"GREAT BALL OF EIGHTS" proudly supported by CzechTrade
... With the New Year 2008 in full swing the Czech and Slovak community in Toronto is organizing special fundraising evening which will celebrate the success of Czechs and Slovaks in Canada, their contribution to the Canadian society and also commemorat ...
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