Breakthrough year for workers: real wages fell by more than 7 percent due to inflation

Breakthrough year for workers: real wages fell by more than 7 percent due to inflation

The average wage in the Czech Republic increased by 7.9 percent year-on-year to 43,412 crowns in the fourth quarter of last year. However, after accounting for inflation, which reached 15.7 percent in the same period, wages decreased by 6.7 percent in real terms. It thus fell for the fifth quarter in a row, by 7.5 … Read more

Commercial bank loans in 2022 grew 2.1%, NPL decreased after gradual debt restructuring.

Commercial bank loans in 2022 grew 2.1%, NPL decreased after gradual debt restructuring.

Ms. Suwannee Jesadasak Assistant Governor Financial Institutions Supervision Division 1, Bank of Thailand (BOT) revealed an overview of the commercial banking system in 2022 that commercial banking system credit in 2022 grew by 2.1%, decelerating from the previous year. from debt repayment of large corporate, public sector and soft loan, as well as the transfer … Read more

Moneta will lay off hundreds of people by the summer. Other banks are moving employees

Moneta will lay off hundreds of people by the summer.  Other banks are moving employees

The tax on extraordinary profits, or the war tax, applies to the largest banks and energy companies. The government of Petr Fiala (ODS) promises up to 120 billion kroner in addition to this year’s budget. However, Moneta complains that because of the tax, he will have to radically limit investment plans and also get rid … Read more

Savings bank vs inbang… Interest rate competition to park passbooks on fire

Savings bank vs inbang… Interest rate competition to park passbooks on fire

As internet-only banks recently raised the interest rate for parking accounts, savings banks are also raising interest rates for parking accounts to attract short-term funds. As interest rates on commercial bank deposits rose, the attractiveness of parked passbooks seemed to diminish. ▷Related article: Getting out of the ‘parking account’… Competition in the bank and savings … Read more

Komerční banka wants to share ATMs, allegedly because of the ecology. You are not telling the whole truth, the Savings Bank counter

Komerční banka wants to share ATMs, allegedly because of the ecology.  You are not telling the whole truth, the Savings Bank counter

At the request of Komerční banka and Moneta Money Banka regarding the sharing of the ATM network in June, at least two other banks are already hearing. Air Bank is interested and admits to it officially. The second, UniCredit Bank, is waiting for the results of the behind-the-scenes negotiations and does not want to confirm … Read more

Another energy supplier is ending. A partner company with an account with Sberbank broke his neck

Another energy supplier is ending.  A partner company with an account with Sberbank broke his neck

The company Česká energetická a plynárenská announced on its website that it is no longer able to supply gas and electricity to its customers. She said that the reason was not fluctuations in energy prices, but the end of the partner company Manta Commodities SE, which ensured supply deviations. She announced the end of her … Read more

Komerční banka earned 13 billion last year and will share it with shareholders

Komerční banka earned 13 billion last year and will share it with shareholders

Last year, Komerční banka’s net profit rose by 56 percent to 12.7 billion crowns, and will share it with shareholders. The Board of Directors proposes a dividend of CZK 43.80 per share, for a total of CZK 8.3 billion. The bank will decide on the retained dividends from the covid years only in the second … Read more

Komerční banka buys 131 Enyaq electric cars from Škoda Auto

Komerční banka buys 131 Enyaq electric cars from Škoda Auto

At the same time as purchasing electric cars, the bank decided to build 170 new charging stations in Prague and other regions. “Cars with a battery capacity of 62 kW will be distributed taking into account the production capacities of the Mladá Boleslav plant and the speed of installation of charging stations,” Komerční banka said … Read more

The crown shows muscles. Its consolidation may not be over yet

The crown shows muscles.  Its consolidation may not be over yet

The koruna is significantly helped by the monetary policy of the Czech National Bank, whose bank board has surprisingly sharply raised its key interest rate to 3.75 percent in response to strong inflationary pressures in recent months. This was the last percentage point just before Christmas. The two-week repo rate, from which interest rates on … Read more