Arcona Capital tackles affordabality in Úvaly
Arcona Capital is negotiating with local, Czech and European public institutions to create a new...
Ernst Giese (Giese & Partner) to open AEEC’s Prague conference
Dr. Ernst Giese (Giese & Partner) is a member of the organizing committee for the Autumn...
Ondřej Chybik on CHYBIK + KRISTOF’s targeted expansion plan
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City to buy Žižkov Cargo Station for CZK 1.43bn
Prague’s city council has voted to acquire the historic Žižkov Freight Station building and...
Industry Insights
LatestJohn Newton: Sustainability’s stars are finally aligning
Jun 10, 2024
Last summer, when studying for my ESG qualification, Larry Fink of Blackrock, announced that ESG...
Why Czech mortgage rates aren’t falling
The disconnect between the Czech National Bank’s policy rates and actual mortgage rates continues to shape the residential market. While the CNB has cut its base rate by three percentage points, but mortgage rates are...
Read MorePenta opens to investors with two funds
Investment group Penta is expanding its financing strategy by establishing two new investment...
Read MorePPP’s Czech future depends on D4, says Wilhelm (White & Case)
There’s a lot more than just faster travel times at stake on the completion of Příbram to Písek...
Read MoreRohlik’s “breakthrough” deal with Amazon in Germany
For me, the common ‘rohlik’ (or ‘bread roll’) is one of the basic building blocks of the Czech...
Read MorePavel Novák (Savills): Low office supply isn’t going away
Just how low is the new supply going to be for the next few years? Isn’t it fair to say...
Read MoreJan Mynář (Lexxus Norton): Value creation starts at the beginning
You come from the world of private equity. What brought you to Lexxus Norton? I was first working...
Read MoreValue of PDS land hits CZK 8.84 billion
Between 2021 and 2024, Pražská developerská společnost has driven up the value of the 757,000 sqm...
The planning crisis is really an absence of leadership
Anyone who’s been involved in the Czech development process for more than a week will know the...
What Bartoš didn’t know hurt everyone
Ex-minister Bartoš was no doubt a talented politician. But listening to him defend the new digital construction permit system weeks before it was launched, I couldn’t figure out if he even understood it. He seemed mystified by...
Savills: 12 Czech investment transactions close in Q3
Czech investors closed a dozen deals during Q3 2024, according to Savills. That’s the same...
Martin Polák (Garbe): You can’t just invest in the good times
Over the summer, Fio investiční společnost acquired Garbe Park Chomutov from the developer for €33...
ČMN’s Nemo fund tops 11,000 investors
The number of individuals who have bought shares in Českomoravská Nemovitostní’s NEMO fund...
Kupka: Construction law fix could take longer than 18 months
The Czech government has admitted that the defects of its digital construction permit system are...
REALIA buys 2 more retail parks for CZK 180m
Realia Fund Sicav just bought another two retail parks in a move that’s expanded its assets under...
Expo notes: Investor landscape in transition
One of the most interesting discussions I watched at Expo was on the last day, when your head is...
Catches closes all nine Czech stores
Insolvency proceedings began last week with Retail Group, the company that operated Esprit stores...
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