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Zeitgeist Asset Management has begun converting the office building at Táborská 31 in Prague 4, in Nusle, into a student residence with 394 beds. The building dates from the 1960s, and the company had considered changing its use when it bought the property in 2020.

The administration of the Krkonoše National Park (KRNAP) dismissed several deputy directors today, just one day before a planned protest demanding the removal of park director Moravec. About 4,000 people signed a petition calling for his dismissal. MP Jana Patková (Pirate Party) pointed to the suspicious timing, which also coincides with a dispute between park management and journalists.

innogy and UniCredit Bank launched a joint programme called Nabijte svůj účet energií on 1 November 2026. Clients who register, hold a START, OPEN or TOP account at the bank and arrange a new electricity or gas supply point with innogy can receive up to CZK 16,200 over 36 months. Of this, innogy pays up to CZK 10,800 (a basic bonus of CZK 50 to 300 a month depending on annual consumption, plus CZK 50 a month for supply points arranged earlier) and the bank CZK 150 a month, up to CZK 5,400 in total.

The South Korean company CloudN held an event at the Augustine hotel in Prague on 30 October 2026, presenting the results of a pilot deployment of its HIVATION platform at a manufacturing plant in Třinec and its plans for expansion in Europe. It signed cooperation agreements with the Czech Technical University in Prague and the firm ICANDO and a maintenance contract with Daechang Seat; the shared focus is LCA and predictive maintenance technologies. The event was held under a 2026 programme supporting foreign demonstration projects of green technologies, backed by the South Korean environment ministry and the institute KEITI.

Starting Monday, November 30, the NHL will air a new series called "NHL Monday Night Hockey," bringing 11 games featuring 16 clubs to European prime time during the 2026–27 season. The opening game between the Ottawa Senators and Nashville Predators begins at 7:00 PM Czech time. In Czechia, games will stream for free on Nova Action, with players like Martin Nečas and David Pastrňák among the highlights.

ČSOB says it is the first bank in the Czech Republic to offer the World Legend Mastercard, the top tier of Mastercard premium cards. It is intended for selected ČSOB Private Banking clients and includes travel benefits, a round-the-clock personal concierge service and access to experiences at home and abroad.

Modrá pyramida building society, part of the Komerční banka group, launched an interest-free home loan on 2 November 2026 under the New Green Savings programme. Owners of family houses can borrow up to CZK 2 million at 0% interest with repayment periods of up to 15 years for energy-efficient renovations.

Czech parcel delivery company Zásilkovna has released a new version of its mobile app, which it says is used by more than two million people in the Czech Republic each month. The update aims to speed up parcel pickup and sending and adds requested features such as parcel redirection. The release does not specify the exact launch date or a full list of new features.

Since November 1, 2025, a 2-euro handling fee applies to parcels imported into the EU from outside the bloc. Tomáš Čupr, head of marketing agency PPC Profits, said Chinese platforms can adapt quickly to such regulation, so Czech e-shops will only gain a short-term advantage from the fee.

According to a representative survey by the staffing company Předvýběr.CZ, 27% of people have ended an employment during the probation period once in their lives. Eleven percent have done so two or three times, and almost three percent of workers more often. The data for the survey was collected by the agency Talk Online Panel.