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The company YIT is building the residential block Kattila Kamýk in Kamýk, Prague 12, which is to offer 73 units. Construction began in February 2026 on the site of the former heat exchanger station, which was demolished and replaced by a new one. The building is designed in a functional Nordic style. The release gives neither a completion date nor flat prices.

The GasNet group has put its first modular regulation station into operation in Rosice u Chrasti in the Chrudim area. The gas company expects the new technology to make modernisation of the distribution network easier and faster. According to a press release of 12 October 2026, a conventional regulation station is largely built on site. The excerpt gives neither the cost nor the number of further planned stations.

Of the eighteen Senate candidates backed by the Pirates, two won a seat already in the first round. Another ten advance to the second round, among them the incumbent senator Adéla Sucharda Šípová in the Kladno district. In the municipal elections the Pirates say they have 229 councillors.

On 12 October 2026 CETIN and DataLite announced the creation of a joint venture, CETIN.Digital tSM s.r.o. It is to serve in modernising CETIN's digital systems, and its know-how could also be used by the PPF group and other firms on the market. The venture builds on the long-standing cooperation between the two companies and on the tSM product.

According to a release of 12 October 2026, the Central Dog Register, in full operation since 1 July 2026, lists more than 255,000 dogs and their keepers. It says the register helps return lost dogs to their keepers.

The airline Vietjet started a scheduled service from Prague to Hanoi with a stopover in Almaty on 11 October 2026. According to the press release, it is the company's first operation in European Union countries. Flights run once a week, on Tuesdays.

According to the law firm Doucha Šikola advokáti, the change in building permitting will move thousands of officials and may at first cause confusion and delays. A hybrid model is to operate in 2027: ordinary buildings will still be permitted by the current building offices, while designated buildings fall under the new rules. Full integration of most agendas of the authorities concerned for other buildings will come later. The firm says developers must therefore weigh in the coming weeks whether to start proceedings this year or wait for the new rules.

From 1 October 2026 Komerční banka offers 4% p.a. on its 6-month term account, in the KB+ app and to entrepreneurs and small firms through MojeBanka. The minimum deposit is CZK 5,000, the rate applies to funds up to CZK 10 million, and the account is free of charge. The 3-month variant pays 2.5% p.a., the 12-month one 3% p.a. Deposits are insured by law up to EUR 100,000 per client.

The Liberec-based company HARDWARIO, whose shares trade on the Prague Stock Exchange, made a preliminary pre-tax profit of CZK 15.93 million in the first eight months of 2026, ten times the figure for the same period of 2025. Revenue rose 8% to CZK 82.05 million. The company keeps its full-year revenue outlook of CZK 110 million and has had no loans since the first half of 2026. It has pushed a delivery of 500 systems for Canadian grain silos to next year; its partner GrainLink ordered development of a next generation for USD 198,000.

The Ředitelství silnic a dálnic (Road and Motorway Directorate) is preparing a new exit from the D48 motorway to the industrial zone in Nošovice. The project, meant to divert mainly the freight traffic supplying the car plant and other companies, could start in 2028. ŘSD spokesman Miroslav Mazal said a building permit and a tender for the contractor are expected next year and that the estimated cost exceeds CZK 290 million. The exit is to connect to the motorway from both sides; during work on the overpass, traffic is to be routed into one lane in each direction.