Company press releases — Business and finance

Komerční banka increased the promotional interest rate on its savings account from 3.5% to 4.2% per year, effective November 1, 2026. The announcement does not specify conditions such as deposit limits or how long the offer will last.

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.

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.

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.

The ninth Czech Space Week runs from 2 to 8 November 2026 in Prague and other cities. A press conference on 2 November at 15:00 in Prague Planetarium will first reveal a shortlist of items from the public call Czech Journey to Space, which received 1,171 proposals. The selected objects are meant to accompany Aleš Svoboda to the International Space Station after approval by ESA, NASA and Vast. The programme also includes the Space2Business conference on 3–4 November at Černín Palace and an event in Brno on 4 November.

The presidium of the Czech Television Council responded to the ongoing parliamentary debate on changing the funding of Czech Television and Czech Radio. It noted that MPs and senators have had access to the 2025 annual report on Czech Television's finances since June 11, 2026. According to the statement, the broadcaster's finances are checked by the Council and its Supervisory Committee, an independent external audit, and subsequently by Parliament when reviewing annual reports.

Representatives of Prague, Brno and Hradec Králové met in the Czech House in Brussels with officials from the European Commission, European Parliament and Committee of the Regions to discuss the EU's multiannual budget for 2028–2034. The event was organised by the Association of Metropolitan Areas and Agglomerations of the Czech Republic, the Representation of the City of Prague to the EU, and the Eurocities network. Participants agreed on a call to guarantee at least 15 percent of cohesion policy funds for sustainable urban development.

US refiner Valero Energy reported third-quarter 2026 net income attributable to shareholders of $6.8 billion, more than six times higher than a year earlier. The company said the jump was driven by a sharp rise in refining margins. The statement provides no further breakdown of the result.

Investment platform XTB published survey results among 1,007 people aged 18 to 30, finding that a fifth of them shared financial information with an AI assistant that they had not told anyone else. In nearly half of cases, according to the findings, no one or only one person knows the amount of respondents' savings. The release does not specify the survey's exact timing or methodology.