AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoTransport Infrastructure: A Ferrovial–Strabag consortium has signed a €2.9bn, 28-year PPP to build and operate a key 52km stretch of the D35, the Czech Republic’s largest transport contract. Azerbaijan Trade: At a business forum in Baku, Czech firms pitched expertise in rail, logistics, urban transport, engineering and defence. Bilateral trade topped $800m in 2025; Czech investment in Azerbaijan reached $74m, while Azerbaijani investment in Czechia was about $70m. Defence Manufacturing: Czech companies are deepening international ties: CSG joined development of the autonomous SwarmShot counter-drone system, while Hanwha selected a Czech defence supplier for a US howitzer chassis. Industry and Energy: Czech industrial growth eased and the trade balance moved into deficit. Drought also cut Vltava hydropower output to half its long-term average; in Brno, a modernised biomass power station has opened. India Mission: Industry Minister Karel Havlíček is leading Czech companies to India to pursue opportunities in transport, engineering, defence and energy.
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