AGP Executive Report
Last update: 20 minutes agoAutomotive: Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume urged EU policymakers to back local manufacturing as the carmaker restructures and races to compete with lower-cost Chinese EVs—a debate with direct implications for Czech suppliers. Trade Links: Vietjet has launched twice-weekly Prague–Hanoi flights, opening a new route for business travel and trade; Prague Airport estimates it could serve 67,000 passengers in its first year. Industry and Defence: Czech industrial growth has eased and the trade balance slipped into deficit. Meanwhile, Czech firms are drawing new defence work: Hanwha has selected a Czech partner to make US howitzer chassis, and CSG is helping develop an autonomous counter-drone system. Energy: Drought has cut Vltava hydropower output to half its long-term average, while Teplárny Brno has opened a modernised biomass power station in Maloměřice. Regional Manufacturing: Ostravar Brewery plans to end beer production in Ostrava in 2027, closing a long-running local industrial operation.
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