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ZLATOVNA ECONOMIC NEWS
A quick look at what's new in the world of economic policy, finance and precious metals.

Economy: The New Zealand central bank has raised the base interest rate to a 14-year high. Inflationary pressures in the Czech economy are only slowly fading, analysts agree. The Czech economy entered recession in the fourth quarter of last year. BBC: How many reserves does Russia have and how long will they last?. iROZHLAS: The European prosecutor is investigating possible subsidy fraud by a company from Olomouc. Hampl: The Czech economy should return to price stability as soon as possible. In 2035, 51 percent of people in the world may be overweight or obese, experts warn. The growth of the Canadian economy surprisingly stopped at the end of last year. Survey: 83 percent of Czech households are concerned about inflation. After five years, there are more people out of work than vacancies, unemployment is 3.9 percent. Inflation in Turkey has slowed to 57.7 percent, but is higher than expected. The vice-governor of the Czech National Bank has denied that the central bank's actions would lead to higher inflation. The number of bankruptcies and reorganizations of companies in the Czech Republic fell by three percent last year to 723. According to the spokesperson, the Czech National Bank does not work with materials with the highest level of secrecy. The government wants to prepare changes to the benefit system, and also mentions greater targeting of aid. IMF chief: There are disagreements on the issue of debt restructuring of troubled countries. Hampl: High inflation is more reflected in budget expenditures than in budget revenues. USGS: Damage caused by the earthquake in Turkey may amount to up to ten billion dollars. The Russian Central Bank will extend restrictions on capital movements. The British central bank raised interest rates to four percent, the highest since 2008. The Czech National Bank today left the credit market protection rate unchanged. The head of Exxon criticized the EU's energy policy, saying it went too far. Bloomberg: Musk has returned to the position of the richest man in the world. Architect and businessman Vladimír Stehlík, associated with Poldi Kladno, has died. The number of bankruptcies of pubs and bars in Britain increased by 83 percent last year. According to the head of the central bank, Greece's rating will soon return to the investment band. Companies convicted of insurance fraud will probably not have access to contracts.

Stock exchanges: The price of gas for the European market fell below 50 euros, the lowest since December 2021. CNBC: The world is struggling with a shortage of copper that may last until 2030. Analyst: Energy prices fell significantly on the stock exchanges in January, gold rose in price. The Office for the Protection of Consumer Rights has allowed the metal scrap processor TSR to buy the company Barko. The Brazilian government has deployed the army to fight illegal miners in the Amazon. 9.4 tons of gold were imported to the Czech Republic last year, the most in the last 11 years.

Finance: Falter: Austrian Raiffeisen is interested in the remains of Sberbank Europe. The number of people with third-pillar pension savings fell by 40,000 to 4.39 million. UniCredit Bank: The profitability of residential real estate investments fell in February. The Senate Constitutional Commission does not want the constitutional anchoring of the right to pay in cash. The WCA fund is bankrupt, according to a representative of creditors, people invested 2 billion in it. HSBC Bank almost doubled its profit, but published a cautious outlook. Police: Fake bankers force callers to take out a loan and deposit money in a bitcoin wallet. Moneta Money Bank increased its net profit by 30.2 percent last year to 5.19 billion CZK. Revolut increased its sales by 33 percent last year, it was profitable for the first time the year before. The number of payment cards in the Czech Republic fell by 77,000 year-on-year to 14.02 million. Analysis: Of the 1,094 corporate bonds in the Czech Republic, 186 are secured, or 17 percent. Turkey's current account deficit last year was the highest in at least ten years.