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- The production of passenger cars in the Czech Republic grew by 31.5% YoY to 353,770 cars in Q1 2023, with 11.7% of production being electric cars. The Automotive Industry Association reported that Škoda Auto, Hyundai, and Toyota were the top performers.
- Some 593,000 International Student Identity Cards or ISICs were issued in Czechia last year, which is the highest figure out of all the 130 countries where the document is used to certify a student status. France, which is roughly six times larger in terms of population, came second.
- The minimum gross decent wage for a full-time job in Czechia that would cover the needs of an adult with a child, as well as leisure time and small savings, should be CZK 40,912. In Prague, it should be CZK 42,776 due to the higher cost of living. The estimate was presented by a team of experts from the independent and informal Platform for a Minimum Decent Wage at a press conference on Tuesday.
- Czech farmers have 40% more grains in stock than a year ago as surging Ukrainian exports to European markets have replaced Czech exports, the country’s Agriculture Association said on Tuesday, warning of a potential squeeze in storage capacity.
- Prague has closed its river embankments and the gates of the Čertovka canal in response to heavy rainfall and the risk of flooding. The aim is to prevent a rise in the level of the Vltava River, which could occur if the flow rate exceeds 450 cubic meters per second. This would trigger the first stage of flood activity.
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