http://www.pwc.com/ PricewaterhouseCoopers Czech Republic - Current Press Releases http://pwcprd-wip.pwcinternal.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/evropske-trhy-ipo-postupne-ozivaji.jhtml European stock exchanges, led by London, showed some signs of recovery in Initial Public Offering (IPO) activity during the third quarter of this year, but concerns over economic growth and pricing issues continued to restrict the number of larger deals, according to the latest IPO Watch Europe, the PwC survey tracking the volume and value of IPOs around Europe. http://pwcprd-wip.pwcinternal.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/evropske-trhy-ipo-postupne-ozivaji.jhtml 18th October 2010 http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/pwc-expanze-na-ceskem-trhu.jhtml Tax and regulatory changes, as well as the efforts of the state and firms to be more efficient and find ways to be better than the competition. These are challenges that will, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) specialists, characterise the crisis-experienced economy in the next few years. PwC expects that demand from clients for its services will grow in the Czech Republic, which will bring a 50% increase in revenues in 5 years. its worldwide network to its clients, its people and the communities in which it operates. http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/pwc-expanze-na-ceskem-trhu.jhtml 4th October 2010 http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/pwc-meni-svou-vizualni-podobu.jhtml PricewaterhouseCoopers has refreshed its branding in order to strengthen, and modernise how it represents its worldwide network to its clients, its people and the communities in which it operates. http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/pwc-meni-svou-vizualni-podobu.jhtml 17th September 2010 http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/peter-chrenko-vedoucim-partnerem-tymu-pro-danove-spory.jhtml Peter Chrenko has been appointed leading partner of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Tax Controversy and Tax Policy & Administration practices. Peter worked as the Deputy Minister of Finance responsible for Taxation and Customs for the past three years. http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/peter-chrenko-vedoucim-partnerem-tymu-pro-danove-spory.jhtml 9th September 2010 http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/uplatky-a-korupce-ve-stavebnictvi-a-strojirenstvi.jhtml Economic crime is real and is happening within the Engineering and Construction sector (E&C), with significant consequence for those involved. Losses, fines and reputational damage can be significant. These are the key findings of PricewaterhouseCoopers 4th biennial Engineering and Construction sector findings report, which accompanies the main Economic Crime in a Downturn: Global Economic Crime Survey. http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/uplatky-a-korupce-ve-stavebnictvi-a-strojirenstvi.jhtml 20th July 2010 http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/audit-ma-dva-nove-partnery.jhtml Václav Prýmek and Jiří Zouhar have been appointed as new partners in PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit (PwC). Václav Prýmek is responsible for the provision of audit services and strategic accounting consultancy services to clients doing business in the areas of the gas industry and technology. Jiří Zouhar, as a leader of PricewaterhouseCoopers Automotive expert group in the Czech Republic, is responsible for automotive industry clients. The appointment of both these experts demonstrates the potential seen by PwC in these industries. http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/audit-ma-dva-nove-partnery.jhtml 15th July 2010 http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/pwc-pomaha-zivotnimu-prostredi-a-svemu-okoli.jhtml More than 50 employees from all of three PricewaterhouseCoopers Czech Republic (PwC) offices spent a work day at the beginning of summer joining PwC Green Day volunteering events. The events were organised simultaneously in locations near Brno, Ostrava and Prague. http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/pwc-pomaha-zivotnimu-prostredi-a-svemu-okoli.jhtml 15th July 2010 http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/rozhovory-s-novymi-partnery.jhtml We are pleased to introduce our new partners for ČR http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/rozhovory-s-novymi-partnery.jhtml 23rd June 2010 http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/david-borkovec-partnerem-danovych-a-pravnich-sluzeb.jhtml David Borkovec has been appointed Partner of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Tax and Legal Services department. In his new role he will be responsible mainly for advising Czech companies and their owners in the areas of international tax planning and transfer pricing. http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/david-borkovec-partnerem-danovych-a-pravnich-sluzeb.jhtml 14th June 2010 http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/tomas-basta-vedoucim-partnerem-pro-energetiku.jhtml Energy & Utilities sector activities of PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Czech Republic will be led by partner Tomáš Bašta. He will also be taking care of clients in the telecommunication and information technology sector. In this new position he will make use of a 17years long career that he has had at PricewaterhouseCoopers benefiting the network industries clients in the Czech Republic and abroad. http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/tomas-basta-vedoucim-partnerem-pro-energetiku.jhtml 2nd June 2010 http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/ceo-survey/13ceo-survey-tiskova-zprava-pro-cr.jhtml The revenues of Czech companies are expected to grow in the following 12 months. Over half of the CEOs of domestic companies approached by the consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers Czech Republic (PwC) using a survey are quite sure about this growth. The leaders of Czech companies see better exploitation of existing markets and the potential of current customers as the main opportunities for growth. Furthermore, the CEOs perceive the protracted global recession to be their biggest threat. http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/ceo-survey/13ceo-survey-tiskova-zprava-pro-cr.jhtml 26th May 2010 http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/global-management-challenge.jhtml Student team supported by PricewaterhouseCoopers Czech Republic (PwC) took the win in the national finals of the Global Management Challenge competition (GMC) on 17 March 2010. Five students from the University of Economics, Prague (Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze) and the University of Finance and Administration (Vysoká škola finanční a správní) repeated their success from last year and defended the title of Czech Champions for the PwC team. http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/global-management-challenge.jhtml 7th April 2010 http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/jiri-moser-poradce-vcele-pwc-cr.jhtml Jiří Moser (43) is the first Czech native to head PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Czech Republic. His appointment as a managing partner confirms PwC’s long-term aim to provide the highest quality services not only for international corporations but also for the local Czech companies. From 2006 to the present time, Jiří has executed the duties of Leading Partner of Advisory Services; he will keep this position in the future as well. http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/jiri-moser-poradce-vcele-pwc-cr.jhtml 1st April 2010 http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/miroslav-klose-odbornik-na-vyrobni-podniky.jhtml Miroslav Klose, an expert on running manufacturing concerns, joined PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Czech Republic advisory team as a new Senior Manager. He will focus on further development of consulting services for the production sector. He will capitalise on his long-standing experience from power and engineering companies, where he execute the duties of CEO or board member. http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/miroslav-klose-odbornik-na-vyrobni-podniky.jhtml 30th March 2010 http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/novy-senior-manager-v-hrm.jhtml The current challenging economic environment has increased the effectiveness requirements of human resource management. PricewaterhouseCoopers has reflected the increasing market demand for effective Human Resources Management services and has reinforced its Human Resource Management team (HRM). Petr Draxler (39) has been appointed as a Senior Manager in HRM at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Petr will work closely with Branislav Hunčík, an HRM Director, to further develop PricewaterhouseCoopers’ service offerings in HRM. http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/novy-senior-manager-v-hrm.jhtml 16th March 2010 http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/milan-severin-posila-bankam-a-pojistovnam.jhtml PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Czech Republic Financial Services Advisory team was strengthened by the addition of Milan Severin, Senior Manager. Milan is returning to Prague after almost six years working in London’s PwC UK office. http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/milan-severin-posila-bankam-a-pojistovnam.jhtml 9th March 2010 http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/oskari.jhtml PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) this year celebrates its 76th year counting the Oscars® ballots on behalf of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ("The Academy"). Brad Oltmanns and Rick Rosas will continue the tradition leading the balloting process and will be the only two people in the world to know the identity of the Oscar® winners before the 82nd Annual Academy Awards® live telecast on Sunday, March 7, 2010 on ABC at 5 p.m. PT (8 p.m. ET). http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/oskari.jhtml 4th March 2010 http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/global-outsourcing.jhtml Outsourcing providers around the world predict that demand for their services is expanding rapidly, and they are adding staff and investing in new services to meet expected demand, according to a new survey from Duke University's Offshoring Research Network and PricewaterhouseCoopers. http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/global-outsourcing.jhtml 2nd March 2010 http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/nove-trendy-na-realitnim-trhu.jhtml Prague ranked 13th for new acquisitions in this year’s Emerging Trends in Real Estate® Europe survey. According to the report, recently published by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the easing of credit and stabilising property values will see Europe’s real estate industry improving in 2010, but it still faces a ‘long, slow haul’ to recovery. http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/nove-trendy-na-realitnim-trhu.jhtml 25th February 2010 http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/volani-po-zmene.jhtml Business is looking to governments for leadership in establishing the behavioural change necessary to halt global warming. And it is a mixture of penalties and rewards that is most likely to encourage business to reduce its impact on the environment. These are just two of the findings drawn from the most comprehensive survey of its kind yet conducted, the PricewaterhouseCoopers Appetite for Change. http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/volani-po-zmene.jhtml 23rd February 2010 http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/banking-banana-skins-2010-desatero.jhtml Raising funds to increase their capital levels, insolvency of their clients and an overwhelming supply of regulations from Brussels and Basel are the greatest risks facing Czech bankers, according to the latest „Banking Banana Skins“ survey conducted by the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation (CSFI) together with PricewaterhouseCoopers. Petr Kříž, PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit Partner and banking expert, comments on the top ten most serious risks for the Czech banking sector. http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/banking-banana-skins-2010-desatero.jhtml 2nd February 2010 http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/banking-banana-skins-2010.jhtml The greatest risk now facing the banking industry is not financial but political, according to the latest ‘Banking Banana Skins’ survey conducted by the CSFI in association with PricewaterhouseCoopers. The annual poll of banking risk puts “political interference” at the top of a list of the 30 most serious risks to banks during this period of financial crisis. The poll is based on responses from 450 senior figures from the financial world in 49 countries. http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/banking-banana-skins-2010.jhtml 2nd February 2010 http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/ceo-survey/13ceo-survey-tiskova-zprava-pro-cr.jhtml With their worst fears of prolonged recession behind them, CEOs' confidence for future growth has bounced back from the gloomy prospects of a year ago, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers 13th Annual Global CEO Survey. http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/ceo-survey/13ceo-survey-tiskova-zprava-pro-cr.jhtml 27th January 2010 http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/krizi-postizene-ipo-se-vydavaji-vzhuru.jhtml Europe’s IPO markets recorded a distinct upturn in activity in the fourth quarter (October to December) of 2009, with both value and volume rising markedly over the previous nine months when stock exchanges continued to suffer from the worldwide loss of confidence in the capital markets and the recession. However, pricing proved difficult in what remains a buyers market, according to the latest IPO Watch Europe, the PricewaterhouseCoopers survey tracking the volume and value of IPOs around Europe. http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2010/krizi-postizene-ipo-se-vydavaji-vzhuru.jhtml 12th January 2010 http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2009/budoucnost-patri-elektromobilum.jhtml The growing potential of electric vehicles is clear from the introductions to the market by both new and established manufacturers, as well as the heavy investment in battery technology. The depth and speed at which electric vehicles will be able to penetrate the market will rely on several factors, but there remains little doubt that this technology will have a significant impact on the automotive industry moving forward. PricewaterhouseCoopers estimates that by 2020, pure electric vehicles (PEVs) could represent between two and five percent of the total output of light vehicles. http://www.pwc.com/cz/en/tiskove-zpravy-2009/budoucnost-patri-elektromobilum.jhtml 10th December 2009