AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoAI Infrastructure Boost: Europe is expanding its publicly funded AI supercomputers with a €387.8m system from France’s Bull for the LUMI-AI project, with Czech Republic among the partner countries, aiming to close the computing gap with the US and China. Czech Economy Watch: The Czech economy grew 2.6% in 2025—faster than the EU average—but the Supreme Audit Office warns the model leans too much on consumption, with high energy intensity and rising public debt threatening longer-term competitiveness. Payments Trend: Card and smartphone payments keep climbing in Czechia: in H1 2026 there were 1.775bn cashless transactions worth about 1.012tn crowns, with online payments up roughly 20%. Defense Industry Tension: Funeral wreaths and black-ribbon photos appeared near defense firms in Lithuania and the Czech Republic, prompting arrests and suspicions of Russian-linked provocation. Sports—Prague Derby: Slavia Prague beat Sparta 3-0 at Letná to stay unbeaten and extend its lead at the top of the Czech league. Mobile Costs: Vodafone Czechia plans tariff increases averaging about 7%, with some lower-tier plans rising up to 10% and fixed internet up to 20%. COVID Vaccine Waste: Czechia spent about CZK 19bn on COVID vaccines since 2020, but fewer than half of supplied doses were used; many expired and were destroyed.
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