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Financial Services Activities Auxiliary To Financial Services And Insurance Activities Activities Auxiliary To Financial Services And Insurance Activities 66.1 - Activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
30 March 2007
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2008
Description
Deutche Börse Services, a subsidiary of one of the largest stock exchanges in the world, opens a new IT centre in Prague where about 150 people are to be employed by the end 2008. The Czech Republic has been selected over the other countries in the region (Poland and Hungary). The decision was made based on the skills of Czech IT specialists and the relatively short distance from Frankfurt where the company is headquartered.
Sources
30 March 2007: Hospodárske noviny
Citation
Eurofound (2007), Deutsche Börse Services, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 65172, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/65172.
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