Competitiveness / Business and Industry

This section feature research, opinion and progress reports on how the Czech Republic compares to other EU countries economically. It includes analysis of international rankings such as the WEF and World Bank.

Spotlight issue

1st December 2022 / Competitiveness / Business and Industry


CTP is building the most modern office building in Central Europe on a former brownfield in Brno, where the post office will be delivered by drones

CTP, the largest developer of sustainable industrial and logistics parks in the Czech Republic, will build a completely new office building – Building I – in the premium office complex Vlněna, which is located on the territory of a former Brno brownfield. In the center of the Moravian metropolis, an iconic building with unique architecture, designed by Studio acht, will be built by mid-2024. The 61-meter-high building with a unique glass façade will cost the developer CZK 600 million.
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15th November 2022 / Competitiveness / Business and Industry


AmCham Real Estate Council: For us to become an innovative economy, the way we plan to use our land must also be innovative

Pavel Sovička of Panattoni and others discussed Finland's impressive efforts to digitize their land use with Pekka Virkamaki, Anna-Riitta Kallinen and Mika Lautanala of the Finnish Ministry of Environment, Finance, and Embassy,
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19th October 2022 / Competitiveness / Business and Industry


Private Rented Sector Booms in CEE

Report shows that investment in the private rented sector (PRS) has increased year-on-year with EUR 130 million invested into the sector across CEE countries in the first half of 2022 Housing affordability deteriorated significantly in parts of Central Europe reinforcing the growth of this new asset class. Across the CEE region, legislation gives PRS investors the edge for further development of PRS projects.
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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic