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

3rd February 2017 / Competitiveness / Business and Industry


RETAIL MARKET: Future of shopping centre development by Katarína Brydone

“Looking at the Czech economy, we can see growth nowadays. Low unemployment rate, salary increase, retail spend up, etc. It should be a great time for the development of shopping centres, don´t you think?”, opened Mrs. Brydone during her discussion. (article based on notes from the discussion on Top Trends in Real Estate held at AmCham on 31 January 2017)
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29th January 2017 / Competitiveness / Business and Industry


Eurostat: Trade in services: Czech strongest sectors are travel, transport, consulting services

According to recently published Eurostat data, in 2015, the Czech Republic, filed the highest volumes of trade in services (more than 20% of the total, both imports and exports) in the areas of travel, transport, and R&D, professional management & consulting, technical and trade-related services
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10th January 2017 / Competitiveness / Business and Industry


World Bank Group launches TCdata360, an open platform for trade, competitiveness data

The World Bank Group has launched TCdata360, a public data source aimed at providing policymakers, development practitioners, academics, investors, and others with free and open access to data on trade and competitiveness.
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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic