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.

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13th October 2016 / Competitiveness / Business and Industry


Eurostat Regional Yearbook 2016 shows strengths, weaknesses of some Czech regions

The Eurostat Regional Yearbook 2016 looks at regions of the EU Members States from various points of view. The Czech Republic recorded one of the highest increases in R&D intensity in the EU (as for regions, leaders are the Jihovýchod, Praha and Střední Čechy regions). The Severozápad and Jihozápad regions are among regions with the highest share of students following vocational education. The Severovýchod region reported the highest share of industrial workforce among the EU regions, the report says.
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11th October 2016 / Competitiveness / Business and Industry


OECD Entrepreneurship at a Glance 2016: Czech Republic: Start-up birth rates fall

OECD 's Entrepreneurship at a Glance 2016 introduces data from a new online small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) survey prepared by Facebook in co-operation with the OECD and the World Bank, and features a special chapter on SME productivity, and indicators to monitor gender gaps in entrepreneurship. The analysis shows downward trend in Czech self-employed rates or start-up birth rates, among others. 
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2nd October 2016 / Competitiveness / Business and Industry


emerging-europe.com: CEE countries expect Brexit to result in more opportunities for the region - video

'UK companies are going to need access to additional skills, are going to turn to outsourcing and are going be turning to offshoring and I think the CEE region could be a big big winner of that', says Kerry Hallard, CEO, National Outsourcing Association, UK. 
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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic