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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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14th March 2018 / Competitiveness / Employment and Social Affairs

Women in business 2018

Women in business: beyond policy to progress

6th March 2018 / Competitiveness / Employment and Social Affairs

Eurostat: 46.4% of employed persons in the Czech Republic participated in training courses related to their jobs

In 2016, the Netherlands (61%), Sweden (59%) and Finland (58%) had the highest participation rates in job-related training. The lowest rates were in Greece and Romania (8% each) as well as Italy (11%). The Czech Republic ranked 5th among the EU member states (46.4%).

28th February 2018 / Competitiveness / Employment and Social Affairs

The Legatum Institute/expats.cz: The Czech Republic is weak in social capital

The Legatum Institute, a British think tank has ranked the Czech Republic’s prosperity 26th in the world among 149 ranked countries, expats.cz wrote. The Czech Republic is on the edge of becoming innovation economies, but require further improvements to areas like Social Capital in order to create lasting and stable prosperity, the Legatum Institute report said.