Competitiveness

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

15th April 2020 / Competitiveness / Health Care


Iceland Provides a Picture of the Early Spread of COVID-19 in a Population with a Cohesive Public Health Response

Study combines the most intensive targeted testing and general screening of any population to date with comprehensive sequencing of the virus from all identified cases, to trace its mutation and spread Results underscore the effectiveness and necessity of aggressive testing, isolation of cases and physical distancing, as well as the urgency of more testing to contain the virus and disease
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14th April 2020 / Competitiveness / Health Care


COVID-19 Resource calculator for Hospitals

Rush Medical University in Chicago together with Microsoft team has developed an app COVID-19 Resource calculator to forecast the patient's admission, medical inventories, and beds, based on applicable growth models (the models differs from state to state). This app is running in Azure – you can see it here: http://covid19forecast.rush.edu/.
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8th April 2020 / Competitiveness / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth


Pandenomics: How Covid-19 could change the world

We are nowhere near knowing when the Covid-19 pandemic will end or how bad things will really get. But the world may never be the same again. The pandemic will shake up not only healthcare, but politics and business, culture, society and our well-being. Combining several disciplines, we identify 15 shifts that may confront us over the coming years
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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic