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.

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21st January 2020 / Competitiveness / Transport, Infrastructure and Tourism

Vaclav Havel Airport Prague Breaks a Record: 17.8 Million Handled Passengers in 2019

Based on the latest operating results, Prague Airport handled a total of 17,804,900 passengers in 2019. That means that approximately one million more passengers passed through the airport than in 2018, which sets another historic record and a 6% year-on-year increase. Throughout the entire year, 71 airlines provided regular connections from Prague to a total of 165 destinations, of which 15 were long-haul. The airport reported a significant increase in the number of passengers also on long-haul routes, overall by 10.9%. This positive trend is supposed to continue in 2020, during which two more long-haul destinations will be added ̶ to Chicago and to Hanoi. Traditionally, the busiest routes last year were to the United Kingdom and the highest number of passengers were headed to London. The biggest year-on-year increase in the number of handled passengers was to Antalya.

21st January 2020 / Competitiveness / Energy and Environment

Rethinking the road to the circular economy

Out with the old throwaway society, in with the new circular economy. Policymakers, academics and businesses agree, a new model is needed to tackle some of the world's major environmental challenges. But transitioning to this new model is itself fraught with challenges. In this report, we look at what they are and what could help to overcome them.

21st January 2020 / Competitiveness / Trade and Investment

Emerging Europe M&A Report 2019/2020

Emerging Europe remains a magnet for international dealmakers, CMS report reveals Deal volumes across emerging Europe fell by 6.5% in 2019 Foreign investment surged, with cross-border M&A increasing by 14.6% (1,163 deals) Private equity investments reached a record high with 318 deals, accounting for 16% of all deal-making Telecoms & IT outperformed Manufacturing as the second largest sector by volume (300 deals in 2019, compared with 279 in 2018); the Czech Republic follows this trend Real Estate & Construction remained the most active sector with 378 deals and was also the sector with the highest overall deal value (EUR 16.6bn) Ukraine appears to be the country to watch – with transaction volumes increasing by 26% and transaction values increasing by 26.3%, compared with 2018 Deal count dropped in the Czech Republic to the lowest level since 2015 (158 deals) – the average deal value shows a healthy increase.