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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22nd July 2019 / Competitiveness / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth

expats.cz: Czech Republic ranked world’s 7th most developed country in new UN report

The Czech Republic has been rated among the world’s top ten most developed countries according to the 2019 Sustainable Development Report, a UN initiative now in its fourth year produced by the Bertelsmann Stiftung and the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) to identify where the world’s countries are at in long-term goals for sustainable development (SDGs), expats.cz informed.

22nd July 2019 / Competitiveness / Trade and Investment

FM Global Resielince Index: Czech business environment ranks 20th out of 130 countries

The FM Global Resilience Index, adding a new driver, corporate governance this year, ranks 130 countries and territories by the resilience of their business environments. Czechia reached top quartile in each factor assessed (Economic, Risk Quality, Supply Chain).

22nd July 2019 / Competitiveness / Technology, R&D and Innovation

European Findings - PwC EMEA Private Business Survey 2019: It's time to act

PwC asked leaders of European private businesses to tell us how relevant key technologies are for their business and whether they are already using them. The most popular technology: Internet of things (IoT), by a wide margin. That corresponds to how European private businesses see digitalisation. Robotics followed, with Denmark reporting the strongest levels of usage (50%).