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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Open Society/Radio Prague: Study: Almost 10 percent of population pursued by debt collectors
An enormous number of Czechs – almost 10 percent of those over the age of 15 – are in trouble with debt-collecting bailiffs. Indeed, more than 150,000 people in this country are facing a minimum of 10 distraint orders, according to the latest edition of a map of such cases released in mid-February, Radio Prague writes based on Open Society non-profit organization study.
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fDi Strategy: Prague, Ostrava, Brno, Plzen among cities of the future 2018/2019
Ostrava ranks 6th and Brno 10th in the fDi Strategy ranking of mid-sized European cities of the future. Plzen ranks 4th among small cities and Pardubice 8th in the micro cities of the future category, fDi Strategy report says.
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AmCham CZ: CVUT and GE Aviation: Creating the ecosystem for prosperity
Yesterday, with its research partner GE Aviation in attendance, the Czech Technical University (CVUT) announced an agreement which will put four turboprop engine ground test cells into university labs, as well as provide the university one airplane fitted with a turboprop engine for testing. In the next few weeks, engineers from CVUT and GE will begin their work inside this new, state-of-the-art test cell.
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