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

1st November 2017 / Competitiveness / Business and Industry


World Bank Group Doing Business 2018 report: Czech Republic ranks 30th, down 3 places

The Czech Republic made starting a business less expensive by introducing lower fees for simple limited liability companies. Also, the Czech Republic made paying taxes more complicated by introducing new requirements for filing VAT control statements, the 2018 Doing Business report published by the World Bank Group says.
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1st November 2017 / Competitiveness / Technology, R&D and Innovation


czechcrunch.cz: Frank Salzgeber, ESA: 'We want projects such as SpaceX to be created in Europe. ' - interview

The European Space Agency (ESA) is one of the most important players on the world's space market after US NASA, but its activities differ greatly from both the American giant and the SpaceX and Blue Origin projects. It could be said that at least from a media point of view ESA  is not so much visible on a global scale, even though it is about cooperation of 22 European states, including the Czech Republic.
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31st October 2017 / Competitiveness / Business and Industry


Radio Praha: Czech e-book library could give boost to stuttering market

The first Czech online book library offering e-books of long published and new volumes has started up.
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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic