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

2nd June 2017 / Competitiveness / Business and Industry


IMD: Czech Republic remains most competitive economy amongst transition economies & EU new member countries

IMD evaluated the Czech Republic as the 28th most competitive economy in the world in 2017. That’s a slight decrease (27th to 28th) relative to 2016 results and the country thus did not succeed in extending the previous series of improvements of its relative ranking (2014-2016). Nevertheless, the Czech Republic remained the most competitive economy amongst the transition economies and EU new member countries.
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1st June 2017 / Competitiveness / Technology, R&D and Innovation


CzechInvest: Lasers and light: the power of Czech scientists

Unique new centres for laser physics have been established in the Czech Republic: ELI and HiLASE. However, laser and optics research has a long tradition in the country.
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31st May 2017 / Competitiveness / Technology, R&D and Innovation


Nanofibres get Best Cooperation of the Year 2017 Award + VIDEOS

The winner of the 2017 Best Cooperation of the Year Award is a project of applied research including the Centre of Materials and Nanotechnologies at the Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Pardubice, and the PARDAM company. The result of the cooperation are unique nanofibres with high humidity sorption capacity that can be used in a number of industrial fields. 
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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic