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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11th November 2016 / Competitiveness / Health Care

Invitation to a Conference: Health Care Institute: Effective Hospitals 2016 - Strategies of health insurance companies and hospitals

Health Care Institute organizes the conference Effective Hospitals 2016 - Strategies of health insurance companies and hospitals. The event will be held on 29 and 30 Novermber 2016 in Clarion Congress Hotel in Prague.

11th November 2016 / Competitiveness / Transport, Infrastructure and Tourism

205th Žofín Forum: High-speed railroads to connect Czech Rep with Germany, Austria first, capital cities of Czech regions to be max 2 hrs of train travel away from each other

The 205th Žofín Forum held on 8 November focused on the issues within the railroad transportation. The high-speed railroads should connect the Czech Republic with Germany and Austria first (after 2030), whereas Brno-Prague connection is planned for the period around 2050. Besides high-speed trains connecting the Czech Republic with its neighbours, there is the concept of fast-track connection (RS Rychlé spojení) of the Prague region with all major cities in the other 13 Czech regions.

9th November 2016 / Competitiveness / Energy and Environment

OECD: As share of GDP, Czech Rep has 9th highest environmentally related tax revenue

As a share of GDP, the Czech Republic has the 9th highest environmentally related tax revenue among 34 OECD and 5 partner economies. In 2014, environmentally related tax revenues were at 2.49% of GDP, compared to 2.0% on average among the 39 countries, OECD data say.