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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21st November 2016 / Competitiveness / Digital Agenda

Joint industry letter: Future-proofing the EU Single Market by enabling the free flow of data

Unjustified data localisation requirements in some Member States are increasingly threatening to fragment the Single Market. These barriers undermine the competitiveness of a true Digital Single Market which could provide an estimated EUR 415 billion to the EU’s GDP.

18th November 2016 / Competitiveness / Business and Industry

Eurostat: Enterprise death rate in Czech Rep up by 8% in 2014

The enterprise death rate is expected to increase by more than 8 % in Denmark, Croatia and the Czech Republic, with the biggest rise in Bulgaria and Lithuania, recently published Eurostat data (2014) show..

16th November 2016 / Competitiveness / Technology, R&D and Innovation

World Bank blogs: Where do the world’s talents immigrate to?

“We’re the nation that just had six of our scientists and researchers win Nobel Prizes — and every one of them was an immigrant,” U.S. President Barack Obama recently said after the Nobel Prize winners were announced.