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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9th September 2016 / Competitiveness / Trade and Investment

More than 70 Czech businesses among 500 largest companies in Central&Eastern Europe | Skanska, JLL, Dentons, ABSL: CEE Investment Report 2016: Mission to Outperform (updated)

The top five places in the Deloitte 2016 CE TOP500 ranking remained unchanged from last year and 74 Czech businesses made it to the Top 500 list. In a study by Coface, there are 71 Czech businesses among 500 largest CEE companies. Also, Skanska, JLL and Dentons in cooperation with the Association of Business Service Leaders in Poland (ABSL) published CEE Investment Report 2016: Mission to Outperform presenting macroeconomic indicators, analyses strengths and challenges, as well as an overview of the real estate investment market.

7th September 2016 / Competitiveness / Employment and Social Affairs

On Czech labor productivity

Czech productivity based on the relation to work hours has fallen; it is even lower than it was in 2007. Low productivity is not to be accounted for by laziness or lack of skills.

5th September 2016 / Competitiveness / Business and Industry

EC: Consumer Markets Scoreboard - 2016 Edition

The European Commission published its 2016 Consumer Markets Scoreboard which monitors EU consumers' ratings of how 42 goods and services markets work. As for the Czech Republic, the top three goods markets in the Czech Republic are ‘Books, magazines and newspapers’, ‘Large household appliances’ and ‘Non-alcoholic drinks’. The poorest performing goods markets are ‘Second-hand cars’, ‘Fruit and vegetables’, and ‘Meat and meat products’.