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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15th September 2015 / Competitiveness / Digital Agenda

Competitiveness: Radio Prague: Czech industry urged to prepare for fourth industrial revolution

...As Czech industry operates at near peak capacity, it’s tooling up again and will frequently be placing orders with German machine tool and other companies. Those German tool companies provide around 40 percent of Czech machine tool needs. And the Czech Republic is also a heavy hitter in the mac...

14th September 2015 / Competitiveness / Employment and Social Affairs

Competitiveness: CTK/Confederation of Industry and Trade: Czech firms ready to employ 5,000 refugees - survey

Czech firms are ready to immediately employ at least 5,000 refugees from countries such as Syria, especially in technical professions, according to a survey that the Confederation of Industry and Trade conducted among several dozens of large Czech industrial companies... Czech firms prefer foreign...

5th September 2015 / Competitiveness / Education

Competitiveness: Financial literacy in Czech Republic. Sufficient or low?

Financial experts say that while Czechs are creative and ready to take on the responsibility of running their own business poor financial planning often gets them into trouble. They are unable to create financial reserves and often take out several loans with no clear idea of how they are going to...