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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2nd August 2015 / Competitiveness / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth

Competitiveness: ECB criticizes lack of convergence in the eurozone

The eurozone´s central bank last week used an unusually strong wording to assess the convergence progress among member states of the monetary bloc. According to the central bankers, early adopters of the euro (the original 11 members plus Greece, which joined them in 2001, before the introduction ...

22nd July 2015 / Competitiveness / Trade and Investment

Competitiveness: Czech Republic rises in investment attractiveness (updated)

New investment projects are being negotiated by the Czech government, including companies such as Kiswire, ArcelorMittal, or Foxconn Technology Group, for example. The advantages of the Czech Republic are its location and educated population, the investors say. Find out more here; here on Foxconn,...

21st July 2015 / Competitiveness / Education

Competitiveness: Five Czech universities among World TOP 1000

According to the Center for world university rankings (CWUR), the best Czech universities ranked 270th, 702nd, 716th, 724th and 980th globally in 2015. View the 2015 edition of the ranking and read more. CWUR assesses more than 22,000 universities around the world. According to the 2015 CWTS Leide...