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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6th June 2014 / Competitiveness / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth

Competitiveness: End of crisis. The Czech Republic grew faster than estimated

According to the refined estimate of the Czech Statistical Office for the first quarter of 2014 the Czech Republic did not stagnate. It grew and in comparison to the previous period it strengthened by 0.4 % and year-on-year its GDP grew by 2.5 %. Jiří Moser, PwC Czech Republic Executive Partner, sai...

30th May 2014 / Competitiveness / Business and Industry

Competitiveness: Chinese interests in the Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is becoming object of growing interest of both Chinese officials and Chinese businessmen. This interest is one of the results of official visit of Czech foreign minister Lubomír Zaorálek to China. For Czech minister it was the first visit after 15 year gap. During his visit there ...

23rd May 2014 / Competitiveness / Trade and Investment

Competitiveness: Czech Republic placed second among East European countries

According to the American journal Site Selection the Czech Republic placed second among East European countries on its Best to Invest ladder only to be beaten by Slovakia. Both countries defended their ranking from last year. According to the words of Ondřej Votruba entrusted with the management of ...