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 February 2014 / Competitiveness / Transport, Infrastructure and Tourism

Competitiveness: Statistical Office: more guests, less spent nights

The Czech Statistical Office (CZSO) announced preliminary statistics of tourist industry. The statistics reveals that in 4Q/2013 7.6 million of guests were accommodated which is a 1.1 per cent year-on-year increase. Further, 2.9 million were foreign guests (an increase of 3.9 per cent y/y). Foreign ...

26th January 2014 / Competitiveness / Health Care

Competitiveness: MEPs welcome the EC´s eHealth initiative

During its January plenary session, on 14 January, the European Parliament voted in favour of a resolution welcoming the European Commission´s eHealth Action Plan 2012-2020. The EC published the Action Plan on 6 December 2012 as part of continuing effort to promote high-quality efficient patient-ori...

9th December 2013 / Competitiveness / Trade and Investment

Competitiveness: Interest in Czech market & Czech Republic ranked 43. place in Forbes List of the Best Countries for Business

Investors are still interested in the Czech business market. In the first half of this year, 8 companies have focused on new projects in the Czech marketplace, mostly German, Swiss, Japanese and Czech. Industrial companies are predominant, especially the automotive sector. The existing companies wil...