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.

Spotlight issue

28th February 2022 / Competitiveness / Tax & Finance


Volume and value of M&A transactions in 2021 in the CEE region increased by more than 30%, the largest transaction was Avast

Mazars, the international auditing, tax and consulting company, in cooperation with Mergermarket, introduced the “Investing in CEE: Inbound M&A Report 2021/22” study, according to which the value of concluded transactions in 2021 in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region is the highest in the past five years. Mazars’ research indicates that fear of the Covid-19 pandemic, growing inflation and energy market volatility do not play a decisive role for investors. According to the experts, this means a promising beginning of the year 2022 from the perspective of transaction activity.  
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22nd February 2022 / Competitiveness / Employment and Social Affairs


HN: The Labor Code is lagging behind the requirements of the labor market

The coronavirus pandemics has fully revealed the demand of employees for an increasingly higher degree of flexibility. On the one hand, employers have been facing the challenge of low number of candidates per vacancy. On the other hand, it is difficult for employers to meet the labor market requirements, or they have to adopt solutions with the risk of being punished by authorities. Labor Code should be blamed for this as it does not keep the pace with the reality.
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16th February 2022 / Competitiveness / Energy and Environment


Neuron online club: Why is energy so expensive?

Gas, electricity, oil. What is the reason that their prices have risen significantly and are becoming a social problem?
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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic