Competitiveness / Trade and Investment

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

13th March 2017 / Competitiveness / Trade and Investment


London Economics/AmCham EU: Czech Republic 3rd in Single Market integration index in 2015 (updated)

The study by London Economics published by AmCham EU describes how each Member State has integrated into the EU’s single economic area and measures the impact on their economies.
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20th February 2017 / Competitiveness / Trade and Investment


ABSL: Business Services Sector in the Czech Republic 2017 - report

The business services sector in the Czech Republic is expanding and growing even faster than we forecast last year. In 2016 the sector has added 16% of new jobs and the average projected employment growth for next year is the same level, a report by the Association of Business Service Leaders in the Czech Republic (ABSL) prepared in cooperation with CzechInvest, Deloitte, Grafton Recruitment and Jones Lang LaSalle says.
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20th September 2016 / Competitiveness / Trade and Investment


Copenhagen Economics/European Commission: Towards a Foreign Direct Investment(FDI) - Attractiveness Scoreboard: Czech innovation capacity decreased

The European Commission  (DG Growth) has asked Copenhagen Economics to identify the main drivers of FDI into the EU and construct an FDI Attractiveness Scoreboard that can be used to benchmark individual countries on their attractiveness. Foreign investors chose the Czech Republic due to relatively low wage costs, well-educated, English-speaking labour force, cultural similarities with Western Europe, good digital infrastructure and political stability, the report shows, but the country could improve its innovation capacity, among others.
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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic