Economic policy

This section reports on economic policy initiatives of the Czech government, the EU, and other entities that have a direct impact on the competitiveness of the country. It also includes information on economic priorities of the AmCham and other leading associations.

Spotlight issue

7th May 2024 / Economic policy / Digital Agenda


AmCham Digitizing Czechia conference: The progress is better than what the headlines would have you believe.

At AmCham’s third Digitizing Czechia event, Deputy Prime Minister Ivan Bartoš reported on the government’s progress toward digitization, and listed his priorities heading into the final year of this governing coalition. The progress is better than what the headlines would have you believe. The priorities illustrate how much political fragmentation is preventing us from fully exploiting the potential provided by an ever-expanding array of digital tools.   
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19th September 2024 / Economic policy / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth


AmCham annual Macroeconomic Outlook: More return on Government spending needed

AmCham held its annual Macroeconomic Outlook with Czech National Bank Vice-Governor Eva Zamrazilová, and with featured topic experts Eric Heymann, Senior Economist at Deutsche Bank and Ondřej Zabloudil, Director, Financial Advisory, Real Estate and Construction at Deloitte. 
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7th May 2024 / Economic policy / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth


Czech Statistical Office: The Czech Economy Development (H2 2023)

Czech Statistical Office published an overview of the economic trends in Czechia in the second half of 2023.
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17th April 2024 / Economic policy / Health Care


AmCham Health Care Council held a focused expert roundtable on priorities for the Czech health care system

Last week, AmCham Health Care Council led by AmCham Board of Directors members Michala Malát, Executive Director Johnson & Johnson MedTech and Václav Novotný of Aspironix held a roundtable on the future of health care at Deloitte offices in Prague. We appreciate very much the insights of the expert panel.
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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic