Economic policy / Employment and Social Affairs

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.

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8th May 2014 / Economic policy / Employment and Social Affairs


Economic Policy: Russia to fight EU-US sanctions with Chinese money

Russia decided to lift unofficial limits for Chinese investment as Kremlin tries to fight off impact of economic sanctions from the U.S. and EU. However, limits would be installed around significant gold, platinum-group metals, diamond mining and high-technology projects. Russian government will als...
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28th February 2014 / Economic policy / Employment and Social Affairs


Economic Policy: EU unemployment trends confirm North-South divide

According to EC´s European Vacancy Monitor, the trends in unemployment show growing disproportionalities between the Northern and the Southern Member States. Countries such as Austria, Denmark, Sweden or Estonia show a growing shortage of labor supply, while the four Southern Member States, plus oth...
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14th October 2013 / Economic policy / Employment and Social Affairs


Economic Policy: Business Immigration - Comments from employers

Deloitte, PwC, Škoda Auto, IBM, AT&T, CzechInvest, Confederation of Industry and other organizations and companies meets regularly under the auspices of the Ministry of Industry and Trade in the Working Group for Business Imigration (PSEM), further discussions take place under the auspices of th...
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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic