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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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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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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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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