Economic policy / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth
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: CZSO announced a recovery of the Czech economy
The Czech Statistical Office (CZSO) announces preliminary data for Czech economic performance in 4Q/2013. The Czech economy faced a sudden and unexpected increase of GDP of 1.9 per cent in the last quarter of 2013 q/q (1.3 per cent y/y). The Czech economy rose in the greatest extent among all EU eco...
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Economic Policy: Government takes step for accepting the Fiscal Compact
The Government announced that it would initiate a discussion in taking steps that would bring about ratification of the Treaty on stability, coordination, and governance within the Economic and Monetary Union (the so-called Fiscal Compact) and primarily the Czech accession to the Treaty. In general,...
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Economic Policy: World Economic Forum meeting ends with cautious optimism
Annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos took place this week. Main challenge for the up-coming year is recovery of financial markets, where reforms are under way, but not yet completed. To the EU leaders, most worrying is an inflation, which is currently below the 2 per cent target and probably...
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