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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10th January 2017 / Economic policy / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth


2017 Outlook - a summary, various sources (updated)

An overview of predictions for 2017 by various organizations, businesses, for global economy and various sectors, as well as for the Czech Republic follows.
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5th January 2017 / Economic policy / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth


Ministry of Finance, Czech National Bank: Assessment of the Fulfilment of the Maastricht Convergence Criteria and the Degree of Economic Alignment of the Czech Republic with the Euro Area (2016)

The document describes how well the Czech Republic is fulfilling, and will fulfil in the coming years, the Maastricht criteria (price stability, public finance sustainability, exchange rate stability and convergence of long-term interest rates) and the degree of alignment of the Czech economy with the euro area.
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15th December 2016 / Economic policy / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth


CNB: Government again approves Ministry of Finance and CNB recommendation not to set euro adoption date yet

The Government has approved the joint recommendation of the Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic and the Czech National Bank not to set a target date for adopting the euro yet. The Czech Republic will therefore not attempt to enter ERM II in 2017. The decision, based on this year’s “Assessment of the Fulfilment of the Maastricht Convergence Criteria and the Degree of Economic Alignment of the Czech Republic with the Euro Area”, was adopted by the Government at its meeting on 14 December 2016.
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