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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30th January 2017 / Economic policy / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth


IMF World Economic Outlook January 2017: Growth projections for 2017 revised upward for Germany, Japan, Spain, UK

After a lackluster outturn in 2016, economic activity is projected to pick up pace in 2017 and 2018, especially in emerging market and developing economies. However, there is a wide dispersion of possible outcomes around the projections, given uncertainty surrounding the policy stance of the incoming U.S. administration and its global ramifications, the International Monetary Fund says in their January 2017 outlook.
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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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