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: IMF: Potential growth well below level necessary to converge to advanced countries. Selected economic indicators 2010-2020 inside
On July 15, 2015, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation1 with the Czech Republic "The Czech economy is growing strongly but challenges remain. The economic upturn is driven by robust exports and improving domestic demand being helped by...
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Economic Policy:Zet:It is a mistake that debate on retirement security focuses solely on social insurance, says expert, University of Economics in Prague. Incl. Allianz 2015 Retirement Income Adequacy Indicator.
In June 2015, Czech President Zeman signed the act preventing new clients from entering the second pillar of the pension system. The pension reform of the Petr Nečas' government is dead. Click here to view an interview with the pension system reform expert of the University of Economics in Prague ...
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Economic Policy: Recent reports by Czech Government summarizing 2014 results
At its session on 1 July the Government reviewed the Analysis of the Development of the Czech Economy in 2014 drafted by the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The real growth of the Czech economy in 2014, driven by domestic demand, was 2%. Gross added value grew by 2.6% and it was driven by the indust...
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