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:CNB Governor Singer: Czech economy has come out of recession
The Czech economy has come out of the crisis. The Czech unemployment rate fell to 6.4% in May, compared with 6.7% in April, according to the data published by the Czech Statistical Office yesterday, and the trend should continue. The Czech National Bank Governor Miroslav Singer expects the unemplo...
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Economic Policy: IMF: More is needed to sustain recovery of the Czech economy
„The economy is gaining momentum on account of improving domestic demand and strong exports. Fiscal policy has been supportive of the recovery and the central bank’s use of an exchange rate floor to achieve its inflation objective has helped stem deflationary pressures. But more is needed to susta...
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Economic Policy: Eurozones exits deflation spiral
According to a flash estimate of the Eurostat, inflation rate in the eurozone was 0.0% in April, up from -0.1% in March. It was the first non-negative value in four months, thus ending the shorter than expected period of deflation. Economists were worried about prospects of prolonged low inflation o...
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