Economic policy

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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14th May 2018 / Economic policy / Trade and Investment

Eurostat: Ratio of investment to GDP highest in the Czech Republic | M.Skorepa, Ceska sporitelna: "We are probably observing a natural fall in the tempo of catching up, in terms of the stock of capital, to richer economies."

Among the EU Member States, in 2017 investment accounted for a quarter of GDP in the Czech Republic (25.2%) and Sweden (24.9%). Estonia (23.7%), Austria (23.5%), Ireland (23.4%), Belgium (23.3%), Romania and Finland (both 22.6%) as well as France (22.4%) all had investment rates of over 20% of GDP, according to Eurostat.

4th May 2018 / Economic policy / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth

AmCham Finance Committee debate on CZK: "The official end of the currency floor turned out not to be the end of general environment and investors still had koruna as a target for investment.”

On April 12, AmCham Finance Committee held a discussion about CZK development with chief economists of our bank members, including Jan Vejmělek of Komerční banka, Jakub Seidler of ING Bank, Michal Skořepa of Česká spořitelna, and Helena Horská of Raiffeisenbank.

3rd May 2018 / Economic policy / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth

J.Bures, CSOB: Prices of Czech residential housing are growing at the fastest pace in Europe, but that does not necessarily mean that the real estate is "overpriced"

Prices of Czech residential housing are growing at the fastest pace in Europe, but that does not necessarily mean that the real estate is "overpriced". In relation to rental prices, it is not. In terms of accessibility, i.e. in relation to wages, it is, though, says Jan Bureš, Economist at CSOB and Chief Economist at Patria Finance.