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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22nd January 2018 / Economic policy / Employment and Social Affairs

BIEN: European Social Survey (ESS) reveal findings about attitudes toward Universal Basic Income across Europe

The European Social Survey (ESS) has published its 2016 Round 8 results, which include, for the first time in its history, a polling question asking participants to express their attitude to the hypothetical introduction of a basic income scheme in society.

16th January 2018 / Economic policy / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth

IMF interview with Central Bank Governor J.Rusnok: Czech Republic: Economy So Far So Good | Ekonom: CNB will start publishing its expectations of CZK exchange rate from February 2018

Interviews with the Governor of the Czech Central Bank Jiří Rusnok within IMF series and for the Ekonom weekly inside.

10th January 2018 / Economic policy / Employment and Social Affairs

The drop in unemployment halted in December

The share of unemployed bounced from November’s record-low figure and printed 3.8%. After many months, December’s figures did not even show a decrease on a seasonally adjusted basis. However, the number of vacancies has been growing and reaches new records. The labour market situation is thus still extremely favourable for households, while it represents a growth risk for some businesses, according to Komerční banka.