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.

Spotlight issue

9th September 2022 / Economic policy / Digital Agenda


Ekonom: Digitization of public administration will enable people have time to go out with friends

Czech Republic is about ten years behind the digitalization of public administration, while Estonia, on the other hand, is a model for the world. Except for marriage, divorce and property purchase, there is no official act in this small Baltic country of 1.3 million people that cannot be done online. Even small children learn about robotics there. Marten Kaevats, a former digitalization advisor to the local government, claims that this transformation is not so much a matter of new technologies as of people's willingness to work with them. 
View more

1st August 2022 / Economic policy / Energy and Environment


AmCham energy intel sessions: Companies and individuals are finding ways to conserve without disrupting the economy

Europe took the path of least resistance for three decades after the fall of the Soviety Union, and now depends greatly on that energy supply. This fall and winter will be a test of each European's conviction in individual freedom and European democracy. 
View more

Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic