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

3rd April 2017 / Economic policy / Employment and Social Affairs


ILO What Works series: Legislation prohibiting use of temporary contracts for permanent tasks affects use of temporary labour by firms

Legislation prohibiting the use of temporary contracts for permanent tasks (note: as is the case of the Czech republic) has a statistically significant negative influence on the use of temporary labour among all types of firms, ILO studz says.
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30th March 2017 / Economic policy / Employment and Social Affairs


Czech Workforce Report 4: Employment and median wage by occupation in the South Moravian (Jihomoravsky) region for the period 2011-2016 - CORRECTED

AmCham Advocacy team is publishing updated Czech Workforce Report 4: Employment and median wage by occupation in the South Moravian (Jihomoravsky) region for the period 2011-2016 (full version in English inside)..  
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30th March 2017 / Economic policy / Health Care


Quality and efficiency measurement - the must for quality health care procurement

On March 30 about 150 representatives of hospitals, public sector institutions, companies and healthcare professionals met at the Health Care Conference: How much courage do we need for good quality public procurement? held under the auspices of the Ministry of Finance.
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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic