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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27th November 2015 / Economic policy / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth

Economic Policy: Eurostat publishes latest indicators for early detection of macroeconomic imbalances

Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, publishes today the indicators of the Macroeconomic Imbalances Procedure (MIP) Scoreboard. The MIP is part of the Six-Pack regulation on economic governance adopted by the European Parliament and Council in November 2011. In 2015 three labour...

25th November 2015 / Economic policy / Education

Economic Policy: OECD: Education at a Glance 2015: Czech Rep: good ICT, problem-solving skills among tertiary-educated adults, education sector not seen as innovative

On 24 November 2015, OECD published the 2015 Education at a Glance report measuring state of education worldwide. The report analyses the education systems of the 34 OECD member countries, as well as Argentina, Brazil, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, India, Indonesia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Russian F...

24th November 2015 / Economic policy / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth

Economic Policy: Czech Association of Exporters on CNB interventions, higher wages (updated)

Click on the video from the XI Export Forum organized by the Czech Association of Exporters on 14-15 November 2015. The Association presented their ananlysis 22 years of Czech export. Czech export generated 84.6% of GDP in 2014, compared with 41.3% in 1993. Since 1993, the average wage in the Czec...