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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16th November 2015 / Economic policy / Health Care

OECD: Health at a Glance 2015: CR good at access to care, needs to improve public health, prevention programmes

OECD's Health at a Glance 2015 report, published on 4 November, shows that overall health expenditure continues to grow slowly in many OECD countries in line with GDP growth...Read the press release. The report says that the Czech Republic spends much less on health and is achieving good results ...

10th November 2015 / Economic policy / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth

Economic Policy: OECD Economic Outlook: Robust growth in Czech Rep in 2016, 2017. Rising domestic costs to push inflation to 2% target level in 2017.

OECD released their Economic Outlook on 9 November 2015, projecting a gradual strengthening of global growth in 2016 and 2017 to an annual 3.3% and 3.6% respectively. But a clear pick-up in activity requires a smooth rebalancing of activity in China and more robust investment in advanced economies...

6th November 2015 / Economic policy / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth

Economic Policy: Shadow economy makes up 15 percent of Czech GDP / Central Bank to keep forex interventions.

The shadow economy makes up 15 percent of the Czech GDP, according to data released by the Czech Statistics Office, Radio Prague informed. Transactions to the tune of 614 billion crowns annually go untaxed. In addition to large-scale VAT evasion this concerns undeclared income from smaller transac...