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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30th October 2015 / Economic policy / Energy and Environment

Economic Policy: Eurostat: Czech Republic below EU average in resource productivity

Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Union, published data on resource productivity across the EU covering the period between 2002 and 2014. Resource productivity quantifies the relation between economic activity (GDP) and the consumption of natural resources and sheds light on how effic...

28th October 2015 / Economic policy / Legal Reform and Transparency

Economic Policy: World Bank: Doing Business 2016: Czech Republic up one place in paying taxes (updated)

On 27 October 2015, World Bank Group published their report Doing Business 2016: Measuring Regulatory Quality and Efficiency. New methodology that was used put the Czech Republic to 33rd place in 2015 instead of 44th. In the 2016 report, the country ranked 36th, lagging behind Slovakia (29th), for...

19th October 2015 / Economic policy / Technology, R&D and Innovation

Economic Policy: OECD: Governments must step up R&D in frontier technology

OECD published their Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2015 report on 19 October...Cuts to R&D spending threaten to destabilise science and research systems in many advanced economies, the OECD warns. Given that 70% of R&D in the OECD area takes place within the business sector, ...