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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21st May 2015 / Economic policy / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth

Economic Policy: IMF: More is needed to sustain recovery of the Czech economy

„The economy is gaining momentum on account of improving domestic demand and strong exports. Fiscal policy has been supportive of the recovery and the central bank’s use of an exchange rate floor to achieve its inflation objective has helped stem deflationary pressures. But more is needed to susta...

1st May 2015 / Economic policy / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth

Economic Policy: Eurozones exits deflation spiral

According to a flash estimate of the Eurostat, inflation rate in the eurozone was 0.0% in April, up from -0.1% in March. It was the first non-negative value in four months, thus ending the shorter than expected period of deflation. Economists were worried about prospects of prolonged low inflation o...

24th April 2015 / Economic policy /

Economic Policy: Commissioner Vestager charges Gazprom in anti-trust case

Last week, the European Commission continued made a next big step in its fight against abusive behavior in the internal market. After addressing a statement of objections to Google mid-April, the Commissioner in charge of competition rules Margrethe Vestager made a similar step against the Russian s...