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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5th September 2014 / Economic policy / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth

Economic Policy: ECB tries to tackle low inflation and growth, indicates important financial institutions

At the meeting of the ECB Governing Council on Thursday 4 September, the eurozone´s central bank took an expected step and announced bond-buying program in an effort to reverse the low inflation and growth prospects. Eurozone´s growth reached only 0.2% in the first half of 2014 and the inflation res...

25th August 2014 / Economic policy / Business and Industry

Survey by European Commision - SME support services II

On behalf of the European Commission, Ecorys and Euromonitor International would like to invite you to take part in a short survey aimed at collecting information on available support services that help EU-based Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) to extend their business beyond the borders of...

21st August 2014 / Economic policy /

Economic Policy: Bank of America reaches record settlement of $16.65 billion

Bank of America Corp reached a record $16.65 billion settlement with the U.S. government to settle charges that it and companies it bought misled investors into buying troubled mortgage-backed securities. The bank will pay out $9.65 billion in cash and $7 billion for consumer relief, including modif...