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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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...

20th August 2014 / Economic policy / Employment and Social Affairs

Economic Policy: Kurzarbeit to be introduced in the Czech Republic

After its meeting on Monday 18th August Czech government announced that it has agreed with its partners prom business and trade union on the need on introducing so called “kurzarbeit” as a mean on dealing with the impact of sanctions applied on Russia and reciprocally on EU countries. Government ann...