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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29th April 2014 / Economic policy / Energy and Environment

Economic Policy: Czech CEZ will focus on acquisitions abroad

CEZ may be interested in buying some assets from Vattenfall AB in Germany, according to the chief of CEZ Daniel Benes. CEZ might be also interested in opportunities in Poland and especially in Slovakia, where the national utility Slovenske Elektrarne AS is owned by Enel SpA. The company recently cal...

24th April 2014 / Economic policy / Trade and Investment

Economic Policy: Czech government aims to boost trade relations with China

The Czech government has signaled its attempt to improve relations with China in order to boost trade between countries. Czech government officials announced they would adopt EU policy towards the communist country, and would no longer question its occupation of Tibet. However, the y pledged to figh...

24th April 2014 / Economic policy / Tax & Finance

Economic Policy: Ministry of Finance plans to introduce electronic surveillance of sales

According to the interview of deputy-minister Simona Hornochová of Ministry of Finance for the Ekonom journal the state is planning to introduce system based on Croatian model that would track and record every sale of every merchant for the purpose of proper taxation. The system is based on the fact...