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The challenges for medium sized businesses post Covid-19
Mid-tier businesses play a fundamental role in global supply chains, yet many of them are running on legacy systems and processes, facing long-term underinvestment in skills and technologies and have a very strong case for change that crystallised particularly after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Neglecting their specific needs could cause considerable damage to economies in the medium term.
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Amendment to the Act on the Residence of Foreign Nationals
Overview of the most important changes
An amendment to the Act on the Residence of Foreign Nationals came into effect on 2 August 2021, introducing a number of significant changes. See the key changes resulting from the amendment and a comparison with the status before 1 August 2021.
2021/Q2 Industrial Property Market Report: Decisions need to be taken quickly, and a back-up plan needs to be in place
Increased industrial market activity influences all aspects of tenants decision making process. Factors such as record gross take-up in first half of the year, continuing rise of prices of construction materials, lengthening of handout process and completion of the building and extremely low vacancy of industrial premises for lease is shifting the market to more and more competitive environment among tenants. Swift and decisive decision making is becoming more and more crucial to successful launch of operation. Even though developers responded to this situation with major increase in premises currently in construction, the prime markets such as Prague and Brno still have very limited supply of new options for tenants.
Strengthening EU’s AML/CFT rules: AML Authority (AMLA)
The background of AMLA
In light of the latest investigation developments around some well known money laundering cases and common challenges in enforcing AML regulation across the EU, the EU Commission has presented a new legislative package on fostering the need for harmonised and more detailed AML/CFT rules and regulations. This extensive package aims to cover the gaps in some areas in the AML field across the entire EU, in particular:
Strategic Directions for Czech Economic Policy
- Transition to High-Tech Manufacturing and Exports
- The City Campus as Idea Factory
- Government Programs and Processes That Drive Innovation
- Government as a Competitive Advantage, including Digitization
Advocacy Priorities for 2023
Technology, People, Infrastructure
Actions Recommended in Areas:
1. Establishing Policy Objectives for Research.
2. Research Investment and Cooperation. Big Bets (Key Technology Projects).
3. Establishing Databases for Tracking Public Policy Outcomes.
4. Public Procurement as an Innovation Tool.
5. Immigration of STEM Talents.
6. Digitization of Immigration.
7. Adult Reskilling and Upskilling.
8. Digitization of Land Use.
9. Infrastructure Development, including Technology Parks.
Read the documents in English and Czech.
Policy pipeline
In Policy Pipeline policy developments in the Czech Republic and abroad are monitored to bring better understanding of current topics and trends.
