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The COVID Vaccine and Thoughts for Global Employers
People all across the globe are experiencing the highs and lows of the current pandemic. Hopes are raised in different parts of our world that the situation is coming under control, only for them to be dashed yet again, with progress made turning into disappointment as we find ourselves hit by another yet more aggressive wave. To say that the imminent availability of a life-saving vaccine is a matter of hope is a massive understatement!
MAZARS REPORT: Economy and Financial Markets 12/2020
Dear readers,
We would like to take this opportunity to send you the third issue of "MAZARS REPORT: Economy and Financial Markets”, in which we follow the developments on the international and local markets for you on a quarterly basis. You will learn the latest information about current stock developments, exchange rates, interest rates and commodities. Thanks to the review, you will get oriented in the developments of GDP, inflation and in other key macroeconomic data and indicators.
Thanks to the review, you will get oriented in the developments of GDP, inflation and in other key macroeconomic data and indicators.
We are sure that this review will become a useful guide for you through the currently unstable economic developments and perhaps help you minimise the risks connected with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the worldwide economy.
We wish you a pleasant reading.
Yours Mazars
What legal services are needed when a company hires foreign employees
Do you want to employ, or do you already employ workers from abroad and do you need help with all the agenda connected with immigration to the Czech Republic and with securing or extending a residence permit?
The basics of insolvency – what to watch out for when dealing with an insolvent counterparty?
Insolvency proceedings mean a great number of restrictions not only for the insolvent debtor. They have also consequences for third parties, their transactions, and their relations to the debtor...
Insolvency has an impact on court disputes, the collection of claims, contracts with the insolvent debtor and performances rendered under the same, and legal transactions of the debtor (or legal transactions in which a third party engages toward the debtor).
The Electronic Signing of Documents: A Phenomenon in the Time of Digitization, but a Necessity in the Time of Crisis
Czech legislation permits companies, and their clients, to use several kinds of online communication, including those with the use of remote contract signing. Although it is not regulatory news, there are companies that have not yet embraced such digitisation, even in these times. During the coronavirus crisis, interaction without physical presence is not only an interesting bonus, it is an outright necessity. We have therefore summarised key information that will help companies avoid disruption in communication with their customers, continue entering into contracts, and still meet all the requirements of current measures.
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.