The Czech government introduced a new set of measures yesterday due to the surge of Covid-19 infections. Measures are focused mainly on limiting gatherings of people, impacting restaurants, culture events, sports and related services. We revise our 2020 GDP forecast to -7.5% from -6.5%

A classic price-fixing arrangement typically takes the form of a cartel, i.e. a price fixing arrangement between competitors. Price fixing is also prohibited for companies in a vertical relationship (active at different levels of the supply chain such as a manufacturer and a retailer).

An amendment to the Business Corporations Act will become effective from 1 January 2021. The new regulation brings fundamental changes to corporate law, introduces new institutes and options, tries to clarify practical problems of interpretation, and approves – but also refutes – some conclusions reached by the case law during the past six years. Finally, the amendment eliminates some legislative-technical shortcomings.

The COVID-19 pandemic has sunk the global economy into the deepest recession in eight decades. In the emerging and developing countries of Europe and Central Asia, GDP is expected to contract 4.4 percent in 2020, World Bank Group says.