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13th August 2020 / Economic policy / Trade and Investment


Slapak and Muchna show Czech-American business ties are deep and increasingly sophisticated

Milan Šlapák of GE Aviation (and AmCham's First Vice-President) and Václav Muchna of Y Soft Corporation were selected to represent the Czech and US business relationship on Czech Television yesterday. Their presence alone exhibits how important the relationship has become to the economic future of both countries.

12th August 2020 / Competitiveness / Tax & Finance


Central and Eastern European Tax Guide 2020

Welcome to Mazars’ eighth annual Central and Eastern European tax guide. Our main purpose is to provide you with an overview of the tax systems in the CEE region. We strongly believe that this publication will help investors understand the complexities of the various CEE tax regimes, as well as highlight the latest developments and trends characterizing the tax regime of a given country.

12th August 2020 / Competitiveness / Digital Agenda


Most Czech companies use cloud and others go to cloud

  • Almost half of companies use server applications in the environment of an Internet browser for e-mails and documents
  • The support for applications for e-mail, documents and teamwork in the cloud is considered ideal
  • Four fifths of companies do not insist on the physical location of their data in the Czech Republic

10th August 2020 / Amcham advocacy news / Legal Reform and Transparency


AmCham CZ Position on New Construction Act

The strength and swiftness of our recovery from the Covid19 crisis will be determined by how much and how soon business will begin to invest in jobs and production. Government stimulus will help, but the efficiency of government administration is just as important. The construction approval process in the Czech Republic is 156th out of 190 countries in World Bank rankings. Moving to the top third in the rankings would be a major contribution not only to accelerating the recovery, but making it possible for the Czech Republic to become TheCountryfortheFuture.

10th August 2020 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Breakthrough court ruling on differential regional pay

The Supreme Court has currently commented negatively on the common practice of employers operating in several regions, who remunerate their employees differently depending on where the work is performed.

 

Strategic Directions for Czech Economic Policy

  1. Transition to High-Tech Manufacturing and Exports
  2. The City Campus as Idea Factory
  3. Government Programs and Processes That Drive Innovation
  4. 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.

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