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24th June 2020 / Good governance / Business and Industry


How will the amendment to the Civil Code change the Czech residential property market?

On 1 July 2020, an amendment to the Civil Code will come into force which both property developers and apartment owners are well-advised to give their attention, as it will modify the co-ownership of apartments in significant ways. Other changes affect the right of first refusal of co-owners (which will be heavily curtailed) or apartment leases (which may newly include clauses on contractual penalties, if only in a limited scope).

24th June 2020 / Competitiveness / Employment and Social Affairs


Manpower Labor Market Index Q3 2020

Big shifts in the labor market - many companies plan to resume recruitment, but more will be dismissing their employee.

24th June 2020 / Competitiveness / Tax & Finance


Despite External Industry Threats, Few Wealth Managers Plan to Change Their Business Models, Accenture-Orbium Report Finds

Profitable opportunities exist for wealth managers who can develop unique, personalized services and products and explore untapped opportunities in alternate asset classes outside of stocks and bonds

 
Despite growing external threats to wealth managers’ businesses, including losses from intergenerational wealth transfers, nearly four in five wealth managers (78%) in Europe and Asia don’t plan significant changes to their traditional business models, according to a new report from Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Orbium, part of Accenture Wealth Management.

23rd June 2020 / Competitiveness / Digital Agenda


Upskilling for the new normal

How the COVID-19 outbreak has impacted the need for digital upskilling in Central and Eastern Europe’s public sector

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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