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28th April 2020 / Competitiveness / Tax & Finance


Online payment solution for brick-and-mortar SMEs during the coronavirus crisis

  • Launched in early April: A secure payment solution for regional, brick-and-mortar retailers
  • Online payment solution for SMEs within an hour
  • For home deliveries: Options for fast payment via email or SMS

 

28th April 2020 / Competitiveness / Transport, Infrastructure and Tourism


Václav Havel Airport Prague has handled more than 40 special cargo flights with medical supplies on board in a month

Václav Havel Prague Airport remains open for all arrivals and departures. Thanks to this fact, a total of 44 special cargo flights with medical supplies were able to land there since 20 March 2020 when the first aircraft with medical supplies on board landed in Prague. More than 1,200 tons of medical aid in total has already reached the Czech Republic. The total volume of cargo handled at Prague Airport, including regular cargo routes, has increased by 26.5% year-on-year during this period. Since 18 March 2020, Prague Airport has also handled a total of 33 arrivals and departures of repatriation flights with passengers on board. More than 3,600 passengers, mostly Czech citizens returning home to their families and loved ones from abroad, have arrived in the Czech Republic aboard those flights. Moreover, approximately 900 foreign nationals have been able to travel back home from the Czech Republic this way.

28th April 2020 / Competitiveness / Business and Industry


A podcast Series with Spencer Levy and Guest Lenny Beaudoin on How businesses can begin to prepare and adapt for a return to the workplace


Each week our economic and industry experts share their distinct views on what matters most today in commercial real estate and the world at large. Welcome to The Weekly Take.

Join Spencer Levy, CBRE’s Chairman of Americas Research and Senior Economic Advisor, for unique conversations and insights on what matters most in Commercial Real Estate.

28th April 2020 / Competitiveness / Education


School-system priorities in the age of coronavirus

Now that the immediate rush of closing K–12 schools is over, school systems must focus on four major priorities—and put equity front and center.

28th April 2020 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Again new Czech entry and exit rules during the emergency

It was not until 14 April 2020 that new entry and exit rules, especially for commuters, came into force. Now, after less than two weeks, new rules came into force on 27 April 2020.

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.

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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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