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1st April 2020 / Competitiveness / Tax & Finance


Tax liberation packages – practical recommendations

Keeping track of all tax-related measures published so far in connection with the coronavirus pandemic might be quite difficult. To help, below we are providing you with practical recommendations sorted by individual tax areas.

1st April 2020 / Competitiveness / Business and Industry


Covid-19 Crisis: Bank’s Response

The management in a bank during the current crisis has to cover wide range of specific topics. Here is the list of the most relevant questions the crisis managers in banks should ask these days:

30th March 2020 / Amcham advocacy news / Employment and Social Affairs


Comments on government employment support and table comparing government net revenue between support programs and unemployment payment

The current plan to support employment will not prevent companies with significant loss of revenue from reducing employment. This is especially critical in Regime B, which applies to many companies with no or very little revenue due to needed government actions to contain the virus.

30th March 2020 / Competitiveness / Business and Industry


Fact Sheet Corona: Governmental Measures in CEE

Download up-to-date information on governmental measures in relation to the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) in Central and Eastern Europe. Travel restrictions, service closures and governmental support in Belarus, Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Slovakia at a glance. Updated daily.

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.

 

 

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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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