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The Czech Republic will become even more strategic partner to the USA
We were honored to welcome the new US ambassador to the Czech Republic, Mr Steve King at our GE Aviation site in Prague on Friday. The compliments received from Ambassador King regarding our investments as well as our success stories in the Czech Republic are encouraging and reflects a hard work of entire team here: „Based on kind of things that are happening here, the Czech Republic will become even more strategic partner to the USA“. Here comes a short video & interview from the visit.
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Eurostat: Highest shares of enterprises with web sales that used their own website or apps were reported in the Czech Republic
Among the EU Member States, the highest shares of enterprises with web sales that used their own website or apps were reported in the Czech Republic (98%), Slovakia and Finland (both 97%), Eurostat data have shown.
Eurostat: Czech households have one of the lowest shares of expenditure on clothing, footwear on total expenditure
In 2016, households in the Czech Republic spent 3.6% of household expenditure for clothing and footwear; which is one of the lowest shares in the EU, according to Eurostat.
AmCham CZ: Czech presidential vote - first round overview
Inside is a comparison of the voting totals for the 2013 and 2018 Czech presidential elections to provide some possible clues on what is going to happen in the second round of the presidential elections. An article by the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic.
Optimism and the satisfaction of entrepreneurs break records
Optimism and the satisfaction of small and medium-sized businesses and entrepreneurs are breaking records. Companies expectations index in the fourth quarter of 2017 increased by 12.5 points to its highest ever value of 41.6 points. Three quarters of respondents expressed their satisfaction with the economic development in the Czech Republic. This results from a regular survey by ČSOB, which quarterly inspects the mood and plans of the SME sector in the areas of demand, investment and business expansion.
Strategic Directions for Czech Economic Policy
- Transition to High-Tech Manufacturing and Exports
- The City Campus as Idea Factory
- Government Programs and Processes That Drive Innovation
- 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.
