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Google+CNB: Czech National Bank sets the countercyclical capital buffer rate at 0.5%
The CNB Bank Board has decided to set the countercyclical capital buffer (CCB) rate for exposures located in the Czech Republic at 0.5%. Banks, credit unions and investment firms are obliged to apply this rate from 1 January 2017. The current CCB rate is zero, the Czech central bank informed on 18 December...
World Intellectual Property Indicators - 2015 edition: Czechs are intense users of utility models
According to the World Intellectual Property Indicators covering IP filing activity in 2014, the Czech Republic ranks 29th (patents), 30th (marks) and 37th (designs) in total (resident and abroad) IP filing activity by origin. Compared to patents, the Czech Republic, China Hong Kong (SAR), the Philippines, Slovakia and Ukraine are intense users of utility models...
CTK/epravo.cz/ceska-justice.cz: Associations of professionals complain that Govt does not consult new legislation
Associations of professionals established by law, including the Czech Bar Associations, associations of architects, auditors, tax advisors, dentists, medical staff or veterinary surgeons, for example, informed on 10 December that the process of commenting new legislation does not work properly. the Government does not provide enough time for analysis and comments and does not give enough attention to submitted proposals of professionals...
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.
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Policy pipeline
In Policy Pipeline policy developments in the Czech Republic and abroad are monitored to bring better understanding of current topics and trends.
