Innovation relies on human knowledge, skills and creativity to develop new technology and utilize to benefit human society. Humans with that knowledge, or those skills, and that creativity are a precious and scarce commodity, and, therefore, in high demand in those economies that generate the most innovation.

Estimates from some of the leading international forecasting institutions.

Over the weekend, voters went to the polls to decide the winner of the second round of the Czech presidential election. The first round took place two weeks ago. Of the 8 candidates, Andrej Babiš a former Prime Minister and one of the richest Czech citizens, and Petr Pavel a former army general and leading NATO official, were sent to the final round with similar support of 35 %. 

Prices have joined a tight labor market to create a highly volatile wage market. Will wage demands create a vicious cycle of price increases leading to salary increases leading to price increases?

This week, in the offices of White & Case LLP, AmCham CZ joined a group of experts, including Tomáš Ščerba, Kateřina Anna Magnna, AmCham Board member Michal Stachník of Cisco, Tomáš Budník of Thein Security, and Alžběta Solarczyk Krausová to assess how companies and the state are reacting to increased cyber threats, and what trends, both market and regulatory, are coming their way.