Competitiveness / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth

This section feature research, opinion and progress reports on how the Czech Republic compares to other EU countries economically. It includes analysis of international rankings such as the WEF and World Bank.

Spotlight issue

2nd February 2016 / Competitiveness / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth


Heritage Foundation: Czech Republic up 3 places in 2016 Index of Economic Freedom. Lower scores for Business Freedom

The Czech Republic moved up 3 places in the recently published Index of Economic Freedom, a global ranking of 178 countries compiled by the Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal. The country improved scores in categories "Freedom From Corruption", "Monetary Freedom", "Government Spending", and "Fiscal Freedom"... 
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20th January 2016 / Competitiveness / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth


U.S. News Best Countries Rankings: Czech Republic ranks 38th overall, 19th for Citizenship, 21st for Quality of life, 26th for Entrepreneurship categories

The Best Countries rankings evaluate 60 countries across 24 rankings drawn from a survey of more than 16,000 global citizens. According to the survey, the Czech Republic ranks 38th overall, with best result for Citizenship (19th place), Quality of Life (21st place), Entrepreneurship (26th place) and Heritage (28th place). The country scored low in subcategories predicting country’s future growth...  
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6th January 2016 / Competitiveness / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth


2016 OUTLOOK: Czech business sector, academia, IMF, World Bank, WEF, The Economist, BBC and more (updated)

In a survey conducted by Hospodářské noviny, twelve representatives of the Czech business sector answered questions on their expectations for 2016. More Czech experts' opinions and forecasts collected by Radio Zet. Also, global economic growth will be "disappointing" next year, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde wrote.
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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic