Competitiveness / Trade and Investment
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.
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London Economics/AmCham EU: Czech Republic 3rd in Single Market integration index in 2015 (updated)
The study by London Economics published by AmCham EU describes how each Member State has integrated into the EU’s single economic area and measures the impact on their economies.
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Eurostat: US-EU FDI relationship weakened in 2016
According to preliminary results, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from the European Union (EU) to the rest of the world amounted to €186 billion in 2016, a sharp drop (-68%) compared with the €585 bn recorded in 2015, Eurostat reported.
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WTO Global Value Chain Development Report 2017: Between 2000 and 2015 a significant shift occurred between the medium–low and the medium–high technology inputs exchanged by Czech Rep. and Poland
The Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland, the largest players in intraregional trade in manufacturing inputs among the European economies, accounted for more than 11% of intra-Europe exports in intermediate goods in 2015, a share that more than quadrupled since 1995, the WTO Global Value Chain Development Report 2017 report says.
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EBRD on CEE & Baltics regions: 'All these countries are still facing convergence challenge and more ambitious structural reform agenda would help to accelerate this convergence. The potential for growth and investment is definitely there.'
According to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, growth in central Europe and the Baltic states is now expected to accelerate slightly in 2017 to around 3 per cent.
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