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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Mondelēz International Invests $200 Million in Czech Biscuit Plant to Accelerate Growth in Europe
OPAVA, Czech Republic – June 14, 2018 – Mondelēz International today announced it has invested $200 million since 2014 in its Opava biscuit manufacturing facility, which employs nearly 1,000 people and produces Power Brands like Oreo, belVita, Milka and Cadbury, for the European market. The investment builds on Opava’s proud heritage of more than a century as a biscuit-making center and supports the company’s global growth strategy to create a best-in-class integrated supply chain and to deliver consumer-inspired quality and innovation that meet changing consumer preferences.
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Emerging Europe M&A 2020 activity dampened but far from snuffed out
Deal volume in emerging Europe dropped by 12.9% (1,705 deals) and total value by 16% (EUR 60.80bn) in 2020
Czech Republic witnessed 119 deals at a value of EUR 2.74bn and the lowest dealflow since 2012 (102 deals; EUR 1.30bn)
Czech real estate deals decreased from 48 to 27 year-on-year, and is now closely followed by Telecoms & IT as second busiest sector (26 deals)
Private equity deals accounted for 18.7% of total volume of deals in the region
Poland was the sole country in the region to see growth in both deal volume (9.3%) and value (6.6%)
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First change to new investment incentive criteria
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has submitted an amendment to the Government Decree on Investment Incentives aiming to provide more substantial support for investments involving selected strategic products.
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