Economic policy

This section reports on economic policy initiatives of the Czech government, the EU, and other entities that have a direct impact on the competitiveness of the country. It also includes information on economic priorities of the AmCham and other leading associations.

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15th December 2023 / Economic policy / Employment and Social Affairs

Labor Code Working Group discussed impacts of the most recent amendment

AmCham CZ Labor Code Working Group met last week to dive into the impacts of the most recent amendment on businesses, their operations, and competitiveness.

28th November 2023 / Economic policy / Digital Agenda

AmCham Real Estate Council discussed digitization of permitting

AmCham Real Estate Council met with with Petr Klán, Director, Department for Digitization and Information Systems, Ministry for Regional Development. The participants have agreed that permitting process digitization is a prerequisite for technological transition of the country.

30th October 2023 / Economic policy / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth

AmChamIntel: Macro - Too high too long

The ECB’s Christine Lagarde described inflation as holding too high for too long. CNB vice-governor Eva Zamrazilová viewed Czech inflation similarly during our AmChamIntel talk. The CNB predicts a higher rate and the consolidation of public finance will bring inflation back to approximately 2% by Q3 2024.