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Czech Statistical Office: Czech economy grows by 1.2 pct in Q3 yr/yr /12. 12. 2011/
Prague - Czech economy expanded by 1.2 percent in Q3 year-on-year, a drop of 0.3 percentage point compared to the preliminary estimate, and gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.1 percent against Q2, while the preliminary estimate predicted stagnation, the Czech Statistical Office (CSU) said today. More...
OECD tells Czech Republic to build on reforms /21. 11. 2011/
OECD head says export-driven Czech economy must develop a more ‘innovative, skill-based and energy-efficient economy’. With the Czech economy’s export-driven recovery slowing, the country must move to swiftly implement new reforms that ensure sustainable, inclusive long-term growth and better resil... More...
Czech economy stagnates amid recession fears /21. 11. 2011/
What direction will take the Czech economy in the following months, amid the looming Euro-zone debt panic and extreme nervousness in the global markets? The latest data indicate a slowdown - the Czech economy did not grow from the second to the third quarter - but everything will depend on Germany, the largest partner of... More...
Ministry: No.of job seekers in CR in October lowest since June 2009 /11. 11. 2011/
Prague - Czech unemployment decreased in October to 7.9 percent from 8 percent in September and employment offices registered 470,618 job seekers, the lowest number since June 2009, the Labour and Social Affairs Ministry said today. More...
Brno plans science center /02. 11. 2011/
Answering the call for innovation that spurs development, the Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC) has launched operations that will yield a 10-facility life sciences research center in Brno involving nearly 600 researchers and 1,200 students by 2014. More...
Czech firms losing their position in German market /01. 11. 2011/
Czech export firms are losing their position in neighboring Germany. And there seems to be no viable alternative to the Czech Republic's key trade partner. In 2010, Germans imported Czech goods worth CZK 30bil (EUR 1.2bil), which was the most decisive reason behind the Czech economic recovery from the 2008/9 slump. More...
Czech Statistical Office: Confidence in Czech economy rises /25. 10. 2011/
Overall confidence in the Czech economy improved in October after deteriorating for three straight months, with the seasonally adjusted economic confidence index rose reaching 4.5, the Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) said Monday. More...
Passenger car production in CR up 11 pct in Q1-3 /25. 10. 2011/
Production of passenger cars in the Czech Republic rose by 11.4 percent to 895,728 units in January-September this year, the Automotive Industry Association (SAP) announced in a press release today. More...
Czech Statistical Office: Information Society in Figures 2011 /24. 10. 2011/
The publication objective is to provide the professional as well as lay public with a fundamental overview on the state and trends in the ICT penetration and the way of its use in households, companies, public administration, health care, and in other areas of the society, both in the Czech Republic and in countries of t... More...
Czech jobless rate down slightly to 8 pct /20. 10. 2011/
Number of registered unemployed in Czech Republic fell by 0.2 percent in September to 8.0 percent, labor ministry figures show. The latest unemployment figures from the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MPSV) show a 0.23 percent decrease in the number of registered jobseekers compared with the previous month, and a&n... More...
