Economics, Policy & Regulation
Czech Republic Central Bank Hits Target With Big Inflation Reversal
In an impressive turnaround, the Czech Republic’s consumer price index has sunk from a hefty 17.5% in February of last...
The Czech Republic
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Czech Republic
Includes historical data for Czech Republic’s Gross Domestic Product growth, debt-to-GDP ratio and more, as well as information on trade,...
News
Czechs Return To EBRD
The Czech Republic’s decision to rejoin EBRD has an echo of Cyprus belatedly becoming a member country in 2014 in the wake of its financial crisis.
Award Winners
Cream Of The Crop
Innovators, especially from smaller countries, areovercoming the region’s odds.
Data
Central and Eastern Europe Showing Spirit
With popular elected leaders and strong growth in their economies, the sometimes-feisty CEE nations are standing tall—and keeping an eye on corruption and labor costs.
News
Former Microsoft Executive Becomes Czech Finance Minister
Ivan Pilný’s economic leadership could be critical in the coming months, given theCzechRepublic'soverdependence on challenged European countries.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Czech Banks Are Lending
In November the European Investment Bank published its latest Bank Lending Survey for Central Europe and Southeastern Europe.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Czech Republic: The Quiet Achiever
Unlike some of its Eastern European neighbors, the Czech Republic has shunned joining the eurozone and has surprised many with its stable and healthy levels of economic growth. However, progress is still needed on business transparency.
Data
Household Tax Rates
The tax wedge is the ratio of total labor taxes to total labor costs. It is often lower for families with children and single parents with children than for individuals or couples without children. The tax wedge has an impact on employment growth.
Awards
Global Finance Names The 50 Safest Banks In Emerging Markets 2015
NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2015 — Rapid-growth emerging markets have long been the engines of global economic growth. With clients enjoying swiftly-rising incomes, many emerging markets banks benefited by providing services to meet the increasingly sophisticated banking needs of their client base.
Awards
Global Finance Names The Safest Banks In Central & Eastern Europe 2015
NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2015 — Global Finance has named the Safest Banks in Central & Eastern Europe in an exclusive survey to be published in the November 2015 issue. Banks were selected through an evaluation of long-term foreign currency ratings— from Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch—and total assets of the 500 largest banks worldwide.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE: CONSUMPTION RESUMES
Regional Report | Central & Eastern Europe
Although geopolitical risks are still keeping executives awake at night, there has been a remarkable turnaround in some countries of the region, thanks in large part to structural reforms—implemented early and strongly.