CzechTrade Offices

| 10.12.2024

OECD Economic forecast for the Czech Republic for 2025

GDP growth is set to pick up from 1 % in 2024 to 2.4 % in 2025 and 2.6 % in 2026. The recovery in real disposable incomes will support stronger consumer demand.

Türkiye

| 10.12.2024

Czechia planning to introduce deposit-refund system on PET bottles and cans

Within its sustainable economy goals, Czechia is planning to introduce a deposit-refund system for PET bottles and cans from mid-2025.

Egypt

| 10.12.2024

Proposed Czech labor law could hinder hiring of foreign talent

Companies who want to employ foreign workers will need to register in a database: this could complicate the issuance of visas for non-EU nationals.

Romania

| 09.12.2024

The Czech Republic is considering building module factories for small reactors. The project would bring eight thousand jobs

Up to two small modular reactor (SMR) module factories could be established in the Czech Republic. They would employ up to eight thousand people over the next twenty to thirty years, according to the ...

Hungary

| 06.12.2024

Retail sales in Czechia has increased

E-shop‘s sales grow significatnly recently.

Japan

| 06.12.2024

Senate Approves Pension Reform Raising Retirement Age To 67

The Senate yesterday evening approved without changes a government pension reform that raises the retirement age by two years to 67.

U.S.A.

| 06.12.2024

Czech Republic to further support Wind energy

The Czech Republic is launching auctions to boost wind energy over the next three years, aiming to significantly increase overall capacity by 2030

Netherlands

| 05.12.2024

Freshlabels has acquired 300 000 EUR in investments for home and foreign expansion

Freshlabels has raised investment in the amount of 300 000 EUR for future development of the brand.

Hungary

| 04.12.2024

The average gross wage in the Czech Republic continuosly grows

In real terms, it increased by 4.6 percent.

Viet Nam

| 03.12.2024

Infrastructure development in the Czech Republic

In 2025, the Czech railway authority, Správa železnic, is set to make unprecedented investments in upgrading and expanding the nation’s railway infrastructure. With a budget of 62.7 billion Czech crow...

South Africa

| 02.12.2024

Europe cannot reduce emissions alone, says head of Czech COP29 delegation

Organisers of this year's UN climate change conference, known as COP29, which began last week in Baku, Azerbaijan, have not shown great optimism as the event reaches its end on Friday. The atmosphere ...