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Czech Republic

Capital: Prague; GDP growth (annual %) 2016 : 2.4%;

Investors spooked by Property Regulations in Africa

The African real estate market needs stronger regulations and a additional reliable policy of law in order to attract investment in the continent — Africa Property News.com has learned.

Various large Listed South African funds feel African real estate is a long term game hindered by weak laws. They need recourse if something goes wrong.
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China, Czech Republic pledge to jointly enrich strategic partnership

China and the Czech Republic are willing to join hands to constantly enrich the strategic partnership between the two nations, senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Liu Yunshan said here on Tuesday.

Liu, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, made the remarks while conference with Czech President Milos Zeman during an official goodwill visit to the Czech Republic from July 16 to 19.
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Czech government to resign in row over finance minister's business dealings

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Key Facts: Full name: Czech Republic
Population: 10.4 million (UN, 2010)
Area: 78,866 sq km (30,450 sq miles)
Major language: Czech
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 75 years (men), 81 years (women) (UN)
Monetary unit: 1 koruna (Kc) = 100 halers
Main exports: Manufactured goods, machinery, cars and transport equipment, beer
GNI per capita: US $17,890 (World Bank, 2010)
Internet domain: .cz
International dialling code: +420

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Climate change laws around the world
2017/05/14
There has been a 20-fold increase in the number of global climate change laws since 1997, according to the most comprehensive database of relevant policy and legislation.

The database, produced by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and the Sabin Center on Climate Change Law, includes more than 1,200 relevant policies across 164 countries, which account for 95% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

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Brexit negotiations should treat energy as ‘special case’
2017/05/14
There are strong practical reasons why the UK and EU should treat energy as a appropriate case during Brexit negotiations, argues a new statement.

The statement, jointly authored by Chatham Home, the University of Exeter and the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC), says finding common ground on energy during the Brexit negotiations would benefit both the UK and remaining EU27, while compromise may be relatively easier to achieve than for other areas.

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European leveraged loan market has been at its busiest for five years,
2014/02/25
Société Générale CIB arranged a record large loan for PPF Group to buy out Telefonica's Czech subsidiary, and found plentiful liquidity in local currency.

While the European leveraged loan market has been at its busiest for five years, it has not been firing on each single cylinder. Renewed request for acquisition finance has not, so far, lived up to bankers’ expectations.

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Danica Fleischerová Executive Director of VUKI
2013/05/17
Slovakia has a small but highly diversified economy, with a lot of opportunities right presently. It is currently celebrating its 20th anniversary, and looking back over history next it separated from the Czech Republic, what would you say are the key sectors that enabled Slovakia to be so successful?

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