Czech Republic

BMI View: The passage of the first stage of the pension reform package is a positive development for the Czech Republic's long term fiscal and economic health. However, finding the... 2008-07-25

A significant change in the structure of Czech politics could be ahead. A bill is working its way through the senate which would introduce direct elections for the presidency in the... 2008-07-25

National unemployment came in at 5.0% in June, and we expect the rate to continue inching down over the coming years, towards 4.5% by 2012. However, regional variations within the... 2008-07-25

The local labour market is becoming increasingly tight, with May EU-harmonised unemployment coming in at just 5.0%. This is down from 6.4% in May 2006, and represents just 281,126... 2008-06-27

Czech President Vaclav Klaus has once more hit out against the economics of the eurozone, claiming that it was a drag on growth, and that individual eurozone states nee different... 2008-06-27

BMI View: The odds are certainly lengthening on the Czech government surviving through to 2010. The health and fiscal reforms are running into increasing opposition, and the coalition... 2008-06-27

We believe that the Czech economy will continue to cool this year, having peaked at a growth rate of 6.7% in 2007. Though we expect growth to slow, we nonetheless expect the economy... 2008-06-11