Czech Republic

The Czech current account deficit came in at CZK12.5bn for January to October, down substantially from the CZK78.1bn shortfall recorded over the same period in 2008. An increase in... 2009-12-31

Civic Democrat (ODS) leader and former prime minister Mirek Topolanek expressed his support for a new missile defence system proposed by United States Vice-President Joe Biden on... 2009-10-27

Consumer prices failed to expand in y-o-y terms in the Czech Republic in September, continuing an unbroken run of y-o-y disinflation since March, following on from 0.2% y-o-y inflation... 2009-10-27

The Czech Republic's balance of payments position has corrected sharply during the first half of the year, with the current account deficit narrowing by around 75% y-o-y. Moreover,... 2009-09-29

The Czech Republic's interim government released its proposed 2010 state budget on September 21. The plan includes simultaneous tax increases and spending cuts, which the government... 2009-09-29

Czech industrial output contracted by 12.2% y-o-y in June, a marked improvement from the 22.0% fall seen in May. While this is still a weak figure in year-on-year terms, the fact... 2009-08-27

Q209 real GDP growth dynamics across Europe have reaffirmed our core macroeconomic view that H109 was the trough of the recession. That said, we maintain that a strong recovery remains... 2009-08-17