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  • Czech Company and Entrepreneur of the Year 2010

    Czech economic daily Hospodářské noviny announced results of the competition Company of the Year and Entrepreneur of the Year on 2nd December 2010 in Prague. The competition is organized on an annual basis and is dedicated to Czech SMEs and entrepreneurs. The best company of the Year is 5M s. r. o. from Kunín specialized in the area of the development and manufacture of composite and sandwich materials. Mr. Jiří Bláha, baker and confectioner, was awarded Entrepreneur of the Year.

  • Czechs still without euro

    Czech National Bank (CNB) and Czech Ministry of Finance stated “it is not possible to conclude that the conditions to set a date for Euro adoption and entry into ERM II in 2011 were created”. The statement was published in annual “Evaluation of the Maastricht convergence criteria and the degree of economic alignment with the euro area” issued by the MoF and CNB.

  • Czech Republic and India want to double their bilateral trade

    The Czech Republic and India concluded their bilateral negotiations in intergovernmental committee for economic cooperation in New Delhi in India. Both partners wish to double their bilateral trade (to USD 2 billion). In the first 9 months of 2010, Czech export to India has increased by 38 % y-o-y. At the end of 2010, it is to reach the historical level at USD 800 million.

  • New National Centre for Transformation of Social Services

    In November 2010, the National Centre for Transformation of Social Services was launched. It aims to change the concept of social residencies and respond on a more individual basis to the needs of its users (e.g. inclusion into the labour market). The project is co-financed by the European Social Fund.