Economy in Czech

  • Europe in 2016: Terror fears, migration, politics. But economy may turn a corner

    ALBANIA, 2016/01/02

  • Global growth will be disappointing in 2016: IMF's Lagarde

    AFGHANISTAN, 2016/01/02 World economic increase will be disappointing next year and the outlook for the medium-term has as well deteriorated, the chief of the International Monetary Fund said in a guest article for German newspaper Handelsblatt published on Wednesday. IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said the prospect of rising interest rates in the United States and an economic slowdown in China were contributing to uncertainty and a higher risk of economic vulnerability worldwide. Added to that, increase in world trade has slowed considerably and a decline in raw material prices is posing problems for economies based on these, while the financial sector in a lot of nations still has weaknesses and financial risks are rising in emerging markets, she said.

  • Revised IMF forecasts signal gloom on global economic outlook

    AFGHANISTAN, 2015/01/20 Low oil prices will not provide a sufficient updraught to dispel the clouds hanging over the world economy, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday. In a sign of its increasing gloom about the medium term economic outlook, the IMF cut its world economic increase forecasts by 0.3 % points for both 2015 and 2016, despite believing cheaper oil represents a “shot in the arm”.

  • The Czech employment

    CZECH, 2013/05/06 The Czech employment increased in the prime quarter, largely driven by the tertiary sector of services, the Czech Statistical Office said Monday. The number of employed increased by 49,100 or 1 % from the previous year to 4.88 million. The number of the self-employed in major job, inclunding family workers, declined 29,000 and their share decreased to 17.8 %.

  • Czech Unemployment Rate Rises In November, Above Forecast

    CZECH, 2012/12/11 Czech jobless rate for November came in slightly above forecasts, data released by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs showed on Monday. The unemployment rate rose to 8.7 % from 8.5 % in October. The jobless rate rose for the third month in a row. Economists had estimate a figure of 8.6 %. A year ago, the unemployment rate was 8 %. There were 508,500 jobless people during November compared to 496,800 persons in the previous month. It was the highest figure since March. The number of vacant jobs totaled 38,800 versus 40,700 in October.

  • Czech trade surplus

    CZECH, 2012/12/10 Czech trade surplus for October slightly widened from a year ago, data released by the Czech Statistical Office showed on Friday. The trade balance showed a surplus of CZK 32.968 billion compared to CZK 32.181 billion last year. Economists had estimate a larger surplus of CZK 38 billion. The new surplus figure is the second highest this year, the statistical office said. Exports and imports rose by 7.5 % 8.2 % year-on-year, respectively. The rate of increase of imports was faster than the rate of increase of exports for the first time since May 2011, the agency said.

  • An Overview of the Czech Economy 2012-09-18

    CZECH, 2012/09/18 更多    
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