Inflation continues to surge; rising by 3.6% in January. Pushed upwards by the price of food and rents as well as recent changes in taxation. It is not expected to fall back until early 2021. Photo credit: Freepik / For illustrative purposes. Author: Charles du Park Czech Rep., Feb 17 (JS) – Inflation in January
Prague managed an exceptionally good position in the index, mainly due to safety and number of doctors. According to D&L Partners, authors of the report, the Czech capital has one of the densest networks of surgeries in the world. The second largest city in the Czech Republic Brno came in 58th. Photo: Prague Castle. Credit:
A recently published 2018 study from PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) shows that job position and motivation are directly linked to the number of absences per year, and describes the different factors involved in how each industry is affected by morbidity (the rate of disease in a population). Photo: Stock picture / Freepik. Do You Work in the
According to the Global House Price Index 2019, a report by real estate consultancy company Knight Frank, house prices in the Czech Republic have skyrocketed, showing the third highest annual increase of the 56 countries included in the report, which used official government statistics and central bank data. Photo: Prague / Credit: ZM, Jobspin. Global
According to the Czech Trade Inspection Authority (COI), foreigners pay more than Czechs for food and drinks in some of the duty-free shops at Prague Airport. Photo: COI official report. Czech Rep., 31 Oct (JS) – “The inspections were carried out in cooperation with customs office representatives over three working days in the departure halls
According to a 2018 World Bank report analyzing intergenerational educational and economic mobility, the American dream, a possibility to move upward from a lower social class or economic level to a higher one is more easily attainable in other high-income countries than in the US. The World Bank ranked Czech Republic the 12th country in
Moving to a foreign country is always an adventure. Although you do your research, you can easily miss something without realising that could make your new life needlessly harder along the way. Here’s a small list of things you need to know before moving to the Czech Republic. Photo: Jobspin / Z. Moreau. 1 Make
93% of Czech companies are in favor of cancelling the long-standing “stravenky” working benefit. The paper meal vouchers should be replaced by money, say employers, according to the latest data from the Czech Chamber of Commerce. Photo: Pixabay. Czech Rep., Aug 20 (JS) – The Czech Chamber of Commerce surveyed employers who currently provide meal
The second largest city in the Czech Republic, Brno, ranked as the sixth best student city according to students, while the capital Prague came in eighth. The global ranking is annually announced by the British firm Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), which focuses on the quality of education around the world. Photo: Prague by Z. Moreau. Czech
