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A Czech version of FSG study - the original can be found here http://bit.ly/CSVGUIDE

► A fifth of all respondents and 42% of board directors and senior managers in the EMEIA region admit to misrepresenting financial reporting / ► Companies in the Czech Republic ignore ethical principles / ► In the region, Czechs trust least in the importance of anti-corruption rules and their enforcement by management

The average occupancy of Prague hotels and room rates increased last year. Average annual revenue per room increased by more than 10%. It was one of the best results among European cities. It´s shown in the results of an annual PwC study "European Cities Hotel Forecast 2013".

The 16th PwC Global CEO Survey asked 1400 bosses of major companies from around the world which leaders they most admire and what they appreciate about them. Winston Churchill was the one who was mentioned most frequently. Along with Steve Jobs they were admired by CEOs from most countries.

During their university studies, Czech students are very active in seeking work opportunities to gain professional experience– two-thirds (68%) had an internship during their studies. More than half of respondents (55%) have temporary jobs on an occasional or a regular basis, 48% gain experience through internships in their major and 44% make extra money through temporary jobs outside their major. The most important criteria for selecting an internship and employment include an opportunity to learn, develop and gain professional experience. These are the key findings of Deloitte's third First Steps into the Labour Market report, which includes input from over 4,000 students across 11 different countries in the Central European region.

Third year in a row that business students rank KPMG #2 in Universum’s ‘World’s Most Attractive Employer’ survey.

The survey conducted by Alma CG revealed that companies are more and more anxious about their innovation financing.

KPMG survey on shopping habits in the Czech Republic shows that Czechs do not trust organic food and find it expensive.

According to a KPMG survey, tourism generates CZK 92 billion in budget revenue.

Digital strategy, including, for instance, the use of social networks, blogs, web or mobile applications, is of special interest to companies operating mainly in the telecommunication and banking sectors, followed by insurance companies, lottery companies and betting offices. Contrarily, power companies and pharmaceutical companies pay only minimal attention to digital strategies. These are the results of a new study entitled “Digital Business: an Opportunity or a Bubble?” released by Deloitte Czech Republic. The study objective was to map the use of digital technology in individual industries at the end of 2012.

New York/Prague - Executives at the world's largest Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) companies consider compliance with the implementation of a 2013 security strategy and roadmap to be the most significant driver for improving information security, according to the new TMT Global Security study released by Deloitte. The study also reveals that companies have started to recognise information security as a fundamental business issue, with companies increasingly focusing on cyber resilience, not just security.

Czech companies most often use a combination of a fixed monthly salary and remuneration determined on the basis of the achieved economic results of the company. This finding follows from an exclusive study of the Deloitte Corporate Governance Centre and the Czech Institute of Directors (CIoD), which monitored the current state of Corporate Governance in the Czech Republic.

Investors in the CR expressed greatest interest in service companies; interest in IT firms dropped compared to previous years

Deloitte was selected by Czech students as the most attractive employer in the “Advisory, Outsourcing and Audit” category. Deloitte Legal retained last year’s first place among law offices. These are the results of the second annual TOP Employers 2012/2013 survey of the Czech Union of Students (CUS), in which over ten thousand Czech students selected a company where they would like to work in the future.

Short policy brief explaining why the Czech Republic together with the UK rejected to join the EU fiscal pact.

What is the current "rating" of the Czech politics? What is going on inside the Parliament? How the political situation impacts your business? What is on the agenda?

The CMS European M&A Study 2011 evaluates M&A agreements for 1005 transactions of both public and private companies in Europe in 2007−2010. The data used in the Study is not publicly available and is based on transactions in which a member of the CMS organisation acted as an advisor to either the buyer or the seller. CMS is an organisation of independent European law and tax firms and therefore one of the few legal service providers with the capability to provide a European study of this kind due to its presence and market penetration in a wide range of jurisdictions across Europe.

This report forecasts retail sales for 2010 in central and southeast Europe. In addition, we forecast other variables such as unemployment and real GDP which impact retail. It is aimed at senior management of retail companies as well as investors.

CEOs’ views on Czech business challenges in a fragile economic environment

Freshly updated guide to Doing Business in the Czech Republic