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• SwissCEE Automotive Supplier Days

  2010/04/12

  Association for Foreign Investment (AFI) is a co-organiser of the SwissCEE Automotive Supplier Days

• Czech Focus 1/2010

  2010/03/10

  Czech Focus is published by the Association for Foreign Investment as one of the AFI's tools for actively supporting the development of the Czech business environment and the competitiveness of the Czech Republic in the field of foreign investment.

• Business Property of the Year 2008

  2009/11/19

  The Association for Foreign Investment and CzechInvest recognise the commercial properties with the greatest benefit for the development of business in the Czech Republic.

• Czech Focus 2/2009

  2009/10/19

  Czech Focus is published by the Association for Foreign Investment as one of the AFI's tools for actively supporting the development of the Czech business environment and the competitiveness of the Czech Republic in the field of foreign investment.

• Supplier Opportunity Forum

  2009/10/05

  The supplier Opportunity Forum organised by CzechInvest and the Association for Foreign Investment featured the attendance of five large investors and a score of potential suppliers

• Suppliers Opportunity Forum

  2009/09/24

  AFI and CzechInvest to organise a meeting of investors with Czech suppliers at the beginning of October

• Nordic investment in the Czech Republic

  2009/09/10

  Nordic countries are not among the largest foreign investors in the Czech Republic, which is perhaps not surprising as they are not among the largest trading partners of the Czech Republic either. Nevertheless, Nordic investment is very important for the Czech Republic as it provides much welcome diversification.

• 2008 Investor of the Year awards announced

  2009/06/23

  IVAX, IBM and CPN took the top honours in the ninth annual Investor of the Year competition organised by CzechInvest and the Association for Foreign Investment.

• AFI expands it's membership base

  2009/06/03

  Press Release

• Czech Focus 1/2009

  2009/05/26

  Magazine of the Association for Foreign Investment - Number 1/2009

• American investment and the potential for the Czech Republic

  2009/04/21

  The American economy is still not in the best shape. Unemployment increased to 8.1% in February, the highest rate since 1983and higher than in some European countries that used to have generally always higher unemployment than the United States. The recovery is still not here and we will see how long it will take. This situation can influence global investment overall, either positively or negatively for different economies.

• South Bohemia: The Pearl of the Czech Republic

  2009/03/12

  Sharing a border with both Austria and Germany, the Czech Republic’s South Bohemia region was attractive to settlers in past eras due to its favourable location. This advanced industrial region grew out of the originally melancholy region of Klostermanovská Šumava, a land of forests and fish ponds. South Bohemia’s natural beauty and rich history continue to ensure the development of the local travel industry, which comprises one of the pillars of business in the region.

• The attraction of similarities

  2009/02/24

   It is said that Czechs are Slavic Germans. But based on numerous encounters with investors from the Netherlands, it is apparent that Czechs are really Slavic Netherlanders. The Dutch themselves have said that they have a lot in common with their Czech counterparts. This is possibly one of the reasons why the Czech Republic is visited by large numbers of Dutch tourists and why the Dutch comprise the second most active investment community in the country, immediately behind the Germans. In short, similarities are attractive.

• Czech Focus 4/2008

  2009/02/06

  Magazine of the Association for Foreign Investment - Number 4/2008

• Southern stars shine in the Czech Republic

  2009/02/04

  The Czech Republic and Italy do not share a common border and are separated from each other by Austria and several mountain ranges. Yet the two countries maintain active economic relations and although Italy does not rank among the Czech Republic’s top five trading partners or investors, a good number of Italian companies and entrepreneurs have been very active in the country.

• Energy for Your Investment

  2009/01/26

  What you need to know about energy regulation in the Czech Republic

• Favourable Times Coming for Wealthy Investors

  2009/01/05

  Interview with Jan Bobek, Chairman of the Steering Committee, Association for Foreign Investment

• AFI's New Leadership

  2008/11/10

  AFI elects new leadership for the next two years

• Czech Focus 3/2008

  2008/10/15

  Magazine of the Association for Foreign Investment - Number 3/2008

• IFO 2008

  2008/08/21

  AFI is a partner of the 9th international conference "Investment & Business Forum" that will take place in Ostrava on the 30th September - 1st October.

• Czech Chemistry: A Tradition of Innovation and Prosperity

  2008/08/06

• Czech Focus 2/2008

  2008/07/21

  Magazine of the Association for Foreign Investment - Number 2/2008

• Nanotechnology on the Rise. Nanotechnology at CzechInvest

  2008/07/03

• Investment Steps Up a Gear. Focus on British Investors in the Czech Republic

  2008/06/24

• Ingersoll-Rand finds success in the Czech Republic

  2008/06/12

• Starting a Business: Company Formation in the Czech Republic

  2008/06/02

• Investor of the year 2007

  2008/05/28

  28 May 2008: The eighth annual Investor of the Year Awards were announced on 27 May 2008 by the Association for Foreign Investment in cooperation with CzechInvest, the national investment and business development agency.

• Plzen - a Region of Opportunity

  2008/05/22

• Trust management. Managing Your Business Effectively.

  2008/05/12

• Ostrava - Home of the Biggest Czech Aircraft Maintenance Centre

  2008/05/02

• Find success in the Czech Republic with Operational Programme Enterprise and Innovation! Financial Support for Businesses

  2008/04/23

• Business Project of the Year 2007

  2008/04/23

  23 April 2008: The 2007 Business Project of the Year Awards presented to today's most successful entrepreneurs

• Biotechnology Sector in the Czech Republic: Impressive History, Promising Future

  2008/04/08

• French investors savour not only Czech snails, but also the Czech cocktail of high economic growth, moderate inflation and low taxes

  2008/04/03

• Czech Focus 1/2008

  2008/04/01

  Magazine of the Association for Foreign Investment - Number 1/2008

• Czech Focus 3/2007

  2008/01/07

  Magazine of the Association for Foreign Investment - Number 3/2007

• Investor of the year 2006

  2007/12/03

  21 November 2007 Celebratory announcement of the Investor of the year 2006 awards

• Czech Focus 2/2007

  2007/09/18

  Magazine of the Association for Foreign Investment - Number 2/2007

• Impact of investment incentives on the Czech economy

  2007/06/28

  Prague, 29th May 2007: A positive influence of the system of investment incentives on the overall investments, GDP, labour market, fiscal indexes and trade balance is proven by the analysis „Impact of investment incentives on the Czech economy“, which has been prepared for the Association for Foreign Investment – AFI by the renowned company Patria Finance.

• Czech Focus 1/2007

  2007/06/28

  Magazine of the Association for Foreign Investment - Number 1/2007

• Czech Focus 3/2006

  2007/03/15

  Magazine of the Association for Foreign Investment - Number 3/2006

• New members AFI

  2007/01/15

  New members joined the AFI on 1st January 2007.

• Industrial Zone of the Year 2005

  2007/01/15

  12. 10. 2006: Awards were presented at Prague Exposition Grounds for the highest-quality industrial zones and business properties in the Czech Republic. The sixth annual Industrial Zone of the Year awards presentation was held under the auspices of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the business development agency CzechInvest, in cooperation with the Association for Foreign Investment.This year’s edition of the awards was also supported by the Ministry for Regional Development. In addition to representatives of both ministries, representatives of regions and municipalities throughout the Czech Republic also participated in the event.

• Breakfast with General Directorate of Customs

  2007/01/15

  Breakfast with the 1st Deputy Director General of the General Directorate of Customs, Mr. Pavel Novotny

• Breakfast with Martin Pecina

  2007/01/15

  Breakfast with the Chairman of the Office for the Protection of Competition, Mr. Martin Pecina

• Czech Focus 2/2006

  2006/11/20

  Magazine of the Association for Foreign Investment - Number 2/2006

• IFO

  2006/07/21

  The AFI is the main partner of 7th international conference Investment & Business Forum Ostrava, which takes place between 19th and 20th September 2006 in Ostrava in the Imperial hotel and in Černá louka fairground.

• Final Round of the AFI Bowling League 2005/2006

  2006/06/19

  The Bowling League organised by the AFI and CzechInvest is at its end. On Wednesday, 14 June 2006, the 2005/2006 results were ceremonially announced at the Radava Bowling Club.

• Czech Focus 1/2006

  2006/05/15

  Magazine of the Association for Foreign Investment - Number 1/2006

• Enterpreneurial Project of the Year 2005

  2006/04/03

  On March 29, 2006, the Association for Foreign Investment – AFI, jointly with the CzechInvest agency and the Ministry of Industry and Trade announced, for the first time, the Enterpreneurial Project of the Year Awards.

• Corporate Security

  2006/03/10

  The Corporate Security Conference is already for the second year running being held at the Police Academy of the Czech Republic.

• 10 Years of AFI

  2006/03/01

  On 26 January, this year, about two hundred investors, Partners and members of the AFI, CzechInvest managers and other guests visited seven countries at once. Although they are usually the ones that more or less risk, mainly the investors, during the celebrations of the 10th anniversary of the existence of the Association for Foreign Investments – AFI – they all tested what such investment is like.

• Czech Focus 3/2005

  2006/01/26

  Magazine of the Association for Foreign Investment - Number 3/2005

• Industrial Zone of the Year 2004

  2005/11/06

  Fitfth annual awards ceremony of the best industrial zones, parks and objects in several categories

• Czech Focus 2/2005

  2005/08/10

  Magazine of the Association for Foreign Investment - Number 2/2005

• Investor of the Year 2004

  2005/06/08

  Already the fifth year of the award for the most important investors granted in cooperation with CzechInvest and under the auspices of the Ministray of Industry and Trade

• Supplier of the Year 2004

  2005/03/24

  Awards announcement of the best suppliers in 2004

• Czech Focus 1/2005

  2005/01/01

  Magazine of the Association for Foreign Investment - Number 1/2005

• Breakfast with Deputy Prime Minister

  2004/11/05

  Discussion with the deputy Prime Minister Martin Jahn on "Priorities of the New Economic Strategy of the CR and Opportunities for Improvement of the Business Environment". The discussion was hosted by CzechInvest´s CEO, Radomil Novák.

• Industrial Zone of the Year 2003

  2004/10/26

  Award announcement of the best Industrial zones of the year 2003

• Bowling with journalists

  2004/09/30

  Bowling tournament with journalists, management of CzechInvest and Partners

• Euroforum 2004

  2004/09/23

  The accomanying Program of the 46th International Engeneering Fair

• Breakfast with Milan Urban

  2004/09/07

  Discussion on "Investment Incentives and Support of Employment"

• Shooting Tournament

  2004/07/13

  Shooting tournament with investors and representatives of the Ministry of Interior

• Czech Focus 3/2004

  2004/07/01

  Magazine of the Association for Foreign Investment - Number 3/2004

• Investor of the Year 2003

  2004/06/21

  Prestigious award Investor of the Year 2003

• Breakfast with Ambassador to the EU

  2004/04/13

  Discussion on the topic of "Economic Aspects of the Czech Foreign Policy after the EU Accession"

• Czech Focus 2/2004

  2004/04/01

  Magazine of the Association for Foreign Investment - Number 2/2004

• Seminar on Indirect Taxation in the EU

  2004/03/30

  In cooperation with our members, PricewaterhouseCoopers and KPMG, and with CzechInvest

• Supplier of the Year 2003

  2004/03/11

  Official announcement of the best Czech suppliers

• Breakfast with Minister of Transport

  2004/01/13

  Discussion meeting on the topic of "Current Priorities of the Ministry of Transport in Motorway and Road Infrastructure in the Czech Republic"

• Czech Focus 1/2004

  2004/01/01

  Magazine of the Association for Foreign Investment - Number 1/2004

• Selected Legal and Tax Aspects of the EU Accession

  2003/12/02

  Seminar: presented by our Supporting Partners - ASB Prague s.r.o. and Tributum Company s.r.o.

• System Solutions of Plant Canteen and Catering

  2003/11/18

  Presented by our Supporting Partner Electrolux s.r.o.

• Discussion with foreign investors

  2003/11/06

  Organised by Accord Group (AFI)for the CzechInvest project managers

• Seminar on Investment Incentives

  2003/11/05

  Co-organised by the Ministry of Trade and Industry and CzechInvest

• Investment Incentives

  2003/10/30

  Seminar & Discussion with AFI member PricewaterhouseCoopers

• Human Resources after Czech Accession to the EU

  2003/10/10

  In cooperation with the member of AFI, Deloitte&Touche

• Breakfast with rectors of technical universities

  2003/09/30

  Breakfast with rectors of technical universities and deputy of Ministry of Education

• Outsourcing In Industry II.

  2003/09/25

  Presented by Supporting Partner OKIN FACILITY CZ, s.r.o and CzechInvest

• The Czech Securities Commision and Business Valuation Standards in the Czech republic

  2003/08/22

  American Apraisal s.r.o, Valuation Consulting Company settled in Prague, Member of the American Apraisal Associates network, AFI member

• Employment Termination Notice

  2003/08/21

  Sedonns v.o.s. – law office with headquarters in Prague and London Founding member of AFI

• The Pull of Brno

  2003/08/21

  CTP Project Invest, s.r.o, Development Project Company settled in Humpolec, AFI Member

• Seminar Investors in People II. (IIP)

  2003/07/25

  How to Become One of the First Investors in People Companies in the CR?

• Technical-Economic Study to Utilize the Industrial Area of Škoda Plzeň

  2003/07/17

  Study by Tebodin Czech Republic, s.r.o.

• Seminar Investors in People (IIP)

  2003/07/08

  How to Become One of the First Investors in People Adviser in the CR?

• Criticism on the current situation at border crossings

  2003/06/26

  ČESMAD BOHEMIA criticizes current situation at border crossings

• The Impact of Czech Accession to the EU - Seminar

  2003/06/17

  In cooperation with our AFI members (KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte&Touche)

• Outsourcing For Industry

  2003/06/05

  OKIN FACILITY CZ, s.r.o – Technical Facility Mangement Company Supporting Partner

• Outsourcing - OKIN FACILITY CZ

  2003/06/05

  Presented by our Supporting Partner, OKIN FACILITY CZ, s.r.o.

• Czech company rating

  2003/02/20

  CzechInvest in cooperation with CRA rating agency held a workshop entitled Czech company rating

• 10 years of CzechInvest

  2002/10/31

  Reportage from the 10th Anniversary of CzechInvest

• Investment Incentives – Strategic Services Sector

  2002/10/24

  Seminar information

• Breakfast with Prime Minister Špidla

  2002/10/09

  Meeting of Prime Minister, Vladimir Spidla, with foreign investors and partners of AFI, representatives of Czech private sector

• On Myths Linked With Investment Incentives

  2002/09/30

  On Myths Linked With Investment Incentives – Who gains? Who suffers? White & Case study

• The Best Cooperation of the Year

  2010/05/24

  Association for Foreign Investment (AFI) and American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic (AmCham) announced "The Best Cooperation of the Year 2009" contest.