Věra Výtvarová will lead assurance services at PwC Czech republic starting 1st July 2012. She will take over from Chris Skirrow, who will be retiring. Věra is ideally placed having the experience of working with multinationals but being also very active in the local Czech market as a business advisor. Věra Výtvarová has been […]
Six teams of secondary schools students discussed current social and political topics on the premises of the Parliament of the Czech Republic On Monday 18 June final debating duels took place in the State Acts of the Czech Parliament among six student teams who won regional rounds of the debating competition Student Agora. Students […]
Ir. Gijs M. Boot, member of the Netherlands-Czech Chamber of Commerce since 1994 (CEO Private Equity and Real Estate Investments), was nominated by the Botswana Government and confirmed by the Czech Government as the . The Republic is a Southern landlocked African country bordered by the Republic of South Africa in the south, Namibia […]
KPMG No. 1 in mergers & acquisitions According to the current index by Mergemarket, an independent mergers and acquisitions (M&A) intelligence service, KPMG in the Czech Republic is the No. 1 financial advisor in M&A for 2011 in the Czech Republic. It became a leader both in the number of transactions and in their volume, […]
There is a worrying increase in the number of managers willing to pay a bribe in order to win business The Czech Republic comes third in Europe as far as tolerating bribes is concerned Czech managers underestimate the risks linked with fraud and corruption during acquisitions Rewarding whistleblowers is no longer taboo – two thirds […]
The last amendment to the Act on Public Procurement in greatly expands the number of contracts to which the regulation will apply. The amendment reduces the limit for small-scale contracts for goods and services from CZK 2 to 1 million and for contracts for construction work in two stages, first by the end of the […]
The Government has approved the additional economic measures which should keep the deficit of the state budget in the next three years under three percent of gross domestic product. The revenue side of the budget should be supported by the following changes according to the ideas of the Cabinet: from 2013 Introduction of the […]
As the importance of Japanese business in the Czech Republic has been growing continuously, PwC has decided to strengthen its Japanese Business Practice in the country by appointing Toshiyuki Yamasaki, Senior Manager. Prior to joining PwC Czech Republic, Toshi worked for PwC Japan, USA and Poland. Toshi is a core member of PwC Japanese […]
Between 1 and 10 February, AFS Mezikulturní programy, o.s. organized the second round of selections for scholarships that AFS grants to high school students for their study programs abroad. 28 students applied and 8 of them were granted scholarship for their outstanding performance.During August and September 2012, these students will depart for their year and […]
Overall deal volume increases in 2011, despite significant fluctuations in M&A market activity The latest 2011 mergermarket European M&A league tables confirmed Ernst & Young as the number one provider of accountancy advice on M&A transactions across Europe during 2011. In a year that saw M&A activity fluctuate significantly, Ernst & Young advised […]
