The economy of the Czech Republic is a developed export-oriented social market economy based in services,manufacturing,and innovation that maintains a high-income welfare state and the European social model. The Czech Republic participates in the European Single Market as a member of the European Union,and is therefore a part of the economy of the European Union. It uses its own currency,the Czech koruna,instead of the euro. It is a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The Czech Republic ranks 16th in inequality-adjusted human development and 24th in World Bank Human Capital Index,ahead of countries such as the United States,the United Kingdom or France. It was described by The Guardian as "one of Europe's most flourishing economies".
Sportovníklub Slavia Praha –fotbal,commonly known as Slavia Praha or Slavia Prague,is a Czech professional football club in Prague. Founded in 1892,they are the second most successful club in the Czech Republic since its independence in 1993.
The Czech National Bank,is the central bank and financial market supervisor in the Czech Republic,headquartered in Prague. It is a member of the European System of Central Banks. It was established on 1 January 1993 from the division of the State Bank of Czechoslovakia as part of the process of dissolution of Czechoslovakia,together with the National Bank of Slovakia.
František Fuka is a Czech computer programmer and musician. He currently works as a film translator,preparing English-language movies for Czech release. He is known also as a film critic,publicist and commentator.
The Czech Republic is bound to adopt the euro in the future and to join the eurozone once it has satisfied the euro convergence criteria by the Treaty of Accession since it joined the European Union (EU) in 2004. The Czech Republic is therefore a candidate for the enlargement of the eurozone and it uses the Czech koruna as its currency,regulated by the Czech National Bank,a member of the European System of Central Banks,and does not participate in European Exchange Rate Mechanism II.
Miroslav Ondříček was a Czech cinematographer who worked on over 40 films,including Amadeus,Ragtime and If.....
Miroslav "Miro" Žbirka was a Slovak pop and rock singer and songwriter,widely popular in 1980s Czechoslovakia. Born in Bratislava to a Slovak father and an English mother,he sang in Slovak,English,and Czech. He sometimes recorded in London,but lived in Slovakia and since early 1990s in Prague,Czech Republic,where he died.
Miroslav Šimek is a Czechoslovak-Czech slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1970s to the late 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics,he won two silver medals in the C2 event,earning them in 1992 and 1996.
Hana Hegerová was a Slovak singer and actress. Often referred to as the Queen of Czechoslovak chanson,she gained popularity primarily as a singer of chansons. Outside of her homebase,Hegerováhas attained a recognition especially in German-speaking countries. She lived in Prague,Czech Republic.
Zdeněk Tůma is a Czech economist. From 2000 to 2010,he was Governor of the Czech National Bank (CNB). From 2011 to 2019 he worked in the private sector at the audit and consulting firm KPMG Czech Republic. Since 2019,he has been the chair of the supervisory board of the ČSOB Group.
TOP 09 is a liberal-conservative political party in the Czech Republic,led by Markéta PekarováAdamová. 14 of its members sit in the Chamber of Deputies,and three of them are MEPs.
Miroslav Soukup is a Czech football manager and former player who manages the Yemen national team. Previously,he was in charge of the Iraq national Olympic team.
Miroslav Koubek is a Czech former goalkeeper and manager.
Dúhy (Rainbows) is the thirteenth studio album by Slovak singer Miroslav Žbirka,released on Universal Music in 2005.
JiříRusnok is a Czech politician and economist who served as the prime minister of the Czech Republic between June 2013 and January 2014. From 2016 to 2022 he served as the governor of the Czech National Bank.
Events from the year 2013 in the Czech Republic.
Hroch is a 1974 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Karel Steklý. The film was meant as a political satire that would be a parable of Prague Spring. The film was notable for negative reception,and is often viewed as the worst Czech film ever made.
The Prague Inter Bank Offered Rate (PRIBOR) is the average rate at which banks are willing to lend liquidity on the Czech interbank money market and as such,reflects the price of money on the market.
Miroslav Grebeníček is a Czech politician who was leader of the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSČM) from 1993 to 2005. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1993 to 2021,with only six months absence in 2013.
