Independent EU Policy Contributor, Czech Business Review
Jan Beneš is an independent journalist and contributor to Czech Business Review whose beat sits at the intersection of European rule-making and Czech business.
He follows EU technology policy, labour-market regulation and cross-border compliance, using European Commission, Council and Czech implementation material to test when a European policy actually changes obligations for companies in Czechia.
August inflation was 1.9%, yet the CNB's September survey found a slight rise in the three-year inflation outlook while most analysts expected rates to remain unchanged over the next year. Current success and durable confidence are not the same thing.
Prague and Rome want the EU to delay ETS2, use the Market Stability Reserve against price spikes and pause new methane rules. The package makes energy affordability a competitiveness test, but predictability is as important as near-term relief.
S&P kept Czechia at AA-/AA and moved the outlook to positive, citing resilience and strong public and external finances. The signal is valuable, but fiscal expansion means the upgrade still has to be earned.
Consumer confidence rose to 105.1 in September while business confidence fell to 98.4. The divergence suggests household demand may improve before industry and services regain conviction about the wider economy.
A guide to leading consulting firms in Czechia, including Deloitte, PwC, EY, KPMG, McKinsey, BCG, Accenture, Grant Thornton, Forvis Mazars and Czech technology consultancies.
UiPath started as a Bucharest outsourcing shop. Its Nasdaq IPO and Cluj-Napoca's tech cluster show Romania's consulting-to-product pivot.
AI-assisted coding is breaking the hourly-billing model. How Polish, Czech and regional software houses are repricing around outcomes.
Packeta sold to CVC and Emma Capital in 2024. Its founder's investment vehicle has since bought into healthcare devices, e-commerce and US health tech.
Citymind's AI chatbots serve Prague 6 and a South Moravian village. Citizen ratings beat the national e-government benchmark — with a vendor-data caveat.
Salaries, poaching and the skills gap behind Czech AI adoption — who's hiring, and why demand outstrips supply.
The EU's Digital Omnibus delays AI Act deadlines by a year or more. What it means for Czech compliance timelines.
A guide to 15 notable MarTech companies from Czechia and Central and Eastern Europe, including Bloomreach, Emplifi, Kentico, RTB House and SALESmanago.
How Czech firms like STRV and Profinit moved from staff augmentation to owned product development.
How Deloitte, PwC, EY and KPMG built delivery-centre operations in Prague — and what's shifting toward AI-led work.
Why Prague and Brno attract nearshoring work from German companies, including software talent, proximity, EU regulation, language skills and engineering depth.
Czech inflation fell to 1.5% in June, creating an awkward backdrop for the CNB weeks after it raised rates to 3.75%.
Czech retail sales rose 4.7% year on year in May, led by clothing, footwear and strong online shopping growth.
Why the EU Single Market matters so much to Czechia, including trade concentration, manufacturing supply chains and the rules that shape Czech exporters.
The story of Better Stack founders Juraj Masar and Veronika Kolejak and how the CEE observability startup built a global developer customer base.
How Slido founder Peter Komornik and the Slovak founding team built an audience engagement product that scaled globally and joined Cisco.
How Booksy founders Stefan Batory and Konrad Howard built the Polish appointment platform into an international beauty and wellness software company.