Market & Czech Economy Specialist, Czech Business Review
Petra Novotná is Czech Business Review's Market and Czech Economy Specialist, covering monetary policy, national economic data, EU regulation as it reaches Czech companies, and the infrastructure decisions that shape the operating environment for business.
Her beat is built around sustained tracking rather than one-off commentary, including Czech National Bank policy, nuclear investment, banking technology and national digital infrastructure. She works primarily from central-bank material, ministry documents, EU texts and company disclosures.
Alongside her work with Czech Business Review, Petra writes independently and contributes investigative and analytical work on Czech and Central European economic policy. Her focus is making dense policy and market evidence legible without stripping away uncertainty or context.
A planned CZK 386 billion deficit arrives as the economy returns to growth. The credibility test is whether borrowing expands productive capacity or locks in permanent spending.
A nearly €50 million technology-transfer fund backed by the EIF and Czech institutions is designed to finance spinouts before conventional venture capital is ready. Governance and follow-on capital will determine whether it changes commercial outcomes.
The international investment deficit narrowed sharply in the second quarter, but the CNB says a headquarters relocation and asset revaluations drove much of the move. External debt increased at the same time.
The EIB and SG Equipment Finance are using machinery, vehicle and technology finance to move European capital into Czech and Slovak SMEs. Its usefulness will be measured in assets installed, not in the size of the headline facility.
CBR survey data show Germany remains central to Czech growth while 68% are likely to diversify exports beyond Germany and Central Europe, a hedge rather than a decoupling.
A practical 2026 guide to setting up and operating a company in Czechia, covering s.r.o. formation, corporate tax, VAT registration and core administrative obligations.
A guide to Czech VAT registration rules in 2026, including the CZK 2 million and CZK 2.5365 million domestic-turnover thresholds and timing consequences.
Czech industrial production rose 3.1% year on year in July 2026 and new orders gained 7.2%. Export orders surged while domestic orders fell. Here is what the data show.
A guide to Czech-founded SaaS companies including Mews, Productboard, Rossum, Keboola and GoodData, and what their growth says about the Czech technology ecosystem.
A guide to prominent Czech technology founders behind Avast, Rohlik, Mews, Productboard, STRV and Warhorse Studios, with links to their company histories.
Czech startups raised more than €213 million across 86 rounds in 2025. CBR breaks down what the funding mix says about the ecosystem in 2026.
Czechia ranks 32nd globally in StartupBlink and joint 19th of 22 in the Startup Nations Standards assessment. Here is what the two measures actually say.
Czechia Dealroom now maps more than 1,700 funded Czech startups and 650 investors. CBR examines the ecosystem's scale, investment slowdown and next growth bottlenecks.
Holcim opened a CZK 1 billion calcined-clay line at Čížkovice with 115,000 tonnes of annual capacity. Here is why the Czech cement investment matters.
Czech social media platform ZoomSphere is positioning itself as a broader operating layer for marketing teams, combining scheduling, approvals, workflow tools and AI-assisted content production.
The Czech average gross monthly wage reached CZK 51,966 in Q2 2026. Nominal pay rose 6.4% and real wages increased 4.3% year on year.
What the Czech National Bank's 2026 summer forecast says about interest rates, inflation and economic growth, with the forecast period and assumptions kept explicit.
Czech consumer confidence fell 3.3 points in August while business sentiment held steady, leaving overall economic confidence slightly lower.
A practical guide to Czech corporate tax, including the 21% corporate income tax rate, VAT, deductions, withholding taxes and key compliance points for businesses.
Poland's business services sector now employs over half a million people. How ABSL's 2026 report compares to Prague's own consulting hub.
Ukraine's IT exports hit $6.66bn in 2025, funding defence spending. Why software survived the war when other sectors didn't.
Mews is a Prague-founded hospitality software scaleup. Track its funding, international growth and position in Czechia's enterprise SaaS ecosystem.
Avast's $8.6B merger into Gen Digital was Czechia's biggest tech exit. Its dual Prague–Tempe HQ still shapes the city's cybersecurity scene.
Czech space startups have gone from instruments to full satellite subsystems. ESA funding math still trails Poland — here's the gap.
Credo Ventures announced an $88m fifth fund for CEE founders and its diaspora. What its pre-seed focus means for Czech startups seeking a first institutional investor.
EDIH Ostrava is digitalising the region's manufacturing SMEs, not building AI infrastructure. Here's how the two Ostrava tech stories differ.
Czech data-centre and AI infrastructure growth, including electricity demand, grid constraints, major projects and what physical capacity means for Czechia's AI economy.
Fraud detection, faster onboarding, real returns: inside AI in production at ČSOB, Česká spořitelna and KB.
NAIS 2030 promised pilots, funding and EU AI Act readiness. Here's what's delivered so far — and what hasn't.
A guide to major German companies operating in Czechia, including Volkswagen's Škoda Auto, Continental, Bosch, Siemens, Lidl, Kaufland, RWE, Schaeffler and others.
Czech firms lead the EU on AI use — but adoption drops sharply outside large enterprises. Here's the data.
The largest companies in Czechia by reported revenue, with source periods, company context and a methodology that keeps unlike reporting years and group structures visible.
Why Czech manufacturing remains a competitive advantage, including automotive, machinery, engineering, suppliers, exports and the shift toward higher-value production.
Czechia’s nuclear expansion depends not only on new Dukovany units but on maintaining the existing four-reactor fleet through a long transition.
Why German companies invest in Czechia, from location and suppliers to skilled labour, industrial infrastructure and access to Central European markets.
Czech real wages rose 6.4% in Q1 as pay accelerated, but employers still face a deepening mismatch in available skills.
How Czechia structured the Dukovany nuclear expansion around KHNP, state financing and two new units, and why execution risk matters more than the headline project price.
The CNB Spring 2026 forecast sees Czech GDP growth of 2.5%, inflation of 2.2% and an average CZK/EUR rate of 24.3. What it means for business.