INTRODUCTION
Questions for Zdeněk Vališ, Director of Foreign Trade Section, Ministry of Industry and Trade 4
ECONOMIC POLICY
Changes Awaiting Entrepreneurs from 2013 5
Taxes in 2013: Changes in VAT Rates and Employee Taxation 6
KALEIDOSCOPE
Czech Scientists Confi rm the Existence of the Tractor Beam 8
Large Shifts in the Czech Retail Store Surface Market 8
Czech Investors in Foreign Countries Primarily Interested in the Energy Sector 8
The Czech Industrial Real Property Market is Stable 8
INVESTMENT
Amendment to Act on Investment Incentives Spurs Infl ow of Projects 10
HOW TO DO BUSINESS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
New Obligations for Building Owners 13
ENERGY
State Energy Concept – Strategic Goals and Priorities of Czech Energy Sector 16
The Energy Concept Is Seeking the Best Solution 17
Construction of Energy Facilities Orchestrated by Czech Industry 18
Emphasis on Energy Security and Competitiveness 22
CZECH TOP
SIGMA Group a.s. – Reliable Supplier of Pumps and Pumping Systems 20
ELECTRONICS
Electrical Engineering and Electronics: Traditional Branches of Czech Economy 26
Investment Opportunities in the Electronics Sector 27
TECHNOLOGY
Industrial Automation Is Now Part and Parcel of All Technologies 28
The Heat Pump Segment is Seeing Great Development 30
WE SUCCEED
ZVVZ-Trademark of International Renown in Environmental Engineering 32
REGION
Region of South Bohemia –Attractive Region with Picturesque Nature 34