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� INTRODUCTION
Questions of the Month for Petr Kužel, President of the Czech Chamber of Commerce 4
� ECONOMIC POLICY
Czech Industry: From Peak to Bottom and From Bottom Up 5
OECD’s Good Evaluation of the Czech Republic 7
� INVESTMENT
FDI on Roller-coaster in CEE 8
Important Investment in Žatec Triangle Zone 8
Czech System of Investment Incentives Among Most Open Ones 9
Blu-Ray Discs Will Be Made at Loděnice 10
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Plzeň Wants to Open Its Arms to Europe 16
� KALEIDOSCOPE
Czech SOLVIT – One of the Three Fastest Centres in the EU 18
The Czech Republic Has Been among the Best in Economic Endurance
in the EU During the Crisis 18
First Hopeful Firms in Silicon Valley 18
AFSI in Most to Employ Almost 200 People 18
What is the Czech Republic’s Position on the EU Internal Market? 19
Financial Arbiter’s Services More in Demand 19
The Czech Republic has Opened an Exchange of Unused Chemicals Called NECHELA 19
Prague Hosted American and Russian Presidents 19
� SERVICES
All-embracing Methods of the Packaging Industry 20
Industrial Real Estate Market Stabilised Between Supply and Demand 22
� RESEARCH
Czech Scientists Unveil Another of Life’s Mysteries 24
� FIRM ANNIVERSARY
15 Years of Quality and Tradition 25
� REGION
Hradec Králové Region 26– 34
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CZECH PAVILION AT 2010 EXPO
The Czech Pavilion at the 2010 World EXPO in Shanghai
welcomed its half a millionth visitor in the middle of May.
Moreover, the Czech National Day at the Pavilion on 17th
May introduced Czech culture in its many forms. The
exposition entitled “Fruits of Civilis ation” introduces the
Czech Republic as the “crossroads of ideas, culture, and
technologies”. The Czech Pavilion presents a levitating
town with the use of tubes, which contain the various
exhibits, all hanging above an open space, evoking the
Czech undulating landscape. A highlight is the imposing
“drop of gold” 80 centimetres high, placed within a glass cube – which can be entered by every
500th visitor to the Czech Pavilion. An extraordinarily good idea was to display the bronze plaques
from the statue of John of Nepomuk on Prague’s Charles Bridge, which tourists touch for good luck.