Seminar in New York Presents Conditions for Investing in the Czech Republic

The Invest in the Czech Republic - Your Gateway to Europe seminar was held at the Bohemian National Hall in New York on Tuesday, 27 May 2014. In cooperation with the Association for Foreign Investment, the Consulate General of the Czech Republic in New York and other partners, CzechInvest presented the Czech Republic as an ideal location for investments in Europe.

"We focused attention on M&A as well as on direct investments and on the upcoming changes in the system of investment incentives. We also familiarised participants with the Czech tax and legal systems," says Jan Fried of the Ministry of Industry and Trade's New York office.

"For many foreign investors, the Czech Republic is still barely distinguishable among other countries in Central and Eastern Europe," says Kamil Blažek, chairman of the Steering Committee of Association for Foreign Investment, explaining the importance of such events. "As a global financial centre, New York represents tremendous potential for the Czech Republic, especially in the area of strategic and portfolio investments."

Specialists from the companies Kinstellar, Patria Finance and KPMG introduced Czech investment environment.