Populist Czech PM Babis goes empty-handed in Senate elections
Opposition parties still control the Czech Senate, in a major blow to Prime Minister Andrej Babis' and his governing coalition.
Source: Deutsche Welle
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Czechia investor snapshot
| GDP growth (2025) | 2.6% | Moderate growth. |
| Inflation (2025) | 2.5% | Close to the ~2% most central banks aim for. |
| Unemployment (2025) | 2.8% | Low: the job market is tight. |
| GDP per person (2025) | $35,917 | Average output per person: a rough measure of how wealthy a country is. |
| Current account (2025) | +0.6% of GDP | Surplus: earns more from abroad than it spends. |
| Exports (2025) | 66.9% of GDP | Very trade-dependent: sensitive to tariffs and global demand. |
Latest official annual figures from World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Context, not a forecast or financial advice.
Latest stories
Czech Local Elections Deliver Warning to Babis’s Governing Coalition
This weekend’s local elections did not fundamentally reshape the Czech political landscape, but came with a few takeaways to look out for.
Source: Balkan Insight
Voting to begin in local elections in the Czech Republic
The vote is being seen as a test of popularity for the Andrej Babis government.
Source: Deutsche Welle
Czech inflation rises to 2.5% in September, driven by energy prices
Source: Investing.com
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