About CzechInvest
Established in 1992 by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, CzechInvest is the investment and business development agency of the Czech Republic whose services and development programmes contribute to attracting foreign investment and to developing Czech companies. Our mission is to support investment activities to the highest level of competence not only through our information service and consultancy but also by linkage with structural funds of the EU.
CzechInvest provides the following services free-of-charge:
- Comprehensive services for investors - full information assistance, handling of investment incentives, business property identification, location of Czech suppliers, aftercare services
- Business infrastructure development
- Access to structural funds
News
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23 Jun. 2009 | CzechInvest, AFI
2008 Investor of the Year awards announced
IVAX, IBM and CPN took the top honours in the ninth annual Investor of the Year competition organised by CzechInvest and the Association for Foreign Investment.
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23 Jun. 2009 | CzechInvest, AFI
Most Significant Investor of the year – Manufacturing Industry
First place in the category Most Significant Investor of the Year – Manufacturing Industry went to IVAX, a member of the TEVA group, which is building a practically completely new plant for the production of solid drugs, i.e. tablets, in the former Galena complex in Opava at a cost of more than CZK 1 billion. IVAX currently produces liquid drugs. Most of the new plant’s production will be exported to the United States.
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23 Jun. 2009 | CzechInvest, AFI
Most significant Investor of the Year – Business Support Services
The most significant investor of 2008 in the area of business support services was IBM, which established a new headquarters in Prague from which it now directs its operations in Central and Eastern Europe. The Prague headquarters is responsible for business policy and development of innovations and intelligent solutions in 19 other countries, including the Baltic states and Turkey.
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23 Jun. 2009 | CzechInvest, AFI
Most significant Investor of the Year – Investment with the Greatest Innovation Potential
CPN, a member of the Contipro Group, took the top honours in the category Investment with the Greatest Innovation Potential. The company synthesises hyaluronic acid, which is used in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, and produces wound-healing preparations and other products. CPN focuses on nano-biotechnological research in the medical field. The company began expansion of its laboratories in 2008.
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23 Jun. 2009 | CzechInvest, AFI
Supplier of the Year – Contract of the Year
The Contract of the Year award was presented to Imopra of Nivnice, near Uherský Brod. The firm is dedicated primarily to precision machining of metals, particularly duralumin alloys. With CzechInvest’s assistance, last year Imopra concluded a major contract for production of alloy parts for automotive air-conditioners.
