History and Track Records
Throughout its existence CzechInvest has already taken part in 1,565 investments worth USD 25908.76 (mln). Projects mediated by CzechInvest have resulted in the creation of 215,763 jobs. Thousands of other jobs have been created in related investments.
Traditionally, the strongest investors come from Czech Republic (42%), Germany (15%) and the USA (9%). The most dominated sector in 2010 was IT and software development. The second-most-common area was engineering.
To further promote the Czech Republic's investment and business environment, CzechInvest together with the Association for Foreign Investment established a joint project called Partnership to Support Foreign Direct Investment to the Czech Republic. Partnership in this case involves cooperation in achieving CzechInvest's aims and is open to all stable companies interested in supporting foreign direct investment and in taking part in improving the business climate in the Czech Republic.
With respect to the ever increasing demands on the quality of services, in 2004 CzechInvest undertook to implement its own system of quality management according to the requirements of ISO 9001:2000 norms. The agency underwent recertification in 2007 and 2010 and was awarded the ISO 9001:2008 and the ISO 27001-2005 from Quality Austria.
Other project aims are:
- to support the competitiveness of the Czech economy
- to create a space for communication between foreign investors, the state administration and Czech companies
In the course of its operation, CzechInvest has received several prestigious awards, including:
- Best websites among IPAs in 2009
- Best Practices in Promotion 2004, presented by the steering committee of the World Investment Forum
- WAIPA Awards 2003 - "Best Advertisement by an IPA" (3rd place)
- Best Investment Promotion Agency in the EU Accession Countries of the Year 2002
- European Investment Promotion Agency of the Year 2001
- European Investment Promotion Agency of the Year 2000
