{"id":39715,"date":"2026-01-27T12:22:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T09:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ces.org.ua\/?p=39715"},"modified":"2026-04-03T11:02:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T08:02:15","slug":"czechia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ces.org.ua\/en\/czechia\/","title":{"rendered":"Czechia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Ukraine & Czechia economic dialogue<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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CZ is UA\u2019s 16th-largest export market and 7th-largest source of imports<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Strong CZ business presence in Ukraine (200+ offices) across defense, transport, agriculture and energy<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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~567k<\/h4>\n

UA diaspora is the largest foreign community in CZ: ~567 thousand Ukrainians<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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UA firms in CZ remain few but are growing in logistics and defense<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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Centre for Economic Strategy (CES), an independent Ukrainian think tank that analyzes key public policies and promotes support for reforms.<\/p>\n

With donor support, CES has launched a series of studies on trade relations between Ukraine and the European Union countries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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Free movements of goods and services<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n
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Pre-war, UA exported mainly iron ores and insulated cables to CZ<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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UA remains in CZ\u2019s top 10 partners yet accounts for only ~1% of its extra-EU service imports<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Since the full-scale invasion agri-food exports have grown in importance<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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The CZ trade surplus in services has persisted since 2014, driven by strong exports in transport, telecoms and IT\r\n<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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CZ exports have shifted toward wartime and energy-related goods now account for a rising share of exports to UA<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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Trade balance UA-CZ 2024<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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Free movement of persons and capital<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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Pre war:<\/div>\n
194k<\/div>\n

Ukrainians in CZ \u2014 EU\u2019s third-largest Ukrainian-born community<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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Post-2022:<\/div>\n
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+374k<\/div>\n

with temporary protection<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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~567k<\/div>\n

legally in CZ (June 2025)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n

~60% refugees are employed,~70% hold higher education, and ~70% report being able to afford good living conditions<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n

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CZ FDI in UA:<\/div>\n
200+<\/div>\n

firms (defence, transport, agriculture, energy) + CSG\/Excalibur, \u0160koda, Agromino, MND <\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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UA FDI in CZ:<\/div>\n
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still limited, mostly in logistic & defence + Nova Post, Leleka LR JV<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n

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Remittances to UA, 2024<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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Tighter co-operation potential<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n
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