Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:06:46 +0200Czech economy out of longest recession on recordhttps://english.radio.cz/czech-economy-out-longest-recession-record-8543472© 2026 Radio Prague International The latest figures suggest that the longest recession in modern Czech history is over. The Czech Statistical Office reported the country’s gross domestic product increased by 0.7 percent in the second quarter of this year. If confirmed, the Czech economy would have grown for the first time in 18 months. The growth has been very fragile and fuelled mainly by exports while domestic spending remains depressed – but can exports provide a base for sustainable growth? And what can the caretaker Czech government do to boost the recovery? In this edition of Marketplace, I discuss these and other issues with former Civic Democrat finance minister Ivan Pilip and a leading left-leaning economist Ilona Švihlíková. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/graf_rust2_0.jpg?timestamp=1591242911 Czech economy out of longest recession on record https://english.radio.cz/czech-economy-out-longest-recession-record-8543472 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9