This thesis deals with the analysis of interbank payment systems in the Czech Republic and the Netherlands. The paper describes the fundamental characteristics of payment systems, including their division by various aspects. The thesis contains an overview of legislation affecting the operation of payment systems in the European Union in both analyzed countries. Furthermore, an analysis of interbank payment systems in the Czech Republic and the Netherlandsis performed, while in the Netherlands, there are two systems, large-value system TARGET2-NL and retail system Equens, the Czech Republic has only CERTIS system that performs both large-value and retail transactions. In the last part of the thesis there is detailed analysis of statistical information on these payment systems for the period from 2005 to 2009.

This thesis is focused on consumer behavior of Czech people in relation to the product which has a very long tradition in Czech Republic and is for this country typical. In the beer consumption Czech Republic is often on the top of the list in the world comparison and that is why this thesis is trying to find out what are the factors specific for Czechs that are causing this. It is also focusing on other differences between Czechs, Germans and Austrians and find out, if these differences are important from marketing point of view. Conclusions of this thesis should be useful for psychologist intrested in alcohol related problems and for companies producing or importing beer products from and into Czech Republic, Germany and Austria, to which it may provide useful information for creating effective marketing campaign.

The subject of this diploma thesis was to identify changes in a visit rate of spas in Czech Republic that have been caused mainly after adoption of a new Indication list in 2012. Its impacts were examined by comparison and analysis between two time periods, by year 2013 and from year 2013. Essential indicators of spas, such as trend of treatment days, numbers of clients, accommodation capacity and staffing, were examined in more detail in the diploma thesis. Based on the results and findings were then estimated further trends and development of spas in Czech Republic.

This master thesis deals with the analysis of competitiveness of Slovakia in comparison with the Czech Republic. The theoretical framework of competitiveness is presented in the early section of this thesis. First chapter examines diferents approaches and theories concerning competitiveness. The next part focuses on measurement and evaluation of competitiveness at macroeconomic level. In this context, an overview of the methodologies used by the World Economic Forum, The World Bank and The International Institute for Management Development is presented. The key part is the analysis of competitiveness of Slovakia which is realized on the basis of selected price and costs variables and composite indicators. The main aims established while runnig the research were the following: to evaluate the development of competitiveness of Slovakia after its entry into the eurozone, to examine its relative position to the Czech Republic and identify strengths and weaknesses of the both economies resulting from the international competitiveness reports.

This thesis aims to evaluate the activity of the economic diplomacy of the Czech Republic in France . The first chapter theoretically defines the issue of economic diplomacy and its main players. The second chapter is fully focused on France and discusses Czech-French business relations in terms of trade , commodity structure of trade and investment. The third chapter contains the characteristics of the the main actors of economic diplomacy of the Czech Republic in France and brings interviews with representatives of these institutions. The last chapter analyzes the actual effect of economic diplomacy of the Czech Republic and provides conclusion in the form of the SWOT analysis. Thus corresponds to the research questions regarding the current state of the diplomacy and its weaknesses and potential areas for improvement.

This thesis uses a case study of mountain gorilla conservation in Rwanda and the DRC to explore how diverse connections and disconnections influence idea circulation and disseminate different forms of inclusion and exclusion of particular people and groups. It is embedded within a theoretical framework that brings together three bodies of literature on non-governmental organisations (NGOs), transnational networks and ideational power to ask questions about network interactions and what they mean in terms of idea circulation. The thesis addresses three research questions: What do transnational networks look like on the ground; what do (dis)connections look like and what do they mean in terms of idea circulation, inclusion and exclusion; and (how) do transnational networks operate to include and circulate the ideas of more marginalised groups in society? This thesis presents results from a survey of the work of 281 conservation NGOs in sub-Saharan Africa, which maps out the institutional context of mountain gorilla conservation and raises questions about the interactions, equality and inclusiveness of the sector. Having identified mountain gorilla conservation as a suitable case study for this research, the thesis explores the political and environmental history of the Virungas, looking at how the two interact and influence (dis)connections. Using data gathered from semi-structured interviews, this thesis introduces the key actors, structures and processes involved in mountain gorilla conservation in Rwanda and the DRC and explores the connections between them. It shows how connections based on perceptions of expertise, staff movement and the professional and social circles people move in cause certain ideas to be respected and circulated, whilst other people and their ideas are ‘accidentally’ excluded. At the same time ‘strategic’ disconnections, which result from personal and organisational conflicts, can prevent idea circulation and lead to project duplication in some areas and a lack of projects in others. The thesis also examines NGO and state claims that ‘the idea (for interventions) came from the community’. It argues that, with exceptions, in a context of ‘sensitisation’ of communities to conservation and a complex political history, NGOs and states often define community ‘ideas’ themselves and do not typically have processes in place to foster local ideas, potentially excluding some of the more marginalised groups in society.

This work cover the topic of bilateral cooperation between two countries with different political-economic and cultural-historical characteristics, that is the Republic of Iraq as developing country and the Czech republic on the other side ,which is classified by the OECD as advanced ,industrialized country. It focuses on the often debated issue, namely how to consolidate and streamline both an economic and political cooperation of the Czech Republic with the newly formed society in the Republic of Iraq. Despite a long tradition of joint relations, nowadays the Czech Republic is not a major player in the development of Iraq, but it has its potential to thrive in partial aspects of the transformation of Iraqi society such as agriculture and the environment, energy, transport, but also active in the field of counseling institutional transformation of the country such as government and regional institutions, human rights, etc. serves as a type of connecting link in this effort. This can be presented as an international development cooperation, which may very well continue to the long tradition of Czech-,resp. Czechoslovakian -- Iraqi relations. The scope of development assistance is both Czech and world-level expectations, particularly in terms of volume, but you can talk about it as a precursor of a deeper economic cooperation The total amount of development funds arising from the Czech Republic in Iraq represents a considerable amount, for example, between 2003 and 2005 it was 78 million USD. In the same period, the trade exchange was only 17 million USD. It should be noted that much of the development funds can be described as a humanitarian (building hospitals). In addition, it must be pointed out that the solving of development and humanitarian projects in Iraq is very problematic. It is necessary to use local co-workers, who often choose between work and cooperation with international organizations for which they can get a wage, thereby they face the pressure from the local environs that suspect them of cooperating with those who destroyed the country and who occupy it. These attitudes of local people slow down many development objectives and overall reduce the sustainability of development activities. That is why international organizations are focusing on the supply of capital equipment, in which they may engage private capital and thus open the way to Iraq to companies, which would be financially beneficial to both parties, i.e. the Iraqi citizens. To penetrate the Iraqi market with a new product or service, however, means not only to face competition from local products, but also the recently mentioned increasing activity of the neighboring Islamic countries, especially Turkey and Iran, but other producers of cheap goods from South and Southeast Asia. In this respect there is rather a chance for the Czech Republic to approach wealthier clientele, which will be (with economic growth and wealth of the Iraqi people) looking for higher quality goods for which it would be willing to pay.

The aim of my thesis was to analyze the business environment in the Czech Republic and to evaluate the possibilities for Swiss entrepreneurs on this market. My second aim was to provide the necessary information to the companies from Switzerland who currently consider possible enter on the Czech market. The business environment in the Czech Republic was analyzed on the basis quantitative analysis of particular factors, which determine the business environment in the Czech Republic. Furthermore I made the qualitative analysis of the Swiss point of view by conducting three individual interviews with the Swiss ambassador in the Czech Republic, with the CEO of the Chamber of Commerce Switzerland -- Czech Republic and the marketing director of a Swiss company operating in the Czech Republic.

This paper aims at consumer loans on the banking market in the Slovak republic. It defines legislature related to the topic in the European union, as well as in the Slovak republic. Later on, it concentrates on verification of client data, analyses precontracual information provided to consumers and the portfolio of consumer loans offerd by the Slovak banks.

The aim of the diploma thesis is the detailed description and comparison of working of pension system in the Czech Republic with the system working in the Kingdom of the Netherland. Dutch pension system is considered one of the best pension systems in the world and that is why the diploma thesis contains also reflection if there would be the possibility to implement some elements into the Czech system. Partial aim of the thesis is the description of necessity of pension reform due to unfavourable demographic growth which brings higher pressure also on financial costs of pension systems. In addition to the comparison of how first pillars based on pay-as-you-go financing work is an important part of the thesis the comparison of private pension savings in the Netherland with currently introduced system of private pensions in the Czech Republic. For the clear arrangement is at the end of chapters short summary and final chapter contains the global comparison of both systems including the description of profitability and expensiveness, positives and negatives.