Who created the guide?

Association for Foreign Investment 

The purpose of this guide is to provide newly incoming and existing businesses with comprehensive information about investing in the Czech Republic. The authors of the individual articles come mostly from the ranks of AFI members and are leading experts in their respective fields.

Association for Foreign Investment (AFI) is an organisation whose purpose is to provide comprehensive support for investments and investors in the Czech Republic. The AFI was established in 1996 at the instigation of the Czech government (Ministry of Industry and Trade and CzechInvest) as a platform for cooperation between the public and private sectors.The AFI provides its services to investors free of charge. The AFI is currently composed of nearly forty companies that support premium investments and have a long history in the area of assisting all types of investors newly entering the Czech market. AFI members comprise a selection of the best international and purely Czech companies whose aim is to support investments and investors – from legal and tax consultants, personnel consultants, architects, project managers, to real estate consultants, construction and development companies.One of our most important roles is to be the first point of contact and to provide assistance with navigation and decision-making processes for every kind of incoming foreign business. The AFI also has extensive experience with project management, selection of local partners and mediation of contacts between the business and public spheres.