Analysis of Foreign Trade with Coal in the Czech Republic

Kristýna Dvořáková

Master's thesis

Abstract:

This diploma thesis deals with foreign trade with coal and primarily focuses on the Czech Republic. The theoretical part describes the structure, entry modes, importance, functions, theories and trade organizations of foreign trade. It also examines the significance of coal, such as the basic information about coal, its connection to the environment, safety, energy sector and the foreign trade with coal worldwide. The theoretical part is intertwined with the practical part and continues to the analysis of foreign trade with both main types of coal in the Czech Republic. First of all, it defines the current structure of production, consumption, import and export of hard coal and lignite, then it describes a prognosis of production and consumption between the period 2015 and 2045. The crucial part of this thesis focuses on the prediction of the future import and export of hard coal and lignite thus the foreign trade balance in the Czech Republic by using the trend analysis.This work concludes that the import of both types of coal will be increasing and oppositely the export will continuously decrease. The main reason is securing the stability of the energy supply but also the mines/quarries closures.

Keywords

coal, import, export, production, consumption, Czech Republic, foreign trade, trend analysis

Language used: English

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 24. 3. 2016

Thesis defence

• Supervisor: doc. Ing. Mansoor Maitah, Ph.D. Ph.D.

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Faculty of Economics and Management

Master programme / field:
Economics and Management / Economics and Management