Economic News from Slovakia

(Tue 21 Mar 06) Recent research by the GfK agency has confirmed that considerably fewer Slovaks use the internet than people in the EU15, Sme daily reports. The research...

(Tue 14 Mar 06) Rapid and healthy economic growth based on the successful development of the private sector means that the Slovak economy doesn't need additional impetus from public...

(Fri 03 Mar 06) The Slovak crown broke through the 37 barrier on Wednesday afternoon, hitting its new best-ever value of 36.94 SKK/EUR. Against its reference currency the euro,...

(Thu 16 Feb 06) Neither the shaky political situation nor the announcement of early parliamentary elections should affect the first highway construction project to be carried out via the...

(Fri 10 Feb 06) According to the World Bank, the planned Slovak entry to the European monetary union in 2009 is realistic. The World Bank’s Anton Marcin?in has, however,...

(Fri 10 Feb 06) According to bank analysts, the shifting of the general election from the original September date to an earlier one in June won't cause bigger fluctuations...

(Wed 08 Feb 06) The Slovak crown eased slightly on Monday as a reaction to the political crisis in Slovakia. Due to regional influences, the crown reached its strongest...

(Thu 26 Jan 06) Slovak crown reached its new historical maximum value, with the day's best exchange rate against the reference currency the euro reaching 37.2 SKK/EUR. According to...

(Wed 28 Dec 05) The Italian company, Enel, buyer of Slovakia's dominant power producer Slovenske Elektrarne, might not complete construction of the Mochovce power plant, situated in South-West Slovakia....

(Mon 05 Dec 05) The second meeting of the coordination committee for euro adoption was held on Thursday. Finance Minister Ivan Miklos informed about outputs from the second report...