Economic News from Slovakia

(Tue 29 Nov 05) Slovakia's entry of the Exchange Rate Mechanism 2 (ERM-2) on Friday, where countries must keep their currencies for at least two years before adopting the...

(Thu 24 Nov 05) According to a report published in September by a company called IDC, the Slovak market currently lacks approximately 2,500 experts in information technology and internet...

(Wed 23 Nov 05) Slovakia's main filling-station operator Slovnaft has again lowered the price of its motor-fuels by announcing that as of Tuesday petrol will cost Sk 0.3 (0.77...

(Wed 23 Nov 05) The possible exclusion of the TwoOne consortium and the resultant reduction in the number of bidders for the privatisation of Bratislava and Kosice airports would...

(Mon 21 Nov 05) Economy Ministry and Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency SARIO contributed to an establishment of almost 10 000 jobs within the past two years, Economy...

(Thu 17 Nov 05) The growth in Slovakia's gross domestic product, which reached 6.2 percent in real terms over the third quarter of this year according to the Statistics...

(Wed 16 Nov 05) Investors are still arriving in Slovakia says the Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency (SARIO), however the agency does not wish to specify the companies'...

(Wed 16 Nov 05) According to analysts, the most sought-after Christmas presents this year will be plasma-screen televisions, electronic toys, cosmetics and clothes, Pravda daily reports. In a change...

(Wed 16 Nov 05) The construction industry in Slovakia is currently enjoying its fastest growth since the immediate post-WWII era, and the country's industrialisation drive in the second half...

(Mon 14 Nov 05) The Slovak branch of Dutch-based brewery Heineken will begin producing its best-selling brand "Zlaty Bazant" (Golden Pheasant) in the Russian city of St Petersburg as...