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Statistics Office: Slovakia's GDP Up by 3.1 percent Y-o-Y in 4Q16

Statistics Office: Slovakia's GDP Up by 3.1 percent Y-o-Y in 4Q16

Bratislava, February 14 (TASR) – Slovakia’s GDP in the fourth quarter of 2016 increased by 3.1 percent on an annual basis, according to a preliminary estimate released by the Statistics Office on Tuesday. Seasonally adjusted GDP was up by 2.9 percent year-on-year, while the quarter-on-quarter increase amounted to

Kiska: Thousands of Jobs Created in Kenya Due to Slovak Aid Projects

Kiska: Thousands of Jobs Created in Kenya Due to Slovak Aid Projects

Nairobi/Bratislava, February 13 (TASR) – Over 100 development assistance projects have come into existence since Slovakia began to provide aid to Kenya [in 2004], said Slovak President Andrej Kiska after meeting Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and members of the country’s Government in Nairobi on Monday. “Several hundred [Slovak] volunteers

Ministry Preparing New Environment Strategy, Wants Public to Take Part

Ministry Preparing New Environment Strategy, Wants Public to Take Part

Bratislava, February 13 (TASR) – Slovakia might get a new Environmental Policy Strategy for the first time in many years, as the Environment Ministry plans to submit one to a Cabinet session by December, TASR learnt from the ministry’s State Secretary Norbert Kurilla on Monday. “The ministry wants a new,

Ersek: Presov Bypass Far Too Important for Any Gambles

Ersek: Presov Bypass Far Too Important for Any Gambles

Bratislava, February 13 (TASR) – The opinion expressed by the Finance Ministry’s ‘Value for Money’ team of analysts regarding the approach to addressing traffic woes in Presov is immaterial at this point, said Transport and Construction Minister Arpad Ersek (Most-Hid) at a press conference in Bratislava on Monday. This is

Number of Foreign Staff in Slovakia Doubled in Two Years

Number of Foreign Staff in Slovakia Doubled in Two Years

Bratislava, February 13 (TASR) – Even though the number of foreigners with jobs in Slovakia has almost doubled in the past two years, Slovakia remains a net exporter of labour, an analysis by UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia revealed on Monday. According to the Statistics Office, around 150,000 Slovaks

Stats Office: Average Salary in Industry Up by 1.9% Y-o-Y in December

Stats Office: Average Salary in Industry Up by 1.9% Y-o-Y in December

Bratislava, February 13 (TASR) – The average nominal monthly salary in industry in December 2016 increased on an annual basis by 1.9 percent to reach €1,065, while the most significant leap in the national economy was observed in the sale and repair of motor vehicles – by 17 percent to

Debutant Sramkova Slovak Hero as Fed Cup Team Beats Italy in Forli

Debutant Sramkova Slovak Hero as Fed Cup Team Beats Italy in Forli

Forli, February 12 (TASR) – Slovak Fed Cup debutant Rebecca Sramkova, 20, was the team’s main ace in the World Group II tie in Forli, Italy beating both the home-side top player Sara Errani on Saturday and also securing a decisive win against veteran Francesca Schiavone on Sunday. Earlier on