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Fico: This Year's Harvest Above Average

Fico: This Year's Harvest Above Average

Bratislava, July 27 (TASR) – This year’s harvest of crops will be above average in Slovakia and is likely to be better than last year’s, which reached the best figures in the last decade, said Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) at a briefing on Wednesday. Fico was speaking in

Slovaks and Americans Train in Coordination of Ground and Air Forces

Slovaks and Americans Train in Coordination of Ground and Air Forces

Sliac, July 27 (TASR) – The coordination of ground and air forces in destroying land-based targets and training in refuelling combat aircraft in flight are just a couple of the tasks that are being carried out by Slovak and US soldiers in a joint training exercise called Slovak Warthog at the

EnviroMinistry to Ban Plastic Bags Given Out for Free

EnviroMinistry to Ban Plastic Bags Given Out for Free

Bratislava, July 26 (TASR) – In an effort to reduce the consumption of plastic bags, the Environment Ministry has proposed an amendment to the Waste Act banning shops from giving them to their customers for free, and shops should also be obliged to keep records of sold plastic bags, TASR learnt

NBS Raises Countercyclical Capital Buffer Rate

NBS Raises Countercyclical Capital Buffer Rate

Bratislava, July 26 (TASR) – Banks active in Slovakia will have to comply with stricter regulatory rules, having their countercyclical capital buffer set at 0.5 percent of risk-weighted assets effective as of August 1, 2017, the Slovak central bank (NBS) Bank Board decided on Tuesday. The Slovak central bank has

Value for Money to Save €497 million in Informatisation

Value for Money to Save €497 million in Informatisation

Bratislava, July 26 (TASR) – State informatisation projects in 2017-20 should bring savings amounting to as much as €497 million, according to a preliminary report on revision of informatisation costs released by the Finance Ministry on Tuesday. The report makes up part of the Value for Money project, which is a

Some €468 mn to Be Saved and Spent in Better Way in Transport

Some €468 mn to Be Saved and Spent in Better Way in Transport

Bratislava, July 26 (TASR) – Around €468 million should be saved and spent more effectively in the area of transport between 2017-20 thanks to the Value for Money project aimed at revising expenditures in transport, TASR learnt on Tuesday. The money saved will be spent on operating, maintaining and repairing roads

Jaguar Land Rover: We're Still Coming to Slovakia Despite Brexit

Jaguar Land Rover: We're Still Coming to Slovakia Despite Brexit

Bratislava, July 26 (TASR) – British carmaker Jaguar Land Rover will still come to Slovakia despite Brexit, Alexander Wortberg, the company’s executive director for the investment in Nitra, told a news conference in Bratislava on Tuesday. Jaguar is keeping to its schedule so far, and it would like to launch