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IMF: Slovakia Should Achieve Balance Budget by 2020

IMF: Slovakia Should Achieve Balance Budget by 2020

Bratislava, July 26 (TASR) – The pace of Slovakia’s economic growth is set to approach 4 percent in the next few years, driven mainly by domestic consumption and a record employment rate, TASR learnt from the latest forecast of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday. According to the Finance

Matecna: Animal Breeding in Submontane Areas Deserves Support

Matecna: Animal Breeding in Submontane Areas Deserves Support

Mestecko, July 25 (TASR) – The Farm Cooperative (PD) Mestecko (small town) in the district of Puchov (Zilina region) can serve as a model for companies that make up the ‘skeleton’ of Slovakia’s agriculture and rural area and that deserve support and attention, said Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela

Richter: June Unemployment Influenced by University Graduates

Richter: June Unemployment Influenced by University Graduates

Bratislava, July 20 (TASR) – The year-on-year growth in the unemployment rate in June can be ascribed to university graduates signing on at labour offices, said Labour Minister Jan Richter (Smer-SD) on Friday, adding that long-term unemployment posted a positive development, however. “There are certain cycles that periodically repeat themselves every

Analysts: High Fuel Prices Key Factor for Inflation in Slovakia in June

Analysts: High Fuel Prices Key Factor for Inflation in Slovakia in June

Bratislava, July 13 (TASR) – The acceleration of inflation in Slovakia in June was chiefly due to an increase in the prices of fuels, translated from the growth of oil prices on the world markets in May, and due to relatively higher prices of non-alcoholic beverages and food, especially fruit, analyst

Ersek: Construction of Bratislava Bypass Might Be Several Months Late

Ersek: Construction of Bratislava Bypass Might Be Several Months Late

Bratislava, July 11 (TASR) – The construction of the Bratislava bypass, which is to form part of the D4 motorway and R7 expressway, might be delayed, said Transport and Construction Minister Arpad Ersek (Most-Hid) during an inspection day at the construction site on Wednesday. “We’re talking about several months of

Premier: Third Reactor Block at Mochovce to Be Launched in 2Q19

Premier: Third Reactor Block at Mochovce to Be Launched in 2Q19

Mochovce, July 10 (TASR) – Italian firm Enel will provide from its own resources a shareholder loan to energy utility Slovenske elektrarne (SE) of €700 million, with the money to be used to cover the costs of constructing the third and fourth reactor blocks at Mochovce Nuclear Power Plant, Prime Minister

Slovak PM: CEEC-China 16+1 Summits Not Designed to Disrupt EU's Unity

Slovak PM: CEEC-China 16+1 Summits Not Designed to Disrupt EU's Unity

Sofia, July 7 (TASR-correspondent) – Summits of 16 countries of the Central and Eastern Europe with China aren’t designed to disrupt the unity of the European Union, but they should instead be considered as a supplementary format to help these countries in their development, Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD)