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Jaguar Land Rover Employees to Be Trained by Private Firm

Jaguar Land Rover Employees to Be Trained by Private Firm

Nitra, July 10 (TASR) – Future employees of carmaker Jaguar Land Rover in Slovakia are to be trained by joint-stock company Deutsch-Slowakische Akademien (DSA), which belongs to the portfolio of German firm Europaische Bildungswerk fur Beruf und Gesellschaft (EBG), a company that that runs 36 schools and educational centres in Germany,

Women Occupy One-Third of Top Managerial Posts in Slovak Firms

Women Occupy One-Third of Top Managerial Posts in Slovak Firms

Bratislava, July 10 (TASR) – Women have a one-third representation in the top managerial posts in the biggest Slovak firms, according to data provided to TASR by the consultancy Bisnode Slovensko on Monday. Women slightly improved their position from last year when the survey among female managers in Slovakia was carried

Analysts: Foreign Trade Confirms Positive Trajectory in Demand

Analysts: Foreign Trade Confirms Positive Trajectory in Demand

Bratislava, July 7 (TASR) – Foreign trade has confirmed positive trends in both domestic and foreign demand, UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia analyst Lubomir Korsnak said on Friday. He was speaking after it was reported earlier on Friday that Slovakia’s foreign trade balance came in at a surplus of

Financial Administration to Track Down Illegal Gambling Websites

Financial Administration to Track Down Illegal Gambling Websites

Bratislava, July 3 (TASR) – Financial Administration began keeping a closer eye on illegal gambling on the internet as of July 1, with the first list of banned websites due to be released on July 17, followed by updates on a weekly basis, Financial Administration spokesperson Patricia Macikova announced on Monday.

FinMin: Slovakia Shows State Budget Deficit of €818.9 mn in June

FinMin: Slovakia Shows State Budget Deficit of €818.9 mn in June

Bratislava, July 3 (TASR) – Slovakia’s state budget posted a deficit of €818.9 million at the end of June, down by €82.5 million year-on-year, the Finance Ministry reported on Monday. The state budget expenditures fell over the same period by €396 million y-o-y. Meanwhile, income also fell – by

Finance Ministry Cuts Forecast for Tax and Levy Revenues up to 2020

Finance Ministry Cuts Forecast for Tax and Levy Revenues up to 2020

Bratislava, June 29 (TASR) – The state is expected to collect less in taxes and payroll levies over the next couple of years – by €242 million this year, by €231 million next year, by €200 million in 2019 and by €169 million in 2020, according to the latest prognosis that the

Cabinet Approves Scheme to Help Smart Cities Take Off

Cabinet Approves Scheme to Help Smart Cities Take Off

Bratislava, June 28 (TASR) – Projects aimed at building so-called smart cities will be eligible for state assistance, according to a pilot support scheme for experimental development and innovations towards building of smart cities that the Government okayed on Wednesday. “The proposal is designed to set the stage for pilot support