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Industrial Production in Slovakia Continued to Fall in November 2019

Industrial Production in Slovakia Continued to Fall in November 2019

Bratislava, January 10 (TASR) – Industrial production in Slovakia continued to drop in November, going down 4.4 percent year-on-year (y-o-y), according to the latest data released by the Statistics office on Friday. This was due to annual decreases in industrial manufacturing (by 4.7 percent), supplies of electricity, gas, steam

Stats Office: Trade Balance Saw Surplus of €357.2 mn in October

Stats Office: Trade Balance Saw Surplus of €357.2 mn in October

Bratislava, January 9 (TASR) – Slovakia posted a trade-balance surplus of €357.2 million in October 2019, up €53.2 million year-on-year, the Statistics Office revealed in its detailed report for October on Thursday. The country exported goods worth €7.825 billion, up 1.9 percent y-o-y. Imports reached €7.468

Premier: EU Budget for Next Seven Years Should Be Fair

Premier: EU Budget for Next Seven Years Should Be Fair

Bratislava, January 8 (TASR) – The EU budget should be fair and countries should contribute to it on the basis of their economic strength, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) said on Wednesday following the discussion with President of the European Council Charles Michel on creating the multi-year financial framework. According to

Slovak Road Hauliers Announce Strike on January 7

Slovak Road Hauliers Announce Strike on January 7

Bratislava, December 28 (TASR) – Road hauliers in Slovakia will stage a strike on January 7, which is the first full working day in Slovakia after the Christmas recess, the Union of Slovakia’s Road Hauliers (UNAS) decided at its meeting on Friday and announced the result to TASR on Saturday.

OLaNO Urges Premier to Nix Information System Tender of Nitra Hospital

OLaNO Urges Premier to Nix Information System Tender of Nitra Hospital

Bratislava, December 20 (TASR) – Opposition lawmakers Marek Krajci and Eduard Heger (both OLaNO) called upon Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini, who has been appointed to head the Health Ministry temporarily, to stop Nitra faculty hospital’s tender worth €4.2 million on the procurement of an information system, as they find

Unemployment Rate Down to 4.92 percent in November 2019

Unemployment Rate Down to 4.92 percent in November 2019

Bratislava, December 20 (TASR) – The unemployment rate in Slovakia stood at 4.92 percent in November, down by 0.02 percentage points (p.p.) from October, Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Centre (UPSVR) general director Marian Valentovic told a news conference on Friday with Labour Minister Jan Richter (Smer-SD)

NBS: Growth in Slovak Economy Should Slow to 2.3 percent This Year

NBS: Growth in Slovak Economy Should Slow to 2.3 percent This Year

Bratislava, December 17 (TASR) – Growth in the Slovak economy should slow to 2.3 percent this year and reach 2.2 percent next year, according to the Slovak central bank’s (NBS) latest mid-term prediction for the final quarter of this year released on Tuesday. NBS has reduced its prediction