Sign in Subscribe

Economy

Pellegrini: Many US Companies Plan to Develop Their Activities in Slovakia

Pellegrini: Many US Companies Plan to Develop Their Activities in Slovakia

Washington, May 3 (TASR-correspondent) – According to Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD), all US companies he has met during his visit of the USA are very pleased with their activities in Slovakia. “Many of them intend to continue developing their activities and might even plan to increase the number of

Survey: Firms' Efforts to Boost Employee Productivity Can Backfire

Survey: Firms' Efforts to Boost Employee Productivity Can Backfire

Bratislava, April 27 (TASR) – Companies’ attempts to boost the productivity of their staff may well backfire by actually drowning their employees’ working potential, as 61 percent of respondents working in non-production sectors have revealed in a survey that they’d need to slow down their pace in order to deliver

Country's Energy Security Ensured, Slovakia Has Oil for 92.6 Days

Country's Energy Security Ensured, Slovakia Has Oil for 92.6 Days

Bratislava, April 26 (TASR) – The country’s energy security is ensured, Slovakia has at its disposal, if necessary, oil reserves for 92.6 days, with Slovnaft refinery being in operation and processing oil, and oil carrier – Transpetrol – closely co-ordinating the process with shipping companies and consumers to resume deliveries, Slovnaft

Lajcak Attends Events at Second 'Belt and Road' Forum in Beijing

Lajcak Attends Events at Second 'Belt and Road' Forum in Beijing

Beijing, April 26 (TASR) – Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak (a Smer-SD nominee), along with political leaders from more than 150 countries, on Friday attended an opening ceremony and plenary meetings of the Second ‘Belt and Road’ Forum in Beijing, the Slovak ministry’s press department told TASR

Rate of Registered Unemployment Stood at 5.03 Percent in March

Rate of Registered Unemployment Stood at 5.03 Percent in March

Bratislava, April 23 (TASR) – The rate of registered unemployment in Slovakia in March stood at 5.03 percent while it dropped by 0.13 percentage points (p.p.) in month-to-month terms and fell by 0.52 p.p. y-o-y, according to data released by the Labour, Social Affairs and the

Ersek: Bratislava-Kosice Highway in Arrears Also Due to Bad Route

Ersek: Bratislava-Kosice Highway in Arrears Also Due to Bad Route

Bratislava, April 20 (TASR) – The route for Bratislava-Kosice highway was not chosen well because had the southern alternative been picked instead, the construction works would have proceeded at a much quicker pace, Minister of Transport and Construction Arpad Ersek (Most-Hid) has said, pointing out to the challenging terrain of the

Pellegrini: Chinese Can Have Commissions, But Slovaks Must Get Jobs

Pellegrini: Chinese Can Have Commissions, But Slovaks Must Get Jobs

Dubrovnik, April 12 (TASR-correspodent) – Slovakia welcomes the possibility of Chinese companies taking part in major infrastructure construction tenders in the country, but if such commissions are given to the Chinese, Slovak and European workers must be given work at the sites, said Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini at the summit