Sign in Subscribe

Economy

Government Approves Draft Budget, Deficit to Fall to 0.1% of GDP Next Year

Government Approves Draft Budget, Deficit to Fall to 0.1% of GDP Next Year

Bratislava, October 10 (TASR) – Peter Pellegrini’s (Smer-SD) Cabinet has approved a draft state budget, which expects both the debt and deficit to go down in future years, with the public finance deficit to fall to 0.1 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) next year for the first time

Gurria: Slovakia's Presidency of OECD to Focus on Digitising

Gurria: Slovakia's Presidency of OECD to Focus on Digitising

Strbske Pleso, October 6 (TASR) – Slovakia will focus on the issues of digitising during its presidency of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Ministerial Council Meeting, OECD Secretary-General Jose Angel Gurria said at the GLOBSEC Tatra Summit 2018 held in Strbske Pleso (Presov region) on Saturday. “It’s

Czech Conrop Wants to Create 220 Jobs in Trebisov By End of 2019

Czech Conrop Wants to Create 220 Jobs in Trebisov By End of 2019

Trebisov, October 3 (TASR) – Czech company Conrop, focusing on the production, development and sale of big bags designed for packaging, handling and transport of particularly bulky and liquid materials, officially opened its new plant in Trebisov (Kosice region) on Wednesday with Vice-premier for Investments and Informatisation Richard Rasi and Economy

Wittenbergerova Will Be New Financial Administration President

Wittenbergerova Will Be New Financial Administration President

Bratislava, September 26 (TASR) – Lenka Wittenbergerova will be the new Financial Administration president, Finance Minister Peter Kazimir (Smer-SD) announced during the Cabinet session on Wednesday, adding that she’ll occupy this post for six months as of October 1. Wittenbergerova has been serving as head of the Financial Directorate’s

European Commission Accuses ZSSK of Obstruction during Inspection

European Commission Accuses ZSSK of Obstruction during Inspection

Brussels/Bratislava, September 25 (TASR) – The European Commission (EC) in its preliminary view has accused the passenger rail carrier ZSSK Slovensko of preventing the EU authority from inspecting it in 2016, europa.eu website reported on Tuesday. The EC has sent a statement of objections to ZSSK claiming that the

NBS: Slovakia's GDP growth Should be 4 percent in 2018 and 4.5 percent in 2019

NBS: Slovakia's GDP growth Should be 4 percent in 2018 and 4.5 percent in 2019

Bratislava, September 25 (TASR) – The gross domestic product (GDP) should grow by 4 percent this year, 4.5 percent next year, and slow down to 4 percent in 2020, TASR learnt from the mid-term prognosis of the Slovak central bank (NBS) as presented on Tuesday by NBS governor Jozef Makuch,

IFP: Slovakia's GDP to Grow by 4.1% This Year; Up to 4.5% in 2019

IFP: Slovakia's GDP to Grow by 4.1% This Year; Up to 4.5% in 2019

Bratislava, September 20 (TASR) – Slovakia’s GDP growth will reach 4.1 percent this year and accelerate to 4.5 percent in 2019 thanks to automotive sector exports, before slowing down to 3.9 percent in 2020, according to the latest macroeconomic prognosis published by the Finance Ministry’s Financial