10% drop in Slovak economy
The Slovak economy will fall by almost 10% this year. Finance Ministry analysts have updated their forecast, according to which the drop in GDP will reach 9.8%.
24. 6. 2020 | 13:20
Články / Economics and politics
Plagiarism in Slovak politics continues
The former chairman of the extra-parliamentary Together party, Miroslav Beblavy, has claimed that the bachelor's thesis of MP Petra Kristufkova of the We Are Family movement was plagiarised.
24. 6. 2020 | 13:10
App for businesses launched
On Tuesday morning, the Economy Ministry launched an application to help businesses obtain a governmental subsidy for rent. The subsidy applies to businesses that were either closed or whose operation ...
24. 6. 2020 | 13:00
Controversial bank levy replaced with development fund
On Monday, the Slovak Banking Association (SBA) agreed with the Governing cabinet on cancelling the controversial bank levy. In exchange for this step, the banks should help to restart the economy.
22. 6. 2020 | 13:35
Slovakia economy less competitive
Slovakia continues to fall in its competitive economy ranking, moving down four places from last year in the latest World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY). The country now stands in 57th place out of the ...
17. 6. 2020 | 13:10
A historical chance to modernize Slovakia
At the end of May, the European Commission announced a €750-billion EU recovery plan entitled "Next Generation EU", designed to help revive European economies affected by the novel corona crisis ...
16. 6. 2020 | 09:22
First year of Čaputová's Presidency
On Monday, it is exactly one year since the inauguration of Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová. "It was a unique year and a tough one in terms of the many situations, which we faced and the tasks which needed ...
15. 6. 2020 | 14:01
Rift in the strongest opposition party
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament and former Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini, who was Smer-SD's election leader in February's general election, has decided to leave the party. He announced this at a press ...
11. 6. 2020 | 14:14
NBS Prognosis: Slovak economy to shrink by 10.3 percent
The Slovak economy should contract by 10.3 percent this year, according to the latest medium-term prognosis released by Slovakia's central bank (NBS) on Wednesday. NBS thereby worsened its GDP development ...
10. 6. 2020 | 13:32
Slowdown of Slovak economy second worst in the EU
The Slovak economy contracted more significantly in the first quarter than the average in the euro area and the European Union as a whole.
9. 6. 2020 | 15:37
