Slovakia

  • Dec 15, 2008
  • 7 min read

SLOVAKIA: Fastest-growing EU economy is slowing down

Exports rose in the first ten months by 9.4% year-on-year, the Statistical Office reported on...

Slovakia
  • Nov 14, 2008
  • 2 min read

CEE: Most new member states report quarterly growth

Preliminary third-quarter data show Central-East European (CEE) economies slowing down, but some...

  • Oct 28, 2008
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CEE: Automotive sector looks resilient -- for now

While the world's car producers have suffered gravely in 2008, carmakers in CEE plan to expand...

  • Sep 5, 2008
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CENTRAL EUROPE: NATO acquires stronger members

Warsaw's decision to phase out conscription by 2010 marks an important watershed for the...

  • Sep 2, 2008
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SLOVAKIA: Populist regulation threats are just that

Preparing to adopt the euro in January 2009, the government has approved a controversial bill on...

Slovakia
  • Aug 22, 2008
  • 7 min read

EUROPE: Elites, not publics, drive national break-ups

The political stalemate in Belgium between Dutch- and French-speaking parties threatens the...

  • Aug 21, 2008
  • 2 min read

SLOVAKIA: Government threatens business over prices

From October, 'speculators' who raise prices unjustifiably may go to jail, and from November, the...

Slovakia
  • Jul 23, 2008
  • 2 min read

SLOVAKIA: SNS obeys Fico's call to sack minister

The environment minister from the Slovak National Party (SNS), Jaroslav Izak, will be replaced by...

Slovakia