Slovakia
CEE: Gap with advanced EU states' banks is shrinking
A profitable and efficient banking system is essential for the transition economies to progress...
EuSLOVAKIA/AUSTRIA: Fico stops Bratislava airport sale
Austrian/Slovak consortium TwoOne said yesterday that it would take the decision to cancel the...
SlovakiaSLOVAKIA: State agrees to buy Yukos pipeline stake
Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek said yesterday the government would buy Yukos's 49% stake in...
SlovakiaSLOVAKIA: Populism could overturn economic success
Parliament approved the programme of Prime Minister Robert Fico on August 4 by 80 votes out of...
SlovakiaSLOVAKIA: Fico platform wins parliamentary approval
Parliament approved the new government's programme comfortably this morning.
SlovakiaSLOVAKIA: Fico sketches out his economic policy
Prime Minister Robert Fico told parliament yesterday that he sought a balance between the state...
SlovakiaCEE: Other factors than EMU urge budget restraint
CEE-8 budgetary weakness is the main obstacle to adopting the euro, which will bring a reduction...
EASTERN EUROPE: Monetary tightening trend continues
The Slovak central bank today raised its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 4.5%.
