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Pozavarovalnica Sava CEO Zvonko Ivanušič talking to the press. Ljubljana, 25 March (STA) - Sava Re reinsurance group saw a 4.8% increase in premiums collected in 2012 to EUR 217m. It recorded an even steeper growth in profit, which nearly tripled to EUR 11.8m. The...

Ljubljana, 28 March (STA) - Zavarovalnica Generali, the Slovenian branch of the Italian insurer, increased net profit by 33.4% to a record of EUR 2.9m in 2012. It collected a total of EUR 88m in premiums last year, down 2.2% from the year before, of which 48% were car...

Maribor, 28 March (STA) - The Maribor airport will get two more charter lines this summer, announced on Thursday in a joint move of tour operators Kompas and Palma. Flag carrier Adria Airways is expected to fly to the Greek island Zakynthos and to Antalya, Turkey...

Dublin, 13 April (STA) - Finance Minister Uroš Čufer had a number of informal meetings with top eurozone officials on Saturday and Sunday in Dublin to brief them on the government's plans to tackle the challenges faced by Slovenia. He said he was leaving Dublin with...

Sberbank Europe CEO Mark Arnold talks to the STA about the bank's plans for organic growth, misperception of the situation in Slovenia. Ljubljana, 12 April (STA) - Slovenia needs to do a better job presenting the facts about its economy and banks on the international...

Ljubljana, 17 April (STA) - The number of skiers in Slovenia's ski resorts increased this winter after three years of decline, rising 11% year-on-year to 1.3m on the back of a long winter abundant in snow. Nevertheless, the Association of Ski Lift Operators said...

Ljubljana, 18 April (STA) - The Slovenian Automotive Cluster (ACS) visited Berlin earlier this month to learn from German experience in introducing and marketing sustainable mobility. Proposals of electromobility solutions are to be presented to the Economic...

Brdo pri Kranju, 3 May (STA) - Foreign Minister Karl Erjavec invited Russian investors to Slovenia on Friday, as he hosted his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov at Brdo pri Kranju for talks revolving above all around business cooperation. Lavrov urged Slovenia to give...

Ljubljana, 3 May (STA) - Slovenia has positive experience with Russian investments, President Borut Pahor said as he welcomed in Ljubljana on Friday Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who arrived for a working visit dedicated to bilateral ties, especially in...

The Government of the Republic of Slovenia adopted the National Reform Programme for 2013-2014 and authorised the Ministry of Finance to refer it to the European Commission. The National Reform Programme is the Government’s mid-term plan defining priority measures and...