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Obtaining 739 million euros by selling 15 companies

Finance.si Janez Tomažič Monika Weiss Petra Sovdat The goverment is selling several companies in need of recapitalisation, for which the buyers should be - paid How much proceeds can be guaranteed for the state shares, promised to be sold by Alenka Bratušek? Telekom...

Government approved the revised budget for 2013

Government approved the revised budget for 2013

At regular session on 20th of June, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia approved the draft revised budget of the Republic of Slovenia for 2013. Macro-economic bases The main reason for drafting a revised budget for 2013 is the worsening macro-economic forecasts...

A country created for nanotechnology

A country created for nanotechnology

The title of a study published back in 2007 was "Slovenia Created for Nanotechnology". Since then, Slovenia’s institutes and companies have made significant advances in technologies on the ultra-small scale. The developments range from new materials to new energy...

The discret charm of Slovenian tourism

The discret charm of Slovenian tourism

Statistics may show the steadily growing number of visitors – yet the potential of Slovenia’s tourism remains, to a large degree, undiscovered by foreign investors In 2012 the number of foreign tourists in Slovenia exceeded the country's population for the first time....

The aviation industry in the former Yugoslavia is at a crossroads

The aviation industry in the former Yugoslavia is at a crossroads

The aviation industry in the former Yugoslavia is at a crossroads with major changes taking place across the region. Adria Airways has implemented deep cost cutting measures which are beginning to show results and the Slovenian carrier is earmarked for sale this year....

EUROBASKET 2013 The biggest sporting event of the year in Europe

EUROBASKET 2013 The biggest sporting event of the year in Europe

In September this year, Slovenia will be hosting the biggest sporting event in its history: the European Basketball Championship – EuroBasket 2013. This is an extraordinarily large and important event, which is evidenced by the fact that it will be covered by over...

ISTRABENZ group returns to profit, holding still in red numbers

ISTRABENZ group returns to profit, holding still in red numbers

Ljubljana, 23 November (STA) - The group around the indebted Istrabenz holding reported on Friday a EUR 2.37m net profit for the first nine months of 2012, which comes after a EUR 3.39m nine-month loss last year. It generated EUR 108.58m in sales revenue, a 5%...