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Petrol Projects 2012 Profit Up 2%
Ljubljana, 14 December (STA) - Energy group Petrol said Friday it expected net profits excluding impairments to reach EUR 53.3m this year, up 2% over last year, on sales revenue that is projected to jump 13% to EUR 3.7bn. Pre-tax profit (EBITDA) is projected at EUR...
Maribor says Goodbye to European Capital of Culture
Maribor, 14 December (STA) - A number of events are scheduled this weekend as the 2012 European Capital of Culture comes to a close in Slovenia's second-largest city, which will hand over the title to France's Marseilles and Slovakia's Košice at a special ceremony on...
Average Salary up 1.4% in October
Ljubljana, 17 December (STA) - The average monthly net pay amounted to EUR 986.81 in October, which is 1.4% more than in September and up 0.7% year-on-year, the Statistics Office said on Monday. Average gross pay was at EUR 1,515.95, an increase of 1.8% over the month...
Minister for Education and Technology of Republic of Slovenia Urges More Foreign Investment in Science & Research
Education, Science, Culture and Sports Minister Žiga Turk said at a presentation of excellence centres. Ljubljana, 17 December (STA) - Slovenian science is not very internationalised, while the mobility of human resources in the field is the second worst in the EU,...
Wizz Air considering new flights to Slovenia’s Ljubljana Airport
Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport has announced that Wizz Air is considering launching new flights to the Slovenian capital next year, following the successful start to its operations in October. “Initial aircraft capacity rates are good. Should they remain so, the...
Prime Minister Mr. Jansa to Visit Azerbaijan in January with Business Delegation
Ljubljana, 19 December (STA) - Prime Minister of Republic of Slovenia Janez Janša will visit Azerbaijan in mid-January to meet President Ilham Aliyev. He will be accompanied by Economy Minister Radovan Žerjav, Infrastructure Minister Zvonko Černač and a delegation of...
Slovenia Stock Market Index SBI TOP index rises 0.68%
STA - 19.12.2012 The SBI TOP benchmark index on the Ljubljana Stock Exchange closed 0.68% higher at 612.79 points on Tuesday, as only shares of energy company Petrol (-0.02% to EUR 222) lost value. Brokers wrapped up EUR 1.65m in deals, with pharma company Krka...
Republic of Slovenia and Russia: a positive partnership
Iztok Jarc, the Ambassador of Slovenia to the United Kingdom, shares his thoughts about Russian-Slovenian relations, and about Russia itself. Drawing by Alexei Iorsch I have a deep for Russia because of its timeless heritage in the cultural, scientific and economic...
EU trade deficit with Russia down to EUR65 bn in the first nine months
Eurostat - 20.12.2012 Following a sharp fall in 2009, EU27 international trade in goods with Russia recovered in 2010 and 2011. EU27 exports to Russia fell from 105 billion euro in 2008 to 66 bn in 2009, then rose to 86 bn in 2010 and 108 bn in 2011. Imports decreased...
Slovenia’s National Air Carrier Adria Airways appoints new CEO
The Slovenian national air carrier, company Adria Airways, has dismissed Mr. Klemen Boštjančič and has appointed its outgoing commercial director, Mark Anžur, as the new head of the company. Mr. Boštjačič was dismissed “for economic and business reasons”, the airline...