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Potential New Attempt at Selling biggest Slovenian retail company Mercator d.d.
Ljubljana, 18 February (STA) - A little more than a year after the eighth attempted sale of Mercator, the same investors are still interested in buying Slovenia's biggest retailer, but the circumstances have changed drastically, the daily Delo says in Monday's front...
NLB Bank Expected to Release Unaudited Figures for 2012
Ljubljana, 18 February (STA) - Slovenia's largest bank, NLB, is due to release unaudited financial statements for last year on Monday in line with the financial calendar. Unofficial calculations suggest the bank's loss could exceed EUR 200m, which could result in the...
Mercator d.d. Bids Deadline Extended
Ljubljana, 18 February (STA) - The call for non-binding offers for 53.18% in retailer Mercator will remain open at least until the end of the week, although the original deadline for non-binding offers ends on Monday, the STA learned from sources close to Pivovarna...
Daily newspaper Finance Argues Fear of Foreign Capital Killing Slovenia
Ljubljana, 19 February (STA) - The business daily Finance blames on Tuesday the problems of some of Slovenia's major banks and companies on the reluctance to embrace the ideals of meritocracy, which it says it rooted in Slovenia's historical experience under the yoke...
Ljubljana Stock Market Up Almost 2%
Ljubljana, 20 February (STA) - The SBI TOP blue chip index of the Ljubljana Stock Exchange rebounded on Wednesday, as none of the major shares lost ground. The index gained 1.94% to 642.54 points on total daily volumes of EUR 1.3m. The winner of the day was retailer...
Health and Spa resort Terme Čatež Generated EUR 39.2m in Net Revenue in 2012
Čatež ob Savi, 18 February (STA) - The group of Terme Čatež spa operator generated EUR 39.2m in net revenue in 2012, the company said in a press release posted on the Ljubljana Stock Exchange web page on Monday. Operating profit reached nearly EUR 4.6m 2012, which was...
Azerbaijani Ambassador Says Platform For Cooperation in Place (interview)
Ljubljana, 21 February (STA) - Lauding the strong bilateral relations and pointing to a strong desire for advancement of ties, Vienna-based Azerbaijani Ambassador to Slovenia Galib Israfilov has said Slovenian companies have extensive opportunities in Azerbaijan,...
Greenline Boats Propel Seaway Among Top Global Nautical Players
Boat maker Seaway Yachts sold more than 300 of its Greenline hybrid boats in the last three years, which makes Greenline vessels the biggest fleet of hybrid boats in the world. Begunje na Gorenjskem, 22 February (STA) - Boat maker Seaway Yachts, a part of Seaway...
Slovenian Port Operator Ups Profit to EUR 10M
Koper, 22 February (STA) - Port operator Luka Koper generated EUR 10.4m in net group profit in 2012 after reporting only a fraction of that figure for the year before. Still, the figure is EUR 3.2m below plans. The unaudited financial statements for last year were...
Record Number of Tourists in Slovenia in 2012
Ljubljana, 25 February (STA) - Slovenia broke a new tourist record in 2012, as the number of tourists increased by 2% over the year before to 3.2 million and overnight stays grew by 1% to 9.4 million on the back of a 6% increase in foreign visitors. The number of...








