Archive of articles - May 2005, page 4

NBS: wages grow too fast

KDH loses FICO court trial

Crown has room to grow

Hrušovský: Rusko remains coalition’s problem

Slovakia testing simple connection to Internet

KIA landowners want higher price for land

Slovakia tries for Japanese investments

Flat tax: Many say it has not helped

Gašparovič signs Chmel's resignation

German furniture-maker to create 500 jobs in Nitra region

More Russian gas to go through Slovakia

Sk200 million gone in highway scam

Turkish takeover of Modrý Kameň

THE RICH history of Modrý Kameň castle contains a chapter that might excite visitors when looking out from the castle ramparts at the surrounding mountain scenery. The story is one concerning the attack by the conquering Turks.

Around Slovakia

Reader feedback: Tax through the back door

On the verge of offering a number for life

GETTING a new phone number is a time-consuming, costly process. Besides reprinting business cards and letterheads, you must send hundreds of e-mails and make lots of personal calls to ensure that business partners, friends and family know how to reach you. The thought of switching numbers is enough to keep unhappy customers tied to a specific telephone carrier.

Is the telecommunications market now fully liberalized?

WHEN looking at Slovak legislation, it may appear that the telecom market is fully liberalized. The Slovak Spectator asked those who know best - the alternative fixed-line operators if this is the case.

ŠtB officer now an ambassador

Nitra

THIS rare picture from the late 19th century offers a sight that no longer exists. The wide Nitra River has since been realigned and now flows through a different area in a much narrower basin.