Archive of articles - February 2006, page 8

Bank analysts expect key interest rates to rise

Airport privatisation advisors to earn Sk500 million

Dzurinda: Cabinet to take no privatization decisions before elections

Elderly doctor buys clinic building

Foreign Ministry hails IAEA resolution on Iran

New SND director could be Czech

WHEN the Slovak National Theatre (SND) gets a new general director, it might choose a Czech. The Slovak and Czech ministers of culture, František Tóth and Vítězslav Jandák, agreed on February 2 to run the job advertisement also in the Czech media and place it on the Czech Culture Ministry's website.

Say goodbye to piles of paper

EVERYONE knows what it's like to need information quickly - data from an invoice or the latest addition to a contract - but not to know exactly where the information is in the company. How to find it as quickly as possible?

Worth of economic reforms depends on what they cost

DECADES from now - perhaps as Slovakia establishes yet another auto plant in France, or bars US workers from its high-wage labour market - historians may still be plagued by a single question about the second Mikuláš Dzurinda administration.

Healing what ails the Slovak health sector

CORRUPTION and bribery remain serious problems in health-care systems around the globe, in both industrialized and developing countries. Graft takes various forms, from embezzlement of health budgets to bribes extorted at the point of health service delivery, and has one thing in common: the socially vulnerable carry a disproportionately large share of the burden.

EU officer supports open labour markets

Plavecký Peter

THIS POSTCARD showing Plavecký Peter, a village in the Záhorie region, dates back to the period shortly after World War I.

CRM software finding new ways to coddle the business customer

IN THE RACE for new customers, companies are often forced to take a deeper look into the heads and hearts not only of their current customers, but also of potential clients.

Sk930 million go to communities

Mail-savvy companies know security is key

WITHOUT an e-mail system that functions properly, no company can expect to convince potential customers of its quality or reliability. So what should a firm look for in setting up an email service or improving its existing technology?

Ski Update: More snow and warmth

FEBRUARY has just showed how unpredictable it can be. New snow put an end to the freezing but sunny weather Slovakia had been experiencing over the last few days. Over the next week, expect rain, snow, frost and wind, as a warm front pushes this cold continental convection away.

Embraco to boost output at Slovak plant

Fate of employees at Punch remains unclear

Parliament calls early elections for June 17

SLOVAKIA is heading for early elections.Following the departure of the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) from Mikuláš Dzurinda's right-wing government, the Slovak parliament on February 9 approved cutting the four-year election term short by three months to June 17.

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