Archive of articles - July 2006

New unit to replace soldiers in Iraq between August-September

The SNS versus SMK's Duray

Top three banks with high profits in 1H/2006

Pravda sold to British owner

Central bank expect higher inflation for 2006-2007

Central Bank increases certain key interest rates

Slovakia will have 406 km of highway in operation by 2008

National Security Office denies unauthorized access to its servers

MFA Kubiš says Slovakia should intensify economic relations with Russia

Hrušovsky re-elected as KDH Chairman

Hackers challenge state

Challenges: Regional gap and Roma pain

CRITICS and supporters of Robert Fico's government alike, state officials and non-governmental organisations, the Roma communities and the majority population, Bratislava and Košice all agree that bridging the gap between the malnourished East and the well-heeled West and improving the situation of the Roma will be among the most challenging tasks of the new government.

Slovak cabinet respects PMÚ decision

Culture Shorts

US will be watching Slovakia

EVENTS COUNTRYWIDE

Good bye to cheap labour?

One of Slovakia's greatest attractions for investors has been its relatively low labour costs. However, this situation is changing. According to figures from Eurostat, Slovak salaries are rising. During the last quarter of 2005, pay in Slovakia rose at the rate of 7.5 percent, the fourth highest rate in Europe. The only EU members with faster rising salaries are the Baltic countries: Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.

Reader feedback: Don't place your bet

"Who is he?"

"WHO is he?" was the response from Slovak journalists when Prime Minister Robert Fico introduced his choice for the new director of the Slovak Information Service (SIS), Jozef Magala.