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News on Slovakia's economy and employment

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Slovakia’s economy should recover strongly after the pandemic

The country’s GDP is expected to rise by 4.7 percent this year, according to the International Monetary Fund.

New construction in Demänovská valley.

Unhappy mayors, happy developers. What does the proposed construction law change?

Construction is governed by rules almost half a century old, Sme Rodina looking to make changes.

The reactor assembly of the third unit at the Mochovce nuclear power plant, pictured in June 2016.

New reactor at Mochovce nuclear power plant reaches next milestone

After Slovakia’s nuclear regulator okayed its commissioning, the operator plans to load nuclear fuel this autumn.

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Slovakia should experience swift economic recovery

Economic growth is rebounding as the economy reopens.

SOR e-buses will be equipped by baterries developed and produced by InoBat.

SOR e-buses will run on Slovak batteries

InoBat to develop and produce batteries to power electric bus fleet across Europe.

Finance Minister Igor Matovič introducing the tax and levy reform.

Matovič introduces tax reform

It will be based on three pillars: fair taxes, a single tax and single levy and benefits of €200 per child.

Speaker of Parliament Boris Kollár, President Zuzana Čaputová and Prime Minister Eduard Heger, from left after signing the a letter accompanying Slovakia’s recovery plan.

Slovakia sent its 600-page plan to Brussels on becoming a better country

Only the next government will harvest the fruits of the planned reforms.

Carmakers in Slovakia have to halt car production due to a lack of microchips, too.

Slovakia will have a permanent kurzarbeit scheme as of next year

The state will cover 60 percent of the employee’s salary.

The number of companies oblided to have their financial statements audited decreases.

Auditors can help companies overcome current crisis

Less companies subject to compulsory auditing of financial statements.

Retail suffered from closed non-essential shops that reopened only in April.

Revenue and construction sector still suffer from pandemic

Industrial output returned to growth and foreign trade broke another record.

Bart Waterloos, managing partner of VGD Slovakia

Waterloos: Tax and accounting laws change too often

Covid-19 pandemic accelerating digitisation and automation of accounting.

Car production in Kia Motors Slovakia in Teplička nad Váhom.

Global chip shortage has reached carmakers' production lines in Slovakia

The Covid-19 pandemic slashed car production by 11 percent last year. A look at more detailed car production statistics from 2020.

SEPS general director Peter Dovhun showing the map with new interconnectors.

Energy can flow better through new cross-border electricity lines

Slovakia ceases to be a European museum of the energy sector, expert says.

New skyline of the  Jaslovské Bohunice nuclear power station after four cooling towers of the V1 nuclear power station were pulled down.
Visit of the Museum of Trade and its brewery with seniors.

Pandemic reduces incomes of NGOs

The number of individuals who decided to assign 2 percent also dropped significantly.

No final decision on scrapping the seasonal time change has been taken within the EU.

Time will change again. Pandemic delays the scrapping of seasonal clock change

Slovakia has not taken a final decision on what time to keep yet.

Cleaansing is one of frequent volunteering activities.

Year of Volunteering in Žilina Region

It provides transport cards by local transport companies for long-term volunteers, with a credit.

Michal Kišša

Firms' social responsibility activities targeted problems presented by Covid

More companies report on their social responsibility activities.

Many restaurants struggle as they are affected by stringent measures.

Revenues receive a blow. Shops, restaurants and hotels report major gap

Foreign trade and industrial production still on a positive wave.

NBS Governor Peter Kažimír

Slovak economy to reach pre-crisis levels by the end of this year

The central bank published its prognosis, which is more optimistic than the Finance Ministry's prognosis.

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