In August 2020, The Slovak Spectator published its Business Focus on the US. Here is your overview of stories from the focus issue:
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BUSINESS FOCUS: Pandemic changes plans of American investors in Slovakia
Slovak-US relations, impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on US companies in Slovakia and the story of the first factory for electric car batteries in Slovakia are among the highlights of the latest Business Focus.
Amazon’s returns centre in Sereď is an example of a successful US project in Slovakia. (Source: TASR)
- 1. Layoffs continue, possibly hundreds of AT&T jobs may be at risk
- 2. On the Slovak-Ukrainian border, an American feels pessimism but also sees potential
- 3. Ukrainian men illegally cross Slovak-Ukrainian border to avoid war
- 4. Hidden gems in the east: Smuggling museum, 'Croatian' lake, and guitar heaven
- 5. News digest: Prominent MP threatens journalist with dismissal, accuses RTVS of 'jihad'
- 6. “Countess” Rošková, former Smer MP, convicted of fraud
- 7. IBM to lay off hundreds in Bratislava
- 8. Slovakia takes first step to attract more Finnish tourists
- 9. Judicial Council president wanted time. Instead, judges fired him over alleged illegal information collection practice.
- 10. News digest: Members of NGO government council dismissed, no reason given
- 1. Last Week: Fico does right by Ukraine, for once
- 2. Layoffs continue, possibly hundreds of AT&T jobs may be at risk
- 3. IBM to lay off hundreds in Bratislava
- 4. In Bratislava, a ship-like art gallery on the Danube gives you a full-spectrum experience
- 5. Pellegrini is a farce of Trump
- 6. On the Slovak-Ukrainian border, an American feels pessimism but also sees potential
- 7. Romanian coffee chain announces big plans in Slovakia
- 8. No other monument in Bratislava like this, its future uncertain
- 9. Navigating the future of work
- 10. Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners
- 1. IBM to lay off hundreds in Bratislava
- 2. Last Week: Fico does right by Ukraine, for once
- 3. How to start Slovak family history research
- 4. Pellegrini is a farce of Trump
- 5. Layoffs continue, possibly hundreds of AT&T jobs may be at risk
- 6. Romanian coffee chain announces big plans in Slovakia
- 7. Slovak Matters: I don't eat skirts, and other language mishaps
- 8. 10 projects that are changing the face of Bratislava
- 9. Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners
- 10. No other monument in Bratislava like this, its future uncertain