Jozef Tvardzík
Jozef Tvardzík

Jozef Tvardzík has been editor of the Index business magazine since August 2019. He previously worked at Hospodárske Noviny, SME, and Trend.

List of author's articles, page 3

Slovakia's next Russian gas payment to Gazprom is due on May 20.

Slovakia could last until autumn without Russian gas. What are its options?

The government is not prepared to pay in rubles for now.

Vladimír Baláž (top left), Ivan Mikloš (bottom left) and Pavol Čekan (right).

How to turn Slovakia into a modern country? Twelve personalities offer advice

The state should not interfere with business too much and instead focus on other areas.

Employee in the Hella production hall.

German investor moves R&D to Slovakia, promises extraordinary salaries

The German concern Hella built four industrial parks in Slovakia.

Economy Minister Richard Sulík

Sulík: We won’t have a carbon-neutral economy by 2050 without hydrogen

Economy Minister Richard Sulík talks about reforms and more.

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Wood is the new bitcoin. Small Slovak sawmills are being destroyed by price wars

The prices of wood products, gazebos and holiday cottages are going up.

Beekeeper Sefo Raclavský.

'We didn't have worse guests than the Slovaks': An interview with ex-Airbnb property manager

The pandemic was a salvation for Sefo Raclavský, who quit his job and became a beekeeper in a rural area.

The Viper SD4 aircraft is manufactured by the Prešov-based company Tomark Aero.

For a brighter future, Prešov firm aims to build multicopters fuelled by hydrogen

But to make its project a reality, Tomark Aero first needs EU money.

People in Slovakia were allowed to go shopping before Christmas lockdown.

We’re an anomaly in the EU. Why are Slovaks spending more money?

One reason might be the more moderate pandemic in the country last spring.

Finance Minister Eduard Heger

A huge debt and deficit, the threat of a Greek road. What is the new budget like?

The law of the year, made in uncertain times, brings several risks and lacks consolidation measures.

new chair of the Council for Budget Responsibility Ján Tóth

New head of fiscal council: Public finances have disintegrated

Ján Tóth, former vice-governor of Slovakia’s central bank, envisions several changes for the Council of Budget Responsibility.

Finance Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO).

Slovakia has a draft plan for spending billions from the EU recovery fund

The plan is divided into eight sections, here is what is says.

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Cyclists ride bikes in the vineyards in Svätý Jur, Bratislava Region, on May 8, 2020.

The pandemic reveals a surge in bike sales

With more people finding joy in cycling after coronavirus disrupts their plans for the summer, the supply of bikes is running out.

The autimotive industry is one of main pillars of the Slovak economy.

Cheap shopping from China will soon end

As of the next year, customers will have to pay more when shopping on websites like Aliexpress, due to custom fees and VAT.

UPDATE: Bikes need seat reservations on long-distance trains

The cost sometimes exceeds that of a ticket.

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Coronavirus: Hotels numbers are falling, tour operators offer alternatives

Travel agencies in Slovakia have started taking preventive measures.

Axa ends. What should clients expect?

The company will be taken over by Uniqa.

An employee works on a car model at the PSA Groupe Slovakia car plant in Trnava, western Slovakia, on April 4, 2019.

These 8 graphs explain why Slovakia is a car nation

Slovakia is the world’s largest car producer per capita.

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