AeroMobil (Patrick Hessel), which is developing a flying car, flew its latest prototype for the first time in August. It is working on its certification and hopes to deliver its first car to clients in 2022. So far, it has invested €24m (of which €8.8m was provided by the Slovak government) and needs another €15m to complete the certification and launch production. Its finances are in a precarious condition, as it owes €0.2m in payroll levies. (zive.sk)

Investment group Arca Capital (Rastislav Velič) has for the first time questioned its obligation to repay bills through which it borrowed €600m from about 3,000 investors. Arca rather aggressively argued at the Banská Bystrica District Court that the bills were not submitted on time and it need not repay them. Lawyers say such arguments are unlikely to succeed but can slow down the issuance of payment orders. Creditors may respond by claiming their debts more aggressively, to

Spoločnosť AeroMobil (Patrick Hessel), ktorá vyvíja lietajúce auto, v auguste uskutočnila prvý let finálneho prototypu. Intenzívne pracuje na jeho certifikácii a verí, že prvé lietajúce auto dodá zákazníkom v roku 2022. Doteraz získala investície za 24 mil. € (8,8 mil. € od slovenskej vlády), ale na dokončenie prototypu a spustenie výroby potrebuje ďalších 15 mil. €. Jej finančná situácie nie je dobrá, na poistnom dlhuje 0,2 mil. €. (zive.sk)

Skupina Arca Capital (Rastislav Velič) prvý raz spochybnila svoju povinnosť vyplatiť zmenky, cez ktoré si požičala zhruba 600 mil. € od asi 3.000 ľudí. Arca na súde v Banskej Bystrici agresívne argumentuje, že zmenky neboli načas predložené na splatenie a tak ich vôbec nemusí splatiť. Podľa právnikov majú jej argumenty malú šancu na úspech, no môže spomaliť vydávanie platobných príkazov. Zvyšní veritelia môžu začať svoje dlhy vymáhať agresívnejšie. (sme.sk)

The police apprehended Jarmila Urbancová, former Supreme Court (SC) Deputy Chief Justice, SC judge Jozef Kolcun, and Bratislava I District Court judges Otília Doláková and Katarína Bartalská. They also apprehended Zoroslav Kollár, the most influential fixer at Slovak courts and one of the wealthiest Slovaks. Recently, Kollár moved all his assets to his family. The police also apprehended lawyer Tomáš Kulák, who wrote a court ruling in one of his cases. The police would not co

Office vacancy rate in Bratislava rose to double digits in the third quarter, according to Bratislava Research Forum, It stands at 10.1%, up from 9.8% in the 2Q. Almost a third of vacant premises were built or renovated after 2018. In the third quarter, 2,300 sqm of new offices hit the market and the total area stands at 1.9m sqm. In 1-3Q, 50,000 sqm new offices opened. Seven projects with 87,000 sqm offices are to be completed by the end of 2021. (teraz.sk)

V treťom štvrťroku t.r. stúpla neobsadenosť kancelárií v Bratislave na dvojcifernú úroveň, 10,1%, z 9,8% v druhom štvrťroku, ukazujú údaje Bratislava Research Forum. Takmer tretina neobsadených priestorov je v budovách postavených v roku 2018 a neskôr. V treťom štvrťroku t.r. pritom na trh pribudli nové kancelárie s plochou iba 2.300 m2 a celková plocha tak ostala na 1,9 mil. m2. Od začiatku t.r. na trh prišli štyri nové budovy s 50.000 m2 kancelárií. Rozostavaných je sedem p

Polícia zadržala bývalú podpredsedníčku Najvyššieho súdu (NS) Jarmilu Urbancovú, sudcu NS Jozefa Kolcuna a sudcov Okresného súdu Bratislava I Otíliu Dolákovú a Katarínu Bartalskú. Tiež zadržala Zoroslava Kollára, najvplyvnejšieho vybavovača na súdoch a jedného z najbohatších Slovákov. Kollár nedávno previedol všetok svoj majetok na rodinu. Polícia zadržala aj advokáta Tomáša Kuláka, ktorý mal pre sudcov napísať rozsudok vo vlastnej kauze. Dôvody na zatýkanie polícia nezverejn

Slovak start-up isklad (Martin Mitošinka), which offers logistics solutions for online stores, has rented a 6,500 sqm warehouse in the Karimpol logistics park in Senec. Last year, it broke even on €2.7m sales. It has 95 clients, such as online stores Shoos.sk and Maxsport. It has successfully sought investors via the Crowdberry platform. (systemylogistiky.sk)

In response to the second pandemic wave, the government approved an increase in the pandemic assistance to companies, reinstated SOS subsidies and a pandemic parental benefit. The cap for kurzarbeit assistance is increased from €880 to €1,100 per worker and other forms of assistance are increased by 50%. The higher assistance is available starting October 1. The government also softened conditions to apply. The SOS subsidy for those who do not qualify for other forms of assis