Mobile operator 4ka is negotiating with competitor Orange about network sharing, said its co-owner Juraj Ondriš. It currently uses the Orange network for national roaming and is also negotiating an extension of this agreement. The other two competitors, O2 and Slovak Telekom, already share networks. 4ka is willing to drop technology from Chinese company ZTE, which it currently uses and which Orange finds objectionable. Ondriš estimated that negotiations with Orange could be

Dutch hi-tech cable manufacturer Neways  opened a new €28m plant in Nová Dubnica. It will move production from its two existing plants in the city to the new facility and increase its workforce by 400 to 1,100 over two years. Its clients include Dutch ASML, whose lithographic plates are key to the global chip industry. ( openiazoch.sk ) Last year, the company increased its net profit in Slovakia by 53% to €1m and sales  by 81% to €31.9m.

Mobilný operátor 4ka  rokuje s konkurentom Orange o zdieľaní sietí, informoval jeho spoluvlastník Juraj Ondriš. V súčasnosti využíva sieť Orange v rámci národného roamingu, rokuje aj o jeho predĺžení. Zvyšní dvaja konkurenti, O2 a Slovak Telekom, už siete zdieľajú. 4ka je ochotná zbaviť sa technológií čínskej firmy ZTE, ktoré v súčasnosti využíva a ktoré vadia Orangeu. Ondriš odhaduje, že rokovania s Orangeom by mohli byť dokončené v júni 2026. 4ka podľa neho nie je na predaj

Holandský výrobca hi-tech káblov Neways  otvoril v Novej Dubnici nový závod za 28 mil. €. Presunie do neho výrobu z dvoch existujúcich závodov v meste a počet zamestnancov za dva roky zvýši o 400 na 1.100. Medzi klientmi je aj holandská firma ASML, ktorej litografické dosky sú kľúčové v globálnom čipovom priemysle. ( openiazoch.sk ) Firma vlani na Slovensku zvýšila čistý zisk o 53% na 1 mil. € a tržby  o 81% na 31,9 mil. €.

Singapore-listed Stoneweg EST  sold its portfolio of five logistics and light industrial properties in Slovakia for €71.4m to P3 Czech HoldCo. The disposal will reduce its exposure to Central Europe to 10.4%, down 3%. ( realassets.ipe.com ) This year, Stoneweg EST acquired the European portfolio of Cromwell, namely logistics and industrial properties with an area of 90,000 sqm near Bratislava and Trnava. ( trend.sk )

Slovakia’s gross wages were the fourth lowest in the EU  last year, Eurostat reported. The annual full-time adjusted salary in the EU rose by 5.2% to €39,808. It was the highest in Luxembourg (€82,969) and the lowest in Bulgaria (€15,000). Annual full-time adjusted salary:   2024 2015 Austria €58,600 €41,868 Czechia €23,998 €12,396 Poland €21,246 €11,076 Slovakia €20,287 €12,370 Hungary €18,461 €9,735 Over the last decade, Slovakia had the lowest wage growth among the V4 coun

Fond Stoneweg EST , kótovaný na burze v Singapure, predal svoje portfólio piatich logistických a priemyselných nehnuteľností na Slovensku za 71,4 mil. € spoločnosti P3 Czech HoldCo. Týmto predajom sa zníži jeho expozícia v strednej Európe o tri body na 10,4%. ( realassets.ipe.com ) Stoneweg EST nedávno získal európske portfólio spoločnosti Cromwell, konkrétne logistické a priemyselné nehnuteľnosti s rozlohou 90.000 m² v blízkosti Bratislavy a Trnavy. ( trend.sk )

Slovenská hrubá mzda bola vlani štvrtá najnižšia v EÚ , ukazujú údaje Eurostatu. Ročný príjem zamestnancov pracujúcich na plný úväzok vlani v EÚ vzrástol o 5,2% na 39.808 €. Najvyšší príjem bol v Luxembursku (82.969 €) a najnižší v Bulharsku (15.000 €). Ročná mzda pred zdanením pri práci na plný úväzok: 2024 2015 Rakúsko 58.600 € 41.868 € Česko 23.998 € 12.396 € Poľsko 21.246 € 11.076 € Slovensko 20.287 € 12.370 € Maďarsko 18.461 € 9.735 € Za poslednú dekádu bol slovenský ras

The anti-trust authority PMÚ is reviewing a deal in which Czechia’s Kaumy Group  is acquiring baby food and canned food maker Novofruct  Nové Zámky. ( antimon.gov.sk ) Owned by Lithuanian group NDX since 2012, Novofruct had been operating at a loss for a long time and last year reported sales stagnating at €16.5m. Kaumy Group is part of CE Industries (Jaroslav Strnad) and focuses on the "healthy" and "functional" food segment.

Investment platform Finax  (Ivan Chrenko) is preparing a public sale of shares but will not list them on a stock exchange. It wants to use new capital of €7–9m for further growth in key existing markets such as Slovakia, Poland, and Croatia, as well as for expansion into new markets. It plans to enter the Balkans with passive investments in ETF funds and will offer a European pension product (PEPP) in Western Europe. It manages assets worth €1.3bn for 100,000 clients. It valu