Slovakia's TOP20 defense companies boosted revenue by 60% last year to €1.1bn. The growth rate accelerated sharply after the sector expanded by a third in 2023 and a quarter in 2024. Beyond the largest producers, mid-sized companies such as Kerametal, Glock, ZTS Špeciál, and CSM Industry are also growing fast. Smaller firms are faring worse, with four of the TOP20 posting a loss. Net profit grew "only" 40% to €193m, after rising by half in 2023 and 80% in 2024. Kerametal, whi

Dvadsať najvýznamnejších slovenských producentov zbraní vlani zvýšilo tržby o 60% na 1,1 mld €. Tempo rastu sa prudko zrýchlilo po tom, ako v roku 2023 odvetvie rástlo o tretinu a v roku 2024 o štvrtinu. Okrem najväčších producentov rýchlo rastú aj stredne veľké podniky ako Kerametal, Glock, ZTS Špeciál či CSM Industry. Menej sa darí najmenším firmám a z TOP20 boli iba štyri firmy v strate. Čistý zisk rástol „len” o 40% na 193 mil. €, keď v roku 2023 stúpol o polovicu a v rok

The new Business Register Act and an accompanying Commercial Code revision, effective August 17, will make setting up a new company more expensive and complicated. It will no longer be enough to fill out a form available online and have a signature verified at a registry office; the founding deed or partnership agreement will have to take the form of a notarial record or be authorized by an attorney. The fee for setting up a company will rise by half, to €290-320. Registering

Nový Zákon o obchodnom registri a s ním spojená novela Obchodného zákonníka od 17. augusta zdraží aj skomplikuje založenie novej firmy. Už nebude stačiť vyplniť formulár dostupný na webe a na matrike overiť podpis, ale zakladateľská listina alebo spoločenská zmluva bude musieť mať formu notárskej zápisnice alebo ju musí autorizovať advokát. Poplatok za založenie firmy sa zvýši o polovicu na 290-320 €. Zložitejšie bude zapísať aj zmeny vo firme. Pozitívom je, že údaje na webe

Anti-trust authority PMÚ is reviewing a deal in which companies Pharmale and Ostenpharm are each acquiring 13 pharmacies from Farmakol. (antimon.gov.sk) The domestically owned chain originally had 50-60 pharmacies. Unipharma holds a minority stake in both of the new owners.

British retailer Tesco is considering selling its Central European operations, including in Slovakia, the Financial Times reports. The move would see the company refocus on its domestic market after 30 years of trying to build a global empire. It employs 22,000 people and operates 561 stores across Slovakia, Czechia, and Hungary. These three countries generated an operating profit of just £115m last year, while the group's total was £3.2bn. (sme.sk)

Protimonopolný úrad posudzuje transakciu, v rámci ktorej spoločnosti Pharmale a Ostenpharm každá kupuje po 13 lekární zo skupiny Farmakol. (antimon.gov.sk) Táto sieť s domácimi vlastníkmi mala pôvodne 50-60 lekární. V oboch nových vlastníkoch má minoritný podiel Unipharma.

Britská obchodná sieť Tesco zvažuje predaj aktivít v strednej Európe vrátane Slovenska, píše Financial Times. Firma by sa tak po 30-ročnej snahe vybudovať globálne impérium sústredila znovu na domáci trh. Na Slovensku a v Česku a Maďarsku zamestnáva 22.000 ľudí a prevádzkuje 561 obchodov. Tieto tri krajiny vlani vykázali prevádzkový zisk iba 115 mil. £, pričom zisk celej skupiny bol 3,2 mld £. (sme.sk)

The number of impressions for Slovak ads on Google jumped 67% last year, according to monitoring by Zircon Tree. Advertising in Slovakia was driven by foreign players (Temu, Allegro, Shein) as well as numerous smaller domestic companies. YouTube ad impressions soared 152%, as the number of advertisers surged from 29,000 to 50,000. Zircon Tree did not attempt to estimate the financial volume of ad spending or its effectiveness. (hnonline.sk, hnonline.sk)

Ireland's Valeo Foods paid Pavol Jakubec a total of €370m for confectionery maker I.D.C. Holding (brands including Horalka and Mila), company financial statements show. Under its new owner, the company early-repaid an €85m loan from SLSP and €28m in bonds, which carried interest rates of 1.2% to 3.9%. These were replaced by a €110m loan from the owner at 6% interest. The company also sold and leased back its production plant in Sereď. The result of this was a €0.5m loss last