Baguette and sandwich maker Pierre Baguette (Andrej Šmuro and Robert Mego) last year posted a 19% drop in net profit to €13.9m, despite an 11% rise in revenue to €121.9m. Poland accounted for almost half of revenue, with Slovakia contributing €37m and Austria €18m. The profit decline stems from rising food and labor costs. The company is investing in self-service kiosks across Slovakia, including at its production plants. It plans to complete a new €20m production hall this y

Stronger anti‑corruption efforts and more robust compliance with rule‑of‑law standards would raise Slovakia’s GDP by 1.8% over ten years, according to the OECD’s 2026 Country Report. The country needs such a boost, the report says, as economic growth has slowed significantly, Slovak wages remain the lowest in the region, public debt continues to rise despite consolidation, and the government sees ever‑higher taxes as the only solution. “Perceptions of weak judicial independen

Výrobca bagiet a sendvičov Pierre Baguette (Andrej Šmuro a Robert Mego) vlani vykázal 19% pokles čistého zisku na 13,9 mil. € napriek 11% rastu tržieb na 121,9 mil. €. Poľsko prinieslo takmer polovicu tržieb, Slovensko 37 mil. € a Rakúsko 18 mil. €. Za poklesom zisku je rast nákladov na potraviny a mzdy. Investuje do samoobslužných kioskov po celom Slovensku, napr. vo výrobných závodoch. Tento plánuje dokončiť novú 20 mil. € výrobnú halu financovanú bez úverov. (forbes.sk)

Intenzívnejší boj proti korupcii a dôslednejšie dodržiavanie pravidiel právneho štátu by zvýšili HDP Slovenska o 1,8% v horizonte desiatich rokov, uvádza správa OECD o Slovensku. Podľa nej krajina takýto impulz potrebuje, keďže ekonomický rast sa významne spomalil, slovenské mzdy sú najnižšie v regióne, verejný dlh napriek konsolidácii rastie a vláda vidí riešenie v čoraz vyšších daniach. „Vnímanie slabej nezávislosti súdov a korupcie podkopáva dôveru investorov," upozorňuje

Health insurer Dôvera ended its cooperation with Pro Diagnostic Group (PDG) in the area of MRI examinations as of July 1. PDG has dozens of branches across Slovakia and is the largest private provider of imaging diagnostics (MRI, CT). It wants to continue its cooperation with Dôvera. (hnonline.sk)

Slovalco will begin restoring production in August after signing agreements yesterday under which the state committed to compensate the aluminum smelter for 35% of its emission allowance costs, grant a discount on its levy to the National Nuclear Fund, and have state-owned power plant VV supply electricity at production cost for ten years. Shareholders Norway's Hydro Aluminium (55%) and Penta (45%) will invest €130m in restarting production. They say the support is only enoug

Zdravotná poisťovňa Dôvera od 1. júla ukončila spoluprácu s Pro Diagnostic Group (PDG) v oblasti MR vyšetrení. PDG má desiatky pobočiek po celom Slovensku a je najväčším súkromným poskytovateľom zobrazovacej diagnostiky (MR, CT). V spolupráci s Dôverou má záujem pokračovať. (hnonline.sk)

Slovalco začne v auguste obnovovať výrobu po včerajšom podpise zmlúv, v ktorých sa štát zaviazal hlinikárni kompenzovať 35% nákladov na emisné kvóty a poskytnúť zľavu z odvodu do Národného jadrového fondu a štátna Vodohospodárska výstavba (VV) dodávať desať rokov elektrinu za výrobné náklady. Akcionári, nórsky Hydro Aluminium (55%) a Penta (45%), do reštartu výroby investujú 130 mil. €. Tvrdia, že podpora stačí len na spustenie 100 z 226 pecí. VV poskytne iba časť elektriny a

Stellantis's plant in Trnava more than doubled revenue to €4.5bn last year, though net profit fell by half to €21m. The plant launched production of the new electric Citroën C3 Aircross and Opel Frontera models last year and has been running at near-full capacity since spring 2025. Headcount rose by 800 to 4,000 last year, while personnel costs increased from €102m to €130m. This year it plans to boost output by 50,000 to 377,000 cars. Production goes almost exclusively to th

Kia's plant in Žilina reported a 33% drop in net profit to €451m last year, after a 13% decline in revenue to €7.1bn. Production fell 15% to 297,000 cars, the lowest since the COVID year of 2020, as the plant prepared the production of new models. Last year's results were relatively strong, partly because the plant was not hit by US tariffs, as it produces for the European market. Last year the plant launched production of the electric EV4 model, followed by the EV2 this year