Kia launched production of EV4 in Žilina
The Žilina Kia car plant launched production of the EV4, Kia's first electric vehicle made in Europe. The plant invested €108m in...
Government backs Gotion despite protests by activists and opposition political parties
PM Robert Fico met representatives of Chinese company Gotion , which is building a €1.2bn battery factory in Šurany. A year ago, the...
Vosem acquiring 50 COOP Jednota Dunajská Streda stores
Vosem group (Tomáš Spuchliak) is acquiring a chain of 50 stores COOP Jednota Dunajská Streda , which has annual sales of €45m, low...
GymBeam‘s investment round is taking longer than expected
Dalibor Cicman, founder of the fitness online store GymBeam , is raising capital from investors to expand in Western Europe, but the...
41% of Slovak employees are dissatisfied and demotivated
Some 41% of Slovak employees are dissatisfied and demotivated , according to a survey by profesia.sk . The share of satisfied and...
Top 10% of male/female earners earns over €3,044 / €2,425
The average wage in Slovakia was €1,524 last year, and the median wage (half of people earn less) was €1,434, according to ŠÚ detailed...
Matador Automotive Vráble invests massively
Matador Automotive Vráble , an automotive supplier wholly owned by Portuguese group Sodecia, invested €20m in welding and pressing...
Hungarian oligarch acquires Doprastav
Lőrinc Mészáros , via his company Talentis IIIS, announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Doprastav , Slovakia’s largest...
Robert Fico is trying to force out NBS Governor Peter Kažimír and install Ladislav Kamenický
PM Robert Fico is trying to force out central bank NBS Governor Peter Kažimír and install his finance minister Ladislav Kamenický in his...
Gambling levies will rise
The Tourism Ministry rejected a steep rise in gambling levies , arguing it would damage the state lottery company Tipos and drive players...
