Slovakia is facing one of the highest brain drain rates globally, and it is accelerating
Fully 61% of top high school graduates in mathematics studied at a university abroad last year, compared to 46% in 2016. Slovakia is...
Bory hospital charges high fees
Bory hospital , owned by Penta and insurer Dôvera, introduced fees for non-medical services in June 2025, starting with orthopedics....
Austria’s Supernova acquired MAX shopping centers from Vladimír Poór
Austria’s Supernova acquired the MAX shopping centers in Žilina and Dunajská Streda from Euro MAX (Vladimír Poór). Price was...
Slovakia will remain poor
The government aims to subsidize household gas prices again using EU funds. Very low investments remain among the reasons for the Slovak...
Adient invests in Slovakia
US automotive supplier Adient , which closed two plants in Czechia last year and one in Slovakia in 2022, plans to expand production in...
Wood logging on the rise
Last year, 8.6m cubic meters of wood was harvested in Slovakia, a fifth more than in 2023 and the most in five years. The current...
Defense firms increased profitability
Combined after-tax profits of the 18 largest Slovak defense firms rose by half in 2023 and another 80% last year to €137m. Sales rose...
Beer consumption down to 48 l per capita in Slovakia, compared to 126 l in Czechia
Alcoholic beer consumption in Slovakia dropped 8% last year to a long-term low of 48 liters per capita, down from 73 liters in 2019, ŠÚ...
Canadian A Parent Media Co is acquiring streaming platform Filmzie
Canadian media and technology group A Parent Media Co is acquiring a stake in Slovak streaming platform Filmzie , founded in 2018 by...
Structural challenges according to NBS
The central bank NBS presented a report on structural challenges , stating the country faces deglobalization, climate change and an...
