Inflation picked up to 3.9% in January
Consumer prices were 3.9% higher annually in January as inflation accelerated from December's 2.9% due to higher VAT and a new tax on...
Ján Sabol‘s AZC had €3bn sales in 2024
The AZC group (Ján Sabol, Mikuláš Trstenský, Ján Ondruš and Robert Spišák) reported cumulative sales of over €3bn and pre-tax profit of...
Government manages to reduce abuse of sick leaves
The number of sick leave cases in companies was 12% lower annually in December and 11% lower in January, Labor Minister Erik Tomáš said....
Labor productivity in Slovakia rose by 7.1% in 2019-24
Labor productivity in Slovakia rose by 7.1% in 2019-24, much faster than the EU average of 0.7%, UniCredit Bank calculations show....
Three quarters of Slovak brands improved their customer experience in 2024
Fully three quarters of Slovak brands improved their customer experience last year, according to the latest Customer Experience...
Slovakia added 280 MW of new power generation capacity in 2024
Slovakia added 280 MW of new power generation capacity last year, 98% of which were photovoltaic power plants, data from distribution...
Spending on pensions is rising rapidly
The average old-age pension rose by €34 to €683 last year, social insurer SP reported. The pension was paid to 1.1m people. The average...
Slovakia is down 12 places in Transparency International's latest corruption perception index
Slovakia ranks 59th in Transparency International's (TI) latest corruption perception index, down 12 places annually . The drop reflects...
eustream reported 68% growth in sales and turned a profit again
Pipeline operator eustream , controlled by EPH, posted 68% annual sales growth to €379.7m and net profit of €117.8m in the financial year...
Zebra Technologies acquired Photoneo for €60m
US Zebra Technologies acquired Slovak 3D vision and robotics company Photoneo (Ján Žižka) for €60m, according to Forbes magazine....
