Ljubljana, 30 November (STA) - The government adopted on Thursday an action plan seeking to almost halve by 2030 the 7.2% share of households suffering energy poverty, while also increasing energy efficiency and the use of renewables. The measures will be implemented by the EcoFund, which will launch a new call for subsidised investments on Friday.
MoreZreče, 30 November (STA) - The group around the state-owned tool maker and automotive supplier Unior generated EUR 221.5 million in sales revenue in the first nine months of the year, which is 3.4% more than in the same period last year. The group said it managed to neutralise the negative effects of higher labour costs and higher costs of services and energy.
MoreCelje, 30 November (STA) - The chemical company Cinkarna Celje generated EUR 136 million in sales revenue in the first nine months of the year, down 28% year-on-year, while net profit dropped by 82% to EUR 7.2m. In the report published on Thursday, the company attributed the drop to lower sales and lower average selling prices of titanium dioxide pigment.
MoreParis, 29 November (STA) - The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has adjusted its GDP growth forecast for Slovenia for 2023 to 1.4%, down 0.1 percentage points from its projection made in June. Growth is expected to accelerate to 1.8% in 2024, down 0.8 percentage point from June, and 2.7% in 2025.
MoreLjubljana, 27 November (STA) - A large delegation of Slovenian logistics companies visited India between 19 and 25 November as part of a systemic promotion of Slovenia as a logistics platform towards Central and SE Europe for Asian markets. More than 80 Indian companies took part in business meetings, the business promotion agency SPIRIT Slovenia said on Monday.
MoreBrussels, 27 November (STA) - Slovenia is to get EUR 541 million from the Recovery and Resilience Facility by the end of 2023, as the European Commission approved Monday the country's second claim for this EU instrument designed for post-Covid recovery. Of the total sum, EUR 231 million are grants and EUR 310 million loans, with EUR 240 million earmarked for flood prevention.
MoreLjubljana, 27 November (STA) - Slovenia's survey unemployment stood at 3.9% in the third quarter of the year, up 0.3 percentage points on the previous quarter, as the number of unemployed persons rose by more than 2,000 to 40,000, the latest Statistics Office data show.
MoreLondon, 24 November (STA) - The British-Slovenian Chamber of Commerce hosted in collaboration with Bloomberg a conference in London entitled Transition to a Carbon-Free Future: Opportunities and Financing. The event saw British and Slovenian representatives, including Finance Minister Klemen Boštjančič, discussing the financing of the green transition.
MoreLjubljana, 24 November (STA) - Slovenian businesses were slightly more upbeat in November, as the business sentiment rose by 0.7 percentage points to -4.8 points on the back of an improved outlook in manufacturing. The index nevertheless remains 2.9 points lower than last year, fresh statistics data show.
MoreKoper, 23 November (STA) - Port operator Luka Koper saw net profit decline by 20% to EUR 47.5 million in the first nine months of the year, as revenue remained flat at EUR 234 million. The company said the conditions in the logistics sector remained challenging.
MoreLjubljana, 23 November (STA) - A comprehensive bill on post-flood reconstruction, coming after emergency bills passed in the wake of the August disaster, was adopted by the government on Thursday in an effort to secure speedy reconstruction and improve resilience to natural disasters. Funding sources include a tax on bank total assets and a higher corporate tax rate.
MoreKoper, 23 November (STA) - The logistics group Intereuropa posted a net profit of EUR 4.08 million in the first nine months of the year, which is 17% less year-on-year, as sales revenue dropped by 6% to EUR 141.15 million, the company said in the unaudited report published on Friday.
MoreLjubljana, 22 November (STA) - Nada Drobne Popovič has stepped down as chairwoman of the energy group Petrol and will be replaced by board member Sašo Berger, the company announced after a supervisory board session on Wednesday.
MoreLjubljana, 22 November (STA) - The government adopted on Wednesday a minimum tax bill which introduces new taxation for large domestic groups and for international groups based in Slovenia. A 15% tax rate will apply to multinationals with revenues exceeding EUR 750 million generated in at least two of the four preceding financial years.
MoreLjubljana, 21 November (STA) - Slovenian banks' net profit continued to grow in the third quarter of the year, reaching EUR 713.7 million in the first nine months, up 120% on the same period last year, the Bank of Slovenia said on Tuesday.
MoreLjubljana, 20 November (STA) - Slovenia's largest retailer Mercator reported on Monday a EUR 1.81 million loss for 2022 despite a 2.6% increase in revenue to EUR 1.26 billion. The company attributed the loss to rising costs and a limited translation of higher purchase prices and costs into retail prices.
MoreLjubljana, 16 November (STA) - Slovenia's pharma group Krka saw its net profit fall by 22% year-on-year to EUR 235.6 million in the first nine months of the year despite sales revenue rising by 8% to EUR 1.34 billion.
MoreŠoštanj, 15 November (STA) - The main unit of the Šoštanj coal-powered thermal power plant (TEŠ) was shut down on Monday due to a malfunction in the slag transport of the unit's boiler. Backup units have been activated and the plant that generates about a third of the country's electricity is expected to be fully operational again by the end of this week.
MoreLjubljana, 15 November (STA) - Salus group, a wholesaler of medications and medical equipment, generated EUR 436.3 million in revenue in the first nine months of the year, which is 18.6% more than in the same period in 2022. The group's net profit decreased year-on-year from EUR 9.2 million to 7.4 million, reads the business report Salus posted on Wednesday.
MoreThe correct name of the company marketing Renault cars in Slovenia, mentioned in the fourth paragraph, is GA Adriatic. A corrected report follows below.Novo Mesto, 14 November (STA) - Revoz, Renault's Slovenian factory, is to manufacture the French car producer's new electric car, according to Monday's report by Reuters. Revoz meanwhile told the STA on Tuesday that it could not comment on the "media speculation", but would say more after Renault's new EV unit Ampere is presented to investors on Wednesday.
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MoreNovo Mesto, 14 November (STA) - Revoz, Renault's Slovenian factory, is to manufacture the French car producer's new electric car, according to Monday's report by Reuters. Revoz meanwhile told the STA on Tuesday that it could not comment on the "media speculation", but would say more after Renault's new EV unit Ampere is presented to investors on Wednesday.
MoreLjubljana, 13 November (STA) - Calls for lower taxes and a more entrepreneurial mindset were at the centre of addresses delivered at Monday's main event of the five-day Festival of Entrepreneurship hosted for the second time by he Slovenian Business Club. If needed, the necessary changes will be forced on the government, the event heard.
MoreSeoul, 12 November (STA) - Slovenia lost one spot in the Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index rankings this year to rank 10th among 180 countries according to the gauge published by SolAbility, a sustainability think-tank based in Switzerland and South Korea.
MoreLjubljana, 10 November (STA) - The shareholders of the state-owned foundry MLM approved on Friday a simplified reduction of the company's registered capital to cover a running loss of EUR 5 million in what is a second attempt of the kind this year to avoid insolvency. This comes as unofficial reports say that a new procedure to sell MLM will be launched next week.
MoreLjubljana, 10 November (STA) - Industrial output in Slovenia was up by 4.2% in September compared to August but is still lagging behind on an annual basis, losing 6.1 year-on-year and dropping by 5% compared to the figures from the same period in 2021, Statistics Office data shows.
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MoreLjubljana, 10 November (STA) - The group around fuel retailer Petrol generated EUR 5.2 billion in sales revenue in the first nine months of 2023, a 26% drop on the same period last year. Nevertheless, net profit almost quadrupled to EUR 95 million, shows the business report released on Friday.
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MoreLjubljana, 09 November (STA) - The government proposed on Thursday a ban on flavours in all heated tobacco products, the only exception being the taste of tobacco, as well as in electronic cigarettes, bar the tastes of tobacco and mint. Also put forward was a ban on smoking rooms, meaning a full ban on smoking in enclosed public places and workplaces.
MoreLjubljana, 09 November (STA) - The group around Slovenia's largest bank, NLB, posted a net profit of EUR 386.9 million in the first nine months of the year, up 2% from the same period last year, while its net revenue increased by 42% to EUR 800.8 million, NLB said in a statement on Thursday.
MoreLjubljana, 08 November (STA) - Dismissing warnings about potential incompatibility with the constitution, the parliamentary Finance Committee nodded on Wednesday to the latest version of the bill transforming Vzajemna, Slovenia's only mutual insurance company, into a public company. A key novelty are cash payments of up to EUR 130 as opposed to EUR 70 to the insurers "members".
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MoreLjubljana, 08 November (STA) - Slovenia's telecom incumbent Telekom Slovenije posted EUR 39.9 million in net profit in the first three quarters of the year, up 2% year-on-year. Sales revenue rose by 7% to EUR 518.8 million in the period.
MoreLjubljana, 06 November (STA) - After registered joblessness hit a new all-time low in September, October brought an expected uptick in the number of people registered as unemployed with the Employment Service. Mostly on account of first-time job seekers, the figure rose by 2.7% on September to 47,232, which is however a 10.9% improvement over October 2022.
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