Slovenia’s banking system used to be populated by numerous small banks and dominated by the three state owned institutions. After a restructuring it is already reduced to a smaller number of stronger and private owned players. NLB remains Slovenia's largest bank with a market share of 22.7 percent. Yet the market may look differently by the end of the year after the sale of the single remaining state owned bank, A Banka.
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May brings PODIM, the largest start-up event in the region, and something new for young entrepreneurs, a start-up train from Ljubljana to Sofia and back.
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Slovenia offers many advantages to savvy investors: strategic position, highly skilled workforce at a relatively low cost, R&D capabilities etc. What often gets overlooked, is the high quality of life in Slovenia. It is reflected by low crime and high level of safety statistics, preserved natural environment and good infrastructure. This high level of life quality is also demonstrated by the high values of various health and education parameters.
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Novo mesto is a small, picturesque town in Dolenjska, or Lower Carinthia – the southeastern part of Slovenia. The idyllic setting hides one of Slovenia's key industrial hubs and a true capital of the national exporting industry.
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Slovenian non-metal materials industry develops super resistant composites, advanced coatings, films and resins, often using environmentally friendly technologies. Some of these technologies are to a large degree developed in Slovenia and play an important role on the path towards circular economy.
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The European Food Summit, held in various places in Slovenia in mid-March, promotes Slovenia as an increasingly important gastronomic region: Slovenia recently won the title of European Region of Gastronomy 2021.
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