Business
STA, 22 August 2018 - Two unselected bidders for the construction of the Slovenian section of the second tube of the Karavanke motorway tunnel between Slovenia and Austria have filed for a review of the pick of a Turkish contractor for the job. This will effectively delay the start of the work by at least a few months.
STA, 20 August 2018 - The new government plans to pursue the goal of sustainable public finances and respect the fiscal rule, but also lower income tax and increase the contributions paid by employers, according to information obtained by the STA. The strategy for managing state investments will be overhauled.
STA, 20 August 2018 – TAB, the Mežica-based maker of vehicle and stationary batteries, announced on Monday that its talks with the South African battery maker Metair Investments on a potential strategic tie-up had been suspended. Metair reportedly decided to focus on optimisation of its existing companies due to exchange rate volatility in South Africa and Turkey.
STA, 17 August 2018 - Slovenia's leading insurance group, Triglav, posted a net profit of EUR 30m in the first half of the year, a drop of 17% compared to the same period last year, while consolidated gross written premiums rose by 5% to EUR 574.8m.
STA, 16 August 2018 - The Velenje-based household appliances maker Gorenje, which is in 95% ownership of China's Hisense, expanded its management board on Thursday with six representatives of the owner, with Franjo Bobinac staying at the helm of the management board. Hisense also announced to withdraw Gorenje from the Ljubljana Stock Exchange.
STA, 14 August 2018 - Knauf, the multinational whose insulation division includes Knauf Insulation Škofja Loka, has announced the construction of a new factory in Malaysia. The investment, estimated at EUR 120m, is also expected to benefit Knauf's Slovenian subsidiary, which is responsible for sales in that part of the world.
STA, 13 August 2018 - The Slovenian real estate market keeps booming after another record-breaking year in terms of transactions and prices in 2017. As a result, the construction of new apartments is in full swing around the country. The central bank sees no signs of risks to financial stability as yet.
STA, 13 August 2018 - Tooling maker Unior is developing into a major global player in the field of specialised tools for bicycles. The company has also been cooperating with Sky, the leading road cycling team in the world, to develop a repair stand which will become available in the coming weeks.
The econonmy continues to grow.
STA, 8 August 2018 - Trade unions and employers in the hospitality sector signed a new collective bargaining agreement on Wednesday. The deal, which has averted a strike at the peak of the tourist season, secures a yearly holiday bonus of EUR 1,000 for workers and tackles overtime.
STA, 7 August 2018 - TECOS, the Slovenian Tool and Die Development Centre, has partnered with five companies from four EU countries for a EUR 1.8m project to make new materials out of plastic packaging waste and waste newspaper.
