Ljubljana, 18 May (STA) - The effects of the planned bank and company overhaul measures in Slovenia should fuel a recovery already next year, the Slovenian government said in response to Friday's ratings cut by Fitch Ratings.

Ljubljana, 17 May (STA) - Slovenian flag carrier Adria Airways made a loss of EUR 5.7m in the first fiscal quarter of the year, which is EUR 2.3m less than in the same period last year, the company said in a statement on Friday.

Bled, 17 May (STA) - Over 300 representatives of British tour operators have gathered in one of Slovenia's best-known tourist locations, the lakeside resort of Bled, for a three-day industry conference.

Ljubljana, 16 May (STA) - Energy group Petrol made a net profit of EUR 12.4m in the first quarter of the year, which is 4% less than in the same period last year, but 20% above plans, the company said in Thursday's statement.

Ljubljana, 16 May (STA) - Slovenia's jobless rate fell 0.2 percentage points to 13.4% in March, the first decrease since September 2012, the Statistics Office said on Thursday.

Novo mesto, 16 May (STA) - The group around pharma company Krka posted a profit of EUR 51.4m in the first quarter of 2013, up 6% over the same period last year. The core company upped profit by 4% to EUR 50m, the company said on Thursday.

Ljubljana, 16 May (STA) - Plans for cooperation in the area of smart communities and the strengthening of long-term ties were in the centre of talks held in Slovenia on Tuesday and Wednesday by the president of the Japanese agency for New Energy and Industrial Technology Organisation (NEDO) Hideo...