Ljubljana, 21 February (STA) - Slovenian banks generated a combined pre-tax profit of EUR 597.4 million last year, which the central bank says is the highest pre-tax profit on record. The figure is up 12.5% from the year before.

Ljubljana, 20 February (STA) - Slovenia's largest bank, NLB saw its group net profit decrease by 5% to EUR 193.6 million last year. Unaudited report, released on Thursday, also shows that the core bank's profit rose by 6.5% to EUR 176.1 million.

Ljubljana, 20 February (STA) - The government has adopted a decree establishing a public company which will be the sole provider of maritime piloting services in the port of Koper, and which will be operated by Slovenian Sovereign Holding (SSH), the state asset custodian.

SPIRIT Slovenia, together with Ljubljana municipality, will be taking part again at the world’s biggest real estate trade show – MIPIM.

SPIRIT Slovenia public agency has again this year awarded the best foreign investors, who have produced exceptional results in the past year and contributed to the development of the Slovenian economy.

According to an annual survey among German investors in central and Eastern Europe, Slovenia is the most attractive location for research and development investments in the region. Overall, German investors place Slovenia as the fifth most attractive country in Central and Eastern Europe.