Ljubljana, 04 August (STA) - In the wake of Slovenia's announcement to sign a Joint Declaration on 5G Security with the US, China's Huawei has said it is willing to discuss 5G technology security issues with the Slovenian government as well as sign a non-spy agreement with the country.

Ljubljana, 03 August (STA) - The Slovenian treasury has extended an existing three-year bond by EUR 50 million following demand by an investor. The yield to maturity was -0.492%, the lowest on record and just 27 basis points over a comparable German bond.

Ljubljana, 31 July (STA) - The volume of sales in the Slovenian services sector and commerce combined was up in May by 13.6% on the monthly level after dropping in the two previous months. It was, however, still 18.1% down compared to last May, the Statistics Office announced on Friday.

This year, Slovenia ranked 35th among 63 countries on the competitiveness list compiled by the Swiss IMD Institute - two places higher than last year.

The government in Slovenia adopted a new stimulus package to help restart the economy after the COVID-19 epidemic disruptions. Measures include tourism vouchers, subsidies for shortened working hours, facilitating investments worth EUR500m, and favourable loans for businesses.

SPIRIT Slovenia has established a comprehensive online catalogue of investment opportunities in Slovenia.