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SID Bank: the best development bank in the region

Slovenia’s SID Bank won the award for the Best Regional Development Bank – Southeastern Europe 2019, given out by Capital Finance International magazine in early March.

The succesful revival of Murska Sobota

Murska Sobota is the center of the Pomurje region in Northeastern Slovenia, the least developed part of Slovenia and the region that was hit the hardest by the financial crisis a decade ago. The region’s economy has since recuperated, and Pomurje could well be described as one of the more bustling parts of Slovenia.

Could CETA agreement open a new chapter in trade with Canada?

Trade has increased by 25 percent after the trade agreement was signed between the EU and Canada. The largest greenfield investment in Slovenia recently has come from a Canadian company, while Slovenian companies also look to Canadian markets.

Making things better

Engineering is an essential factor for economic growth, influencing industry as well as services. The first global survey of engineering evaluates six different areas and puts Slovenia in 12th place for strength and sophistication of the engineering industry.

Towards Industry 4.0

How far is Slovenian economy in adopting Industry 4.0 technologies and processes?

TOP 300: The largest Slovenian companies

The top Slovenian companies in 2018 in a nutshell: favorable economic conditions, continuing growth of exports and overall favorable results.

Žalec and Prebold: from growing hops to dynamic industry

Some small Slovenian towns and villages in southern Štajerska are among the most dynamic places in the country offering optimal conditions for entrepreneurs and investors.

Well educated management is not a coincidence

Slovenia has a long tradition of management education: economic faculties have consisted of lecturers educated in the USA or Germany since the seventies, while the IEDC school in Bled was the first modern management school in Central and Eastern Europe.

Windows and Doors for the future

Manufacturing doors and windows in Slovenia is an important industry with a long tradition and strength in innovation.

The nation’s most important asset