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Low interest rates may go even lower

The european Central Bank continues to ease monetary policy as part of efforts to boost economic growth and drive inflation up.
While the opinions of economic and bank analysts differ over whether this is the... |
| Bratislava, 18.03.2016 |
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UK taxes sugary drinks to combat childhood obesity

Britain will introduce a tax on sugary drinks in 2018 as it tries to plug a Budget deficit and combat childhoold obesity. |
| London, 17.03.2016 |
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European Commission activates exceptional measures to further support European farmers in crisis

European Commission activates exceptional measures to further support European farmers in crisis
"This is a package of measures which can have a material and positive impact on European agricultural markets... |
| Brussels, 16.03.2016 |
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European Commission activates exceptional measures to further support European farmers in crisis

"This is a package of measures which can have a material and positive impact on European agricultural markets and it should now be given the chance to succeed."
The European Commission is announcing today an... |
| Brussels, 15.03.2016 |
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Finance minister: 2017 gap in public spending should be 60 billion crowns

The gap in public finances in 2017 should be 60 billion crowns, Finance Minister Andrej Babiš said in a debate on commercial TV Prima on Sunday. The minister indicated that meeting that target would not be... |
| Prag, 14.03.2016 |
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Slovakia records foreign trade surplus of €3.303 bn

Total exports reached €5.099 billion in December, representing an increase of 6.5 percent year-on-year, while imports rose by 7.5 percent to €5.165 billion, Slovakia’s Statistics Office stated in a detailed... |
| Bratislava, 12.03.2016 |
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Chinese president to visit Prague on March 28 and 29

Details have been released of the visit to the Czech Republic by Chinese President Xi Jinping on March 28 and 29, the first by a Chinese head of state. The Chinese president will visit his Czech counterpart... |
| Prag, 11.03.2016 |
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Conditions for lending companies change

Tightened regulation may push low-income clients into a grey zone.
After the latest legislative changes tightening rules for operation of lending companies in Slovakia became valid in late 2015, one of the... |
| Bratislava, 10.03.2016 |
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Slovaks fear migrants and their culture, survey shows

As much as 61.3 percent of respondents believe that the European Union should shelter first and foremost those migrants who fled their homes because of military conflicts, according to the survey carried out... |
| Bratislava, 09.03.2016 |
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Leaving the nest – by working abroad

Exchange programmes open a new world to students, but also US employers.
Among the biggest benefits of the US Visa Exchange Programme is that young people “leave the nest” and start taking care of themselves.... |
| Bratislava, 08.03.2016 |
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