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Austria's foreign trade deficit in 2025 reached 6.6 billion euros

Due to sharply increased imports from China and a significant decline in exports to the US, Austria recorded a foreign trade deficit of 6.6 billion euros last year. TASR reports this based on a report by the... |
| Vienna, 10.03.2026 |
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Oil prices climbed above $100 a barrel on Monday morning

Oil prices rose by about 30% on Monday, but later retreated and the "black gold" was trading more than 13% higher. The reason was the reduction in production by major Middle Eastern producers due to the... |
| Singapur, 09.03.2026 |
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Cheaper imports crowd out domestic producers

Grain, flour and bread are the last bastion of Slovakia's food security and self-sufficiency. Although we export wheat in large quantities, around one million tons per year, in recent years flour imports have... |
| Bratislava, 06.03.2026 |
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The EC has launched a series of dialogues on supporting local food in EU countries

The European Commission (EC) announced on Thursday that Executive Vice-President for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy Stéphane Séjourné and Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Christophe Hansen opened the... |
| Brusel, 05.03.2026 |
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The process of administering and paying direct agricultural payments will be accelerated

The process of administering and paying direct agricultural payments will be accelerated. This follows from the draft amendment to the government regulation from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural... |
| Bratislava, 04.03.2026 |
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Middle East conflict hurts euro and yen

The euro and yen continued to face pressure on Tuesday morning as the escalating conflict in the Middle East focused attention on countries dependent on energy imports and how central banks might respond to... |
| Tokio, 03.03.2026 |
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Prefab houses are an investment hit in the Czech Republic, they are becoming more expensive than new buildings

There is no more attractive product on the Czech real estate market at this time than panel apartments. Their prices grew faster last year than in the case of new buildings and older brick apartments.... |
| Prag, 02.03.2026 |
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Tax shortfall increases deficit estimate to €6.4 billion or 4.5% of GDP

The Slovak public finance deficit should reach 4.5% of gross domestic product (GDP) this year, which represents 6.4 billion euros. The negative deviation from the government target reaches 0.4% of GDP or 565... |
| Bratislava, 27.02.2026 |
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The deadline for exchanging Bulgarian banknotes is approaching

Bulgarian lev banknotes will be exchangeable in person at the central treasury of the National Bank of Slovakia (NBS) headquarters in Bratislava or at its branch in Košice until March 2, 2026. The bank warned... |
| Bratislava, 25.02.2026 |
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Slovakia welcomes measures to better protect the wine sector

On Monday, the agriculture ministers of the EU member states adopted a regulation on a more modern policy framework to support the European wine sector. Slovakia welcomes this regulation, said Vladimír Vnuk,... |
| Brusel, 24.02.2026 |
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