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BCPB celebrates 35 years, completed trades worth 312 billion euros

The Bratislava Stock Exchange (BCPB) is celebrating 35 years since its establishment. During that time, it has executed trades worth 312 billion euros. BCPB has played a significant role in the process of... |
| Bratislava, 16.03.2026 |
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Beer sales at Prazdroj Slovensko fell last year

Plzeòský Prazdroj Slovensko recorded a slight decrease in sales by two percent last year, while selling a total of 1.7 million hectoliters of beer. The weather played a major role in the results, the company... |
| Bratislava, 13.03.2026 |
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Attack on Iran could bring rate hikes sooner

The war in Iran and its negative impact on inflation may force the European Central Bank (ECB) to raise interest rates earlier than expected. This was pointed out in a recent interview with Bloomberg by Peter... |
| Bratislava, 12.03.2026 |
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EU wants to speed up detection of food fraud

The European Commission (EC) on Tuesday unveiled a new artificial intelligence platform called TraceMap, which aims to speed up the detection of food fraud, contaminated food and foodborne disease outbreaks... |
| Brusel, 11.03.2026 |
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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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