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  • Slovak Retail Trade Turnover Declines Again In May
    (RTTNews) - Friday, the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic said the retail trade turnover at constant prices dropped 12.3% on a yearly basis in May, after falling 9.2% in the preceding month. At the same time, the wholesale trade turnover at
  • INDICATORS - Slovakia - July 3
    (last updated July 1) NEW LISTINGS OR AMENDMENTS ARE MARKED* KEY INTEREST RATES ECB'S TWO-WEEK REPO rate (pct) 1.00 last changed MAY 7, 2009 former rate (pct) 1.25 ----------------------------------------------------------------- SLOVAK REAL GDP Q1/09
  • Slovakia - Factors To Watch on July 3
    BRATISLAVA, July 3 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial markets on Friday. CROP ESTIMATES The Statistics Office will publish crop estimates as of June SLOVAKS CUT TAX REVENUE FORECAST,
  • Hard Rock seals hotel for Hungary
    Source : Hard Rock International Situated in Northwestern Hungary, adjacent to the Austrian and Slovakian borders, Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hungary will be a premier entertainment resort, combining a variety of 'Vegas-style' games, electrifying
  • UPDATE 2-Slovaks cut tax revenue forecast, calm over funding
    BRATISLAVA, July 2 (Reuters) - The Slovak Finance Ministry expects tax revenue for the 2009 budget to fall by 16 percent versus its original plan as the economic crisis hurts industries and curbs household spending, the ministry said on Thursday. The
  • UPDATE 1-Slovakia cuts '09 tax revenue forecast by 16 pct
    BRATISLAVA, July 2 (Reuters) - The Slovak Finance Ministry expects tax revenue for the 2009 budget to fall by 16 percent versus its original plan as the economic crisis hurts industries and curbs household spending, the ministry said on Thursday. An
  • Slovak FinMin cuts 2009 tax revenue projection
    , 09:52 AM EDT BRATISLAVA, July 2 (Reuters) - The Slovak Ministry expects tax revenue for the 2009 state budget to total 8.286 billion euros, down from an original plan to collect 9.886 billion, an updated ministry forecast showed on Thursday. Lower tax
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In 1918 the Slovaks joined the closely related Czechs to form Czechoslovakia. Following the chaos of World War II, Czechoslovakia became a communist nation within Soviet-ruled Eastern Europe. Soviet influence collapsed in 1989 and Czechoslovakia once more became free. The Slovaks and the Czechs agreed to separate peacefully on 1 January 1993. Slovakia has experienced more difficulty than the Czech Republic in developing a modern market economy.

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