What the Papers Say: Wednesday, 08 August 2018

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Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Wednesday, 8 August 2018, as prepared by the STA

DELO

Indonesia earthquake
"Indonesia quake first-hand": The paper has talked to two Slovenians who were on the Gili Meno island during the quake. They are now waiting for a flight home, reporting of crowded airports. (front page, page 4)

Coalition building
"Nomination today, outcome unknown": Five parties in coalition-building talks will nominate today Marjan Šarec prime minister-designate. But he will not be able to do the job without the help of the Left. But the latter is reluctant about the deal it was offered in exchange for cooperation. (front page, page 2)

Pension funds dabble in non-performing loans
"Pension funds join non-performing loans acquisition bandwagon": Pension funds have started buying non-performing loans. Because this is illegal in Slovenia, they are doing it through a newly established fund owned by a Cypriot.

DNEVNIK

BAMC paychecks
"BAMC lowers cost, increases Imre Balogh's paycheck": The bad bank's costs went down last year and its management board got higher paychecks. Moreover, the bank's revenue reached a new record. (front page, pages 4 and 14)

Renovation in Ljubljana
"Trubarjeva cesta renovation to take year and a half": The Ljubljana Municipality is looking for a construction company to overhaul Trubarjeva cesta, a project estimated at about EUR 5.05m. (front page, page 9)

FINANCE

NLB sale
"NLB sale timeline": The paper has learnt from unofficial sources that the price for the sale of at least 50% of NLB would be set by 23 October and the transaction completed by 14 November. (front page, page 5)

Price hike
"From bread to houses, from electricity to flowers: everything is getting dearer": The paper provides an analysis of prices, wondering whether Slovenia's economy is on the verge of overheating. (front page, page 3)

VEČER

Sanctions against police officers
"Suspended immediately": In the wake of a scandal that saw an underage girl driving around a police car with police officers drinking and smoking in the car, the police examines how strictly officers are punished for transgressions. (front page, pages 2, 20-21)

Car crash
"Three dead in crash": A frontal collision between Ptuj and Slovenska Bistrica left three dead last night. (front page)

Pelješac bridge
"Pelješac bridge one of the biggest in Europe": The bridge Croatia intends to build to link the Pelješac peninsula with its mainland has been designed by an architect from Slovenska Bistrica. (front page, page 6)

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