DELO
Local elections
Will elections be invalidated because of local gazettes?": Ahead of every local election, local gazettes circulated by municipalities turn into monuments to the achievements of incumbent mayors, triggering warnings about abuse of public funds. Jurist Jurij Toplak has warned that this could theoretically be a reason to annul local elections given that the Constitutional Court has recently repealed a referendum due to misuse of budget funds. (front page, 2)
NLB floatation
"NLB owners all smiles": Stocks of NLB bank added 10% on flotation day on the Ljubljana Stock Exchange. Some investors decided to cash in the first day and pocket the 10% pre-tax return. (front page, 20)
DNEVNIK
NLB listing
"Historical day for the biggest bank": Since yesterday NLB bank is in private ownership. The share picked up 10% on the first day of trading while representatives of the state and the bank asserted it had a bright future as a privatised bank. (front page, 4)
Budgeting process
"Disconcerting ideas by the Finance Ministry": The Finance Ministry's inappropriate decision to reduce welfare spending in the draft budget bill for 2019 has provoked ire both among the politicians and the civil society. The figures are therefore likely to be corrected before the legislation is adopted by the government. (front page, 2)
FINANCE
NLB listing
"A dream stock market debut for NLB": Shares of NLB soared by a tenth on significant turnover on the first day of trading on the stock market. The initial public offering is also a success for the shareholders, some of whom are among the wealthiest Slovenians. (front page, 2, 3)
German economy
"German GDP has shrunk, what are the reasons and the expectations": Germany's gross domestic product declined by 0.2% in the third quarter, the first contraction since 2015. This is not good news for Slovenian exporters since Germany is Slovenia's single largest export market. (front page, 4, 5)
Kolosej bankruptcy
"Where is 15 million for the Kolosej building?": Four years after a real estate developer allegedly paid EUR 15m for the building of bankrupt cinema operator Kolosej, the bankruptcy administrator is yet to see the money. The deal, believed to be fictitious, is being investigated by the prosecution. (front page, 6)
VEČER
Local election in Maribor
"Harsh words before the finale": The second mayoral debate hosted by Večer ahead of the local elections saw four front-runners for Maribor mayor trading harsh words as the campaign peaks. (front page, 8)
Local election in Slovenj Gradec
"Tensions in Slovenj Gradec": In Slovenj Gradec, the mayoral debates have been very interesting and the polls show a close race between the incumbent Andrej Čas and Tilen Kugler, who enjoys the support of three centre-left parties. (front page, 13)
