The STA has prepared the following review of the headlines from the Slovenian newspapers for Tuesday, 23 January:
DELO
Real estate
"Apartments on the coast selling like hot cakes": The situation on the real estate market is opposite to the one from six or seven years ago. Demand is high, while the supply is lagging behind, also because Slovenia's bad bank BAMC is slow at putting its properties on the market. (front page, 4)
World Economic Forum
"Rich about future, poor about equality": The 48th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is getting under way in Davos. More than 3,000 leaders from politics, economy and academia are attending, including Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar. (front page, 3)
US Government Shutdown
"Senate allows further government work": The US Senate voted to end government shutdown until 8 February in a 81:18 vote. 30 Democrats joined forces with Republicans in exchange for a promise that talks will get underway to address the issue of more than 100,000 undocumented immigrants who came to the US as minors. (front page, 6)
DNEVNIK
Illegal call centre operation
"China stepping up pressure, Justice Ministry cool as cucumber": The crackdown on a criminal ring that forced people from China and Taiwan into committing telephone fraud has led to a diplomatic glitch between Slovenia and China. China wants "Taiwanese criminals" extradited, but the Justice Ministry says there has been no official request. (front page, 2)
Davos
"World Economic Forum: About fragmented world with Trump in Davos": The World Economic Forum is getting under way in Davos to discuss a shared future in a fractured world. The topic is off-key with US President Donald Trump, an advocate of US protectionism. He is scheduled to address the annual meeting on Friday. (front page 7)
Traffic in Ljubljana
"Increasing traffic in Ljubljana shows in parking lots": The number of vehicles in Ljubljana's parking garages and lots increased by almost 2% in 2017 over 2016. (front page, 9)
FINANCE
Gorenje
"Gorenje and Bobinac fail with Japanese. Will they succeed with Japanese?": Household appliance maker Gorenje, led by chairman Franjo Bobinac, is said to be a target for Chinese companies seeking access to the West, including Haier, Midea and Meiling, according to media reports. (front page, 8, 9)
Receiverships
"Do creditors benefit from good bankruptcy administrators? Effort is in vain. Yield is equally bad": Three researchers, Jaka Cepec, Ljubljana Faculty of Economics, Peter Grajzl, Washington and Lee University, and Katarina Zajc, Ljubljana Faculty of Law, researched receiverships in Slovenia between 2008 and 2013. Key findings include: in the 79% receiverships included in the survey, creditors received nothing, with receiverships lasting 433 days on average. (front page, 10, 11)
Auctions
"Suites at auction: What can be bought near ski resorts and on coast": The paper runs a list of holiday homes being sold near ski slopes or on the coast. Asking prices range from EUR 33,600 to EUR 225,000. (front page, 16)
VEČER
Public sector strike
"Public sector launching strike": Pay talks between the government and public sector trade unions were unsuccessful. 16 unions will go on strike tomorrow, including in around 12 healthcare institutions around Slovenia. (front page, 3)
Maribor
"No more Orel, Piramida": Iconic Maribor hotels are getting new names after renovations, as operator Terme Maribor signed franchise contracts with Orbis Hotel Group. Iconic Maribor hotels Piramida and Orel will thus become part of a global chain operating 4,200 hotels in 95 countries across the world. (front page, 9)
Flu vaccination
"It's not too late for vaccination": The flu in Slovenia has not followed the ominous forecasts from the west, but some medical institutions were left without vaccine because of the scare. (front page, 11)
