Ski jumps: Prevc second in Engelberg
ENGELBERG, Switzerland - Slovenian ski jumper Peter Prevc finished second at a World Cup event in Engelberg in what is his first podium result this winter. Ryoyu Kobayashi is the winner of the last World Cup race ahead of the 68th Four Hills Tournament, and Austrian Jan Hörl was third.
Kranjec third in Alta Badia giant slalom
ALTA BADIA, Italy - Slovenian alpine skier Žan Kranjec bagged his second podium finish in giant slalom World Cup this season, finishing third in Alta Badia. This is the sixth World Cup podium finish in his career. Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen finished first today, followed by Cyprien Sarrazin from France in second place.
Višnar, Lampič eighth at cross-country World Cup team event in Planica
PLANICA - Slovenia's Anamarija Lampič and Katja Višnar finished eighth in the team Cross-Country World Cup sprint freestyle event in Planica on Sunday. They finished 43.48 seconds behind the winning Swedish team of Maja Dahlqvist and Linn Svahn, which was followed by Stina Nilsson and Jonna Sundling also from Sweden. Lauren van der Graaff and Nadine Nadine Fähndrich from Switzerland finished third. In the men's event, two Norwegian teams celebrated, with Erik Valnes and Sindre Bjoernestad Skar in first, and Havard Solas Taugbol and Gjoeran Tefre in second place. Finland's Ristomatti Hakola and Joni Maeki were third.
Slovenia to benefit from NATO's ground surveillance programme
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Slovenia is one of the 15 NATO member countries involved in the acquisition of the Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system, which is to provide state-of-the-art intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability. The system comprises five NATO RQ-4D remotely piloted aircraft and the associated European-sourced ground command and control stations. According to the defence Ministry, Slovenia's contribution is about EUR 7 million.
Corporate investment in 2018 highest since 2008
LJUBLJANA - Slovenia's companies continued to increase their investment in fixed assets in 2018. Last year's total investment value reached EUR 5.9 billion, a 19% increase compared to 2017 and the greatest surge since 2008, show data released by the Statistics Office. The volume of such investments grew in most industry sectors, in particular in manufacturing where investments increased by 22% year-on-year.
Land for Magna's expansion purchased
HOČE - Canadian-Austrian automotive multinational Magna Steyr is tight-lipped about its plans to expand production in Slovenia, but the Hoče municipality, where Magna launched a paint shop this year, has already bought all 92 hectares of land needed for a potential expansion. The land was bought by the municipality, but the funds were provided by the state. Once the land is sold to Magna, the municipality will reimburse the state.
