Business
STA, 11 June 2018 - The police are conducting searches at more than 20 bank offices and private homes on Monday to gather evidence against a crime ring that is suspected of defrauding banks.
STA, 11 June 2018 - Companies operating in Slovenia last year paid out a total of EUR 734m in dividends, which is 8.3% more than in 2016. More than half (53%) of the sum was paid out by financial companies, while the general government sector was the biggest receiver, the Statistics Office said on Monday.
STA, 8 June 2018 - Japan's Panasonic has accepted the takeover bid by Hisense Luxembourg Holding of the Chinese group Hisense and is to sell its entire 10.74% stake in Gorenje, the Slovenian household appliances maker announced in a press release on Friday.
Good news on the economy.
STA, 6 June 2018 - Despite the favourable general economic situation, upbeat forecasts and a revival in lending, the Slovenian banking regulator advised banks on Wednesday to start preparing for a potential new crisis.
STA, 4 June 2018 - TAB, the Mežica-based maker of vehicle and stationary batteries, has confirmed the reports that it is in talks with the South African batteries maker Metair Investments about potential strategic tie-up, which will "most probably be executed with the sale of a majority of [TAB's] shares".
STA, 1 June 2018 - Slovenia would get EUR 1.47bn in funds for the common agricultural policy (CAP) in the next multi-year EU budget from 2021 to 2027, which is 13.5% less than in the current financing period, according to the detailed plans for the CAP unveiled by the European Commission on Friday.
STA, 31 May 2018 - Inflation in Slovenia rose by 0.5 points to 2% at the annual level in May, mainly due to higher prices of food, and fuels and energy, the Statistics Office reported on Thursday. This is the first time since February last year that prices rose more than 2% at the yearly level.
STA, 31 May 2018 - Revoz, the Slovenian assembly plant of France's car producer Renault, celebrated on Wednesday the production of the four millionth Renault car it has assembled since Renault first started working with the Slovenian car factory in 1972.
STA, 30 May 2018 - The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has upgraded its GDP growth forecast for Slovenia for this year to 5% from 4.3% in last November, while urging Slovenia to make progress in securing fiscal sustainability and implement structural reforms.
STA, 29 May 2018 - The company Hisense Luxembourg Home Appliance of the Chinese group Hisense published a takeover bid on Tuesday for the household appliances maker Gorenje. It is offering 12 euro per share for the 67% of the company it does not already own.
