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Slovenia Is Launching a Digital Nomad Visa This Fall
Remote workers interested in living among Central Europe's glacial lakes, pristine mountains, and scenic medieval towns can soon do so using a new digital nomad visa. Slovenia has just announced that this fall, it will be launching a digital nomad...
Regulation and growth: Lessons from nearly 50 years of product market reforms
After two decades of weak productivity growth, policymakers across the OECD maintain a keen interest in understanding the sources of the productivity slowdown. One key driver is the stance of product market regulation (Blanchard and Giavazzi 2001,...

Slovenia Inflation Climbs To 2.2%
Slovenia's consumer price inflation accelerated in June after easing in the previous month, figures from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia showed on Monday. The consumer price index climbed 2.2 percent year-on-year in June, faster...

Slovenia to Launch Digital Nomad Visa in November 2025
In an attempt to attract new talent and make the country a more sought-after destination for foreigners, Slovenia is set to launch a digital nomad visa in the last quarter of this year. As explained, the Slovenian authorities are getting ready to...

UNCHAIN 2025: Igniting Finance, Innovation, and Collaboration in CEE
UNCHAIN is more than a fintech event—it’s a space where decision-makers from across Central and Eastern Europe come together in a relaxed, open atmosphere to spark meaningful interaction and lasting connections. Set against a vibrant summer...
New Multiplex Odiseja Opens in Ljubljana
LJUBLJANA: A new multiplex, designed for cinema screenings, music concerts, theatre shows and business meetings has been opened in the capital city of Slovenia, Ljubljana. The total investment is estimated at 25 m EUR. “Odiseja is constructed as a...
Delo looks at state of businesses
Ljubljana, 30 June - As the newspaper Delo releases its ranking of Slovenia's 300 largest companies, the front-page commentary notes the slide of energy companies in terms of revenue size due to lower electricity prices, and losses by...

Taiwan’s Missing Economic Growth: Pitfalls of Profit-Driven Growth
Taiwan will be reviewing its minimum wage in the third quarter of this year, but business groups are once again claiming that minimum wage should not be raised because it will hurt businesses. This article looks at the data to explain why raising...

Morgan Stanley Recognizes Slovenia's Capital Market Progress
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 30. The global index provider MSCI (Morgan Stanley Capital International) has included Slovenia in the newly established subcategory“Advanced Frontier Markets” in its MSCI 2025 Global Market...

Hyundai E&C Forms Strategic Partnerships for U.S. Nuclear Power Market Entry
Hyundai Engineering & Construction (Hyundai E&C) is making significant strides in establishing a strategic foundation for entry into the U.S. nuclear power market. From June 19 to 24, Hyundai E&C executives, including CEO Lee Han-woo, engaged in a...

Under Qatari auspices, 9th edition of 'Generation of the Quran' competition concludes in Slovenia
Ljubljana: The ninth edition of the "Generation of the Quran" competition concluded in the Slovenian capital, Ljubljana, drawing more than a thousand participants, including students of all ages, parents, and teachers of Arabic and Qur'anic...
Matildas concede late goal in draw with Slovenia
A 91st-minute strike from Mirjam Kastelec has earned Slovenia a 1-1 draw with the Matildas in Perth, denying Joe Montemurro two wins from as many matches as Australia coach and spoiling an improved performance from the hosts. After a scoreless...
Matildas concede late goal in draw with Slovenia
A 91st-minute strike from Mirjam Kastelec has earned Slovenia a 1-1 draw with the Matildas in Perth, denying Joe Montemurro two wins from as many matches as Australia coach and spoiling an improved performance from the hosts. After a scoreless...

Art Beat: Sixty voices from Slovenia, also, Evensong in Madeira Park
The Megaron choristers will perform at St. John’s United Church on Monday, June 30 at 1 p.m. Admission by donation. A youth choir featuring 60 singers will perform next week in Davis Bay while en route to the Kathaumixw International Choral...

Slovenia sells Europe’s first sustainability bond, worth EUR 1 billion
Bankers and fund managers flocked around the first sustainability-linked bond that Slovenia offered in the market. Demand reached over 6.5 times more than the EUR 1 billion available, with a 10-year maturity. It is also the first-ever...

Europe’s underrated ski holidays that won’t break the bank
Spain A country famous for its balmy weather isn’t top of skiers’ agendas, but the Spanish Pyrenees offer miles of powdery pistes. Baqueira-Beret, where the ski season runs from pre-Christmas to post-Easter, is a favourite with the Spanish royal...
MSCI promotes Slovenia to advanced frontier markets
Ljubljana, 28 June - Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI), a global index provider, has included Slovenia in a new subcategory of advanced frontier markets in its 2025 Global Market Accessibility Review. The Finance Ministry welcomed the...
Dnevnik finds Ljubljana central market project really about Janković's next term
Ljubljana, 28 June - The newspaper Denvnik writes about a united front put up by those who oppose the project to renovate the Ljubljana central market, finding that the only one genuinely advocating for it is Mayor Zoran Janković and that the...

Revealed: How much Arsenal will have to pay for top striker target Benjamin Sesko after RB Leipzig 'drop price' for Slovenian star
Arsenal target Benjamin Sesko will reportedly be available for a base €70m fee The Gunners have also been linked with Viktor Gyokeres for a summer transfer LISTEN: Will Liverpool sign Alexander Isak? Merseyside reporter Lewis Steele provides the...

Europe heatwaves: what are your rights to change or cancel a trip?
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