Slovenia
When Chinese deals turn sour
Tighter regulation and growing geopolitical tensions have caused a downturn in global Chinese outward FDI in the past two years. The Central and Eastern Europe region is no exception.
Slovenia's industrial production up 5.1% y/y, rises 2.7% m/m in July
The growth accelerated due to the higher output in the key manufacturing industry, despite the fall in the mining and quarrying and electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning sector.
Slovenian central bank expects slowdown in GDP growth in 2019
Lack of improvement externally coupled with declining confidence in domestic economy mean economic growth is expected to remain subdued this year, the Bank of Slovenia said.
Slovenia’s Eligma receives €4mn investment from Bitcoin.com and Pangea Blockchain Fund
Investment to fund global expansion for Eligma, which aims to make cryptocurrencies part of daily life and shopping.
Slovenia’s consumer price growth accelerates to 2.3% y/y in August
The greatest impact on annual inflation in August was from higher prices of goods and services in the housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels sector.
Slovenia’s economy expands by 2.5% in 2Q19
Both imports and exports rose sharply in Q2 with a particularly strong growth in imports causing the trade balance to deteriorate.
Europe still has East-West divide in waste generation
Despite the recent consumer boom, all but one of the eastern EU members produces less waste than any western member, a new study from Eurostat shows.