Central Bank Forecasts 1.9% Contraction for 2013

Ljubljana, 2 April - Slovenia's central bank forecasts that the country's economy will shrink by 1.9% this year, a downgrade from the 0.7% contraction it projected in autumn, according to the Macroeconomic Trends and Projections report released on Tuesday.

Ljubljana
The central bank Banka Slovenije presents the Macroeconomic Trends and Projections, its main economic forecasting report.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
The central bank Banka Slovenije presents the Macroeconomic Trends and Projections, its main economic forecasting report.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
The central bank Banka Slovenije presents the Macroeconomic Trends and Projections, its main economic forecasting report.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
The central bank Banka Slovenije presents the Macroeconomic Trends and Projections, its main economic forecasting report.
Central bank governor Marko Kranjec.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
The central bank Banka Slovenije presents the Macroeconomic Trends and Projections, its main economic forecasting report.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
The central bank Banka Slovenije presents the Macroeconomic Trends and Projections, its main economic forecasting report.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
The central bank Banka Slovenije presents the Macroeconomic Trends and Projections, its main economic forecasting report.
Central bank governor Marko Kranjec.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
The central bank Banka Slovenije presents the Macroeconomic Trends and Projections, its main economic forecasting report.
Central bank governor Marko Kranjec.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
The central bank Banka Slovenije presents the Macroeconomic Trends and Projections, its main economic forecasting report.
Central bank governor Marko Kranjec.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
The central bank Banka Slovenije presents the Macroeconomic Trends and Projections, its main economic forecasting report.
Central bank governor Marko Kranjec.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
The central bank Banka Slovenije presents the Macroeconomic Trends and Projections, its main economic forecasting report.
Central bank governor Marko Kranjec.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
The central bank Banka Slovenije presents the Macroeconomic Trends and Projections, its main economic forecasting report.
Central bank governor Marko Kranjec.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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