IMF expects Slovenian economy to expand by 3% this year

Ljubljana, 28 March - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has strongly upgraded its forecast for Slovenia's economic growth for this year, from 1.8% projected in the autumn to as much as 3%.

Ljubljana A press conference held at Banka Slovenije, Slovenia's central bank, on the conclusion of a visit by an IMF mission. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

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A press conference held at Banka Slovenije, Slovenia's central bank, on the conclusion of a visit by an IMF mission.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana Finance Ministry State Secretary Gorazd Renčelj (left) and Irena Vodopivec Jean, a vice-governor at the Slovenian central bank, address a press conference on the conclusion of the IMF mission's visit to Slovenia. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
Finance Ministry State Secretary Gorazd RenĨelj (left) and Irena Vodopivec Jean, a vice-governor at the Slovenian central bank, address a press conference on the conclusion of the IMF mission's visit to Slovenia.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana Nikolay Kirov Gueorguiev, chief of the IMF mission to Slovenia, speaks about the mission's findings during a visit to Slovenia. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
Nikolay Kirov Gueorguiev, chief of the IMF mission to Slovenia, speaks about the mission's findings during a visit to Slovenia.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana Irena Vodopivec Jean (centre), a vice-governor at the Slovenian central bank, and Nikolay Kirov Gueorguiev (right), chief of the IMF mission to Slovenia, address a press conference on the conclusion of the mission's visit to Slovenia. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
Irena Vodopivec Jean (centre), a vice-governor at the Slovenian central bank, and Nikolay Kirov Gueorguiev (right), chief of the IMF mission to Slovenia, address a press conference on the conclusion of the mission's visit to Slovenia.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana Irena Vodopivec Jean (centre), a vice-governor at the Slovenian central bank, and Nikolay Kirov Gueorguiev (right), chief of the IMF mission to Slovenia, address a press conference on the conclusion of the mission's visit to Slovenia. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
Irena Vodopivec Jean (centre), a vice-governor at the Slovenian central bank, and Nikolay Kirov Gueorguiev (right), chief of the IMF mission to Slovenia, address a press conference on the conclusion of the mission's visit to Slovenia.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana Nikolay Kirov Gueorguiev, chief of the IMF mission to Slovenia, speaks about the mission's findings during a visit to Slovenia. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
Nikolay Kirov Gueorguiev, chief of the IMF mission to Slovenia, speaks about the mission's findings during a visit to Slovenia.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana Nikolay Kirov Gueorguiev, chief of the IMF mission to Slovenia, speaks about the mission's findings during a visit to Slovenia. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
Nikolay Kirov Gueorguiev, chief of the IMF mission to Slovenia, speaks about the mission's findings during a visit to Slovenia.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana Irena Vodopivec Jean, a vice-governor at Slovenia's central bank, at a press conference on the conclusion of an IMF mission visit to Slovenia. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
Irena Vodopivec Jean, a vice-governor at Slovenia's central bank, at a press conference on the conclusion of an IMF mission visit to Slovenia.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

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