Violent storms with strong winds, downpours and hail hit Slovenia Wednesday evening, causing huge damage and disruption across central, eastern, northeastern and southeastern Slovenia.
A total of 879 tests for the novel coronavirus were performed in Slovenia on Wednesday, with 24 persons testing positive. One person meanwhile died of Covid-19, the latest government data show.
The Ljubljana University Medical Centre (UKC), the country's largest hospital, has started preparing for an expected surge in coronavirus infections with the arrival of autumn and winter. Insights acquired so far will help in the treatment of patients.
The group around the telecoms incumbent Telekom Slovenije generated EUR 335.4 million in total operating revenue in the first half of the year, which is 2% less year-on-year, while net profit was down 24% to EUR 14.8 million, Telekom Slovenije announced in a press release on Thursday.
The group around the drug maker Krka generated EUR 803.8 million in sales revenue in the first half of the year, a 6% increase compared to the same period in 2019, while gaining EUR 160.3 million in net profit, up 15% year-on-year, the company said in a press release on Thursday.
Thursday marks 25 years since Slovenia joined the World Trade Organisation (WTO), becoming one of the members who benefited the most from the organisation, believes Bojan Ivanc, the chief economist at the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (GZS). Apart from growth in GDP, the country also saw its credit ratings increase and more FDI.