Weekly Review of Slovenia's Economy from 3 to 9 November

Ljubljana, 11 November - The government last week amended the 2002 and 2003 budgets, a result of a downgrade of the economic growth assessment for this year and 2002, which was released by the Institute for Macroeconomic Analyses and Development. Economic experts who gathered at a traditional meeting at Bled called for a more active government policy in assuring positive development of Slovene economy in view of the upcoming recession. All three bidders who submitted non-biding offers for the purchase of around 34-percent of Slovenia's largest bank Nova Ljubljanska banka remained in the game.