Weekly Review of Slovenian Business & Economy from 15 to 21 November

Ljubljana, 23 November - The government last week confirmed changes to the 2005 budget bill, which will nevertheless keep the deficit at 1.70 percent of the anticipated GDP. It amended the use of money from the cohesion fund earmarked for motorway construction to the benefit of the construction of the second railway track Divaca-Koper in SW Slovenia. Discussions about what is ahead for companies after EU accession topped the agenda of the fifth Slovenian Business Conference in Portoroz. Meanwhile, Joze Lenic, the chairman-designate of Slovenia's leading insurer Triglav, was granted the necessary clearance to take up his job at the company.