Slovenia completed the privatisation of its banks this week, wrapping up a process that started in 2013 with a huge bailout of the banking system that required billions of euros in state aid, money that has not been fully recouped.

Addressing the newly appointed management board of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS) on Thursday, Foreign Minister Miro Cerar highlighted the importance of a strong EU for Slovenia and called for a multilateral world. He argued the US's increasingly protectionist policies could present a danger to the world.

The Slovenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS) has signed a cooperation agreement with the Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) and the Slovenian-German Chamber of Commerce (AHK) that has been described as an important milestone in economic cooperation.

In a repeat trial following an initial aquittal in 2016, the Ljubljana District Court has found three former senior officials of the NLB bank guilty of abuse of office in relation to a contentious home loan to a former prime minister aide.

The company managing the construction of the new rail track between Divača and Koper has awarded several smaller contracts for design and engineering works as it gears up for the biggest contracts on the EUR 1 billion-plus project.

The Ljubljana Stock Exchange's SBI TOP index closed 0.66% higher on Thursday with the issue of pharma company Krka as the sole prime market loser. The biggest percentage gainer, the issue of insurer Triglav, was also the most active item, accounting for EUR 812,160 of the EUR 2.5 million in overall volumes.

As problems surrounding airline Adria Airways seem to be mounting, Fraport Slovenija, the operator of Ljubljana international airport, says it is ready for a potential worst-case scenario at its main client.