The bus operator Flixbus is relaunching its bus route from Slovenia to Serbia after more than a year of inactivity. Starting on May 20, its coaches will be taking passengers on the Ljubljana-Belgrade route four times a week, while adhering to the epidemiologic measures.
The business newspaper Finance reports, citing unofficial but reliable sources, that apart from Hungarian bank OTP, Austria's Erste Group is also interested in acquiring NKBM, the second largest bank in Slovenia.
The National Review Commission has rejected requests for a revision of the selection of Slovakia's Skytoll for an e-tolling system for cars in Slovenia, which had been filed by both losing bidders.
The SBI TOP index on the Ljubljana Stock Exchange added 0.14% to 1,071.11 points in mixed trading on Monday. Energy group Petrol was the standout performer, adding a percent to EUR 400 to make up most of last week's losses. Volumes exceeded EUR 700,000.
Slovenian industry recorded year-on-year growth in the first quarter, with the total value of industrial production increasing by 3%, turnover by 4.1% and inventories by 0.6%. In March, the value of industrial production was 1% lower than in February, while turnover was 1.2% lower.
The boss of the company operating the Postojna Cave has told the weekly Reporter he does not expect a normal flow of tourists this year due to the strict and rapidly changing restrictions in the EU member states. Speaking about "tourism cannibalism", he says Slovenia is in for a very poor season.
Almost 40% of Slovenians lost their jobs or were forced to work fewer hours as a result of the Covid-19 crisis and over half are willing to retrain to keep their job or get a new one, a global survey suggests.