The European Commission urged Slovenia on Friday to update its budget plans for next year as soon as possible to ensure compliance with the EU's fiscal recommendations.

The stock of foreign direct investments in Slovenia stood at EUR 13.7bn in 2017, having expanded by 5.4% over the year before, well below the average annual increase of over 11% since 1994. Austrian firms remain by far the biggest investors.

The consortium of banks selling just over 72% in combined interest in the Koper-based logistics group Intereuropa will invite four interested investors to submit binding bids.

Pharma company Krka was the only noteworthy big share in an uneventful day on the Ljubljana Stock Exchange, which only saw a total turnover of EUR 255,000. Krka added 1.10% but failed to offset losses by several items that had minimal turnover. The SBI TOP index shed 0.22%.

Royal Bled, the oldest and biggest golf course in Slovenia, was added to the list of 63 best and most beautiful golf courses in the region of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East as the International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) came to a close in Ljubljana on Friday.

Slovenia is projected to generate a general government surplus of 0.5% of GDP this year, up from 0.1% of GDP posted a year ago when the country's public finances were balanced for the first time.

The newspaper Finance takes issue in Friday's commentary with the government's plan to fight precarious forms of work. It deems such a position narrow-minded and possibly harmful for the labour market.