Slovakia

Slovakia's current account deficit came in at EUR250mn in March, significantly down on the EUR576mn deficit recorded back in March 2009. This dynamic has primarily been driven by the... 2010-07-26

The new centre-right government in Slovakia is primed to deliver substantial fiscal consolidation over the coming years, having made this a key campaign pledge in the lead up to recent... 2010-07-23

The unemployment rate continued to fall in May to 12.2% down from 12.5% in April. This signals further stabilization of the labour market as firms respond to rising demand. As a result... 2010-06-24

In the lead up to elections on June 12, tensions between Slovakia and Hungary deteriorated significantly on the back of the previous government's decision to limit the use of minority... 2010-06-24

Consumer price inflation (as measured by the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices) rose by 0.7%% y-o-y in April up from 0.3% in March according to the Statistical Office of the Slovak... 2010-05-20

We continue to believe that Prime Minister Robert Fico's centre-left Smer party will form the next government following June 12's parliamentary elections, given the party's lead over... 2010-05-11

Public support for Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's governing party has fallen in the lead up to parliamentary elections on June 12. According to a recently released poll by the... 2010-04-30

Slovakia's current account deficit came in at EUR1.74bn in 2009 (3.1% of GDP) down from EUR4.21bn in 2008 (6.6% of GDP) and was primarily driven by the trade account which flipped... 2010-04-30

While we expect a bounce back in 2010, industrial production growth in Slovakia will settle below pre-crisis levels thereafter. Demand from key export markets in Western Europe is expected... 2010-04-23

Slovakia's gross external debt continued to rise in October 2009 according to recent data released by the Central Bank of the Slovak Republic. Indeed, the debt pile increased to US$69.6bn... 2010-02-02