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Poland, Germany, Slovakia Delay Submitting Green Energy Programs to EU [Jul 01, 2010] July 1 (Bloomberg New Energy Finance) -- Poland, Germany and Slovakia are among the nations that missed yesterdays deadline for submitting plans to the European Union on how theyll comply with laws to encourage renewable energy. [via YahooNews] More >>

Kia Motors Shares Rise to 4-Year High After Slovakia Expansion (Bloomberg) [Mar 19, 2010] March 19 (Bloomberg) -- Kia Motors Corp., an affiliate of Hyundai Motor Co., rose to a four-year high in Seoul trading after announcing a plan to expand a factory in Slovakia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Kia Motors Shares Rise to 4-Year High After Slovakia Expansion (Bloomberg) [Mar 19, 2010] March 19 (Bloomberg) -- Kia Motors Corp., an affiliate of Hyundai Motor Co., rose to a four-year high in Seoul trading after announcing a plan to expand a factory in Slovakia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Kia Motors Shares Rise to 4-Year High After Slovakia Expansion (Bloomberg) [Mar 19, 2010] March 19 (Bloomberg) -- Kia Motors Corp., an affiliate of Hyundai Motor Co., rose to a four-year high in Seoul trading after announcing a plan to expand a factory in Slovakia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Erste Appoints Retail Head, Reshuffles Eastern Units (Update2) (Bloomberg) [Mar 17, 2010] March 17 (Bloomberg) -- Erste Group Bank AG , Austria?s biggest publicly listed lender, named a retail banking head and shuffled the management boards in Slovakia, Ukraine and Romania to boost profits as eastern Europe exits recession. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia?s Retail Sales Slump Eased to Annual 2.9% in January (Bloomberg) [Mar 03, 2010] March 3 (Bloomberg) -- Slovak retail sales dropped an annual 2.9 percent in January, compared with a 9.2 percent decline in the previous month, the statistics office said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ryanair Adds Three Routes From Bratislava, Hospodarske Reports (Bloomberg) [Feb 02, 2010] Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Ryanair Holdings Plc will operate three more routes from the Slovak capital Bratislava, Hospodarske Noviny reported today, citing a company official. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia to Hold Elections June 12 as Smer Party Keeps Lead (Bloomberg) [Feb 01, 2010] Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Slovakia will hold general elections on June 12 as Prime Minister Robert Fico seeks a second term and the country is set to recover from recession. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovak January Central Budget Surplus Shrinks 77% on Recession (Bloomberg) [Feb 01, 2010] Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Slovakia?s central budget surplus shrank 77 percent in January from the same month last year to 23 million euros ($32 million) as a recession boosted social spending and curbed tax revenue, the Finance Ministry said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovak December Inflation Remained Near Record Low (Update1) (Bloomberg) [Jan 13, 2010] Jan. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Slovakia?s inflation rate remained close to a record low in December as an economic slump helped cool consumer demand in the newest member of the euro region. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovak President Appoints Ex-Regulator for ECB Council Job (Bloomberg) [Jan 12, 2010] Jan. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Slovakia?s former financial market regulator Jozef Makuch was appointed today as the country?s representative on the European Central Bank?s governing council. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovak 2009 Central-Budget Gap Widens on Recession (Update1) (Bloomberg) [Jan 04, 2010] Jan. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Slovakia?s central budget deficit widened to 2.79 billion euros ($3.99 billion) last year from 704 million euros in 2008 as the country was hit by the global economic crisis, the Finance Ministry said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Russia Warns EU of Oil Supply Cut on Ukraine Row, Slovakia Says (Bloomberg) [Dec 28, 2009] Dec. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Russia warned the European Union that it may cut off oil supplies to Slovakia, Hungary and the Czech Republic because of a dispute with Ukraine over transits, the Slovak government said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Russia Warns EU of Oil Supply Cut on Ukraine Row, Slovakia Says (Bloomberg) [Dec 28, 2009] Dec. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Russia warned the European Union that it may cut off oil supplies to Slovakia, Hungary and the Czech Republic because of a dispute with Ukraine over transits, the Slovak government said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovak Rating Isn?t Threatened by Budget Deficit, Moody?s Says (Bloomberg) [Dec 21, 2009] Dec. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Slovakia?s credit rating isn?t threatened so far by a widening of its budget gap because the east European country?s ability to repay debt remains ?very high,? Moody?s Investors Service said. [via YahooNews] More >>

German Notes Rise as Investors Remain Cautious on Greek Bonds (Bloomberg) [Dec 14, 2009] Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- German two-year notes rose as investors remained cautious about the ability of countries such as Greece to meet their debt commitments, stoking demand for the debt of countries perceived to be safer. [via YahooNews] More >>

German Bonds Advance as Investors Stay Cautious on Greek Debt (Bloomberg) [Dec 14, 2009] Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- German government bonds rose as investors remained cautious about the ability of countries such as Greece to meet their debt commitments, stoking demand for the debt of countries perceived to be safer. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia to Choose Primary Dealers for Bond Sales, Agency Says (Bloomberg) [Dec 14, 2009] Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Slovakia will limit the number of banks acting as primary dealers in state-debt sales to boost liquidity and push down borrowing costs, a debt agency official said. [via YahooNews] More >>

German Bonds Little Changed as Stocks Rise, Dubai Gets Bailout (Bloomberg) [Dec 14, 2009] Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- German government bonds were little changed as stocks advanced after Abu Dhabi provided $10 billion to prevent Dubai?s Nakheel PJSC from a default, damping demand for the safety of fixed income. [via YahooNews] More >>

German Bonds Little Changed as Stocks Rise, Dubai Gets Bailout (Bloomberg) [Dec 14, 2009] Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- German government bonds were little changed as stocks advanced after Abu Dhabi provided $10 billion to prevent Dubai?s Nakheel PJSC from a default, damping demand for the safety of fixed income. [via YahooNews] More >>