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ECB's Makuch sees some recession risks: report [Jan 30, 2012] BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - The euro zone could fall back into recession this year, an ECB Governing Council member said on Monday, adding the bank's non-standard measures were a significant funding and confidence boost. A surprise upturn in the euro zone's service sector this month raised hopes the region may escape recession in 2012, even though the broader economy outside Germany is still ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Nadal in cruise control for third round win [Jan 22, 2012] MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal sent the last qualifier spinning out of the Australian Open on Friday with a comfortable 6-2 6-4 6-2 win over Slovakian Lukas Lacko. Nadal could not have asked for smoother passage into the fourth round, wrapping up victory in an hour and 55 minutes in overcast conditions on Rod Laver Arena and conserving valuable energy for the wars of attrition to come in later ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Nadal in cruise control for third round win [Jan 20, 2012] MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal sent the last qualifier spinning out of the Australian Open on Friday with a comfortable 6-2 6-4 6-2 win over Slovakian Lukas Lacko. Nadal could not have asked for smoother passage into the fourth round, wrapping up victory in an hour and 55 minutes in overcast conditions on Rod Laver Arena and conserving valuable energy for the wars of attrition to come in later ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia to be downgraded by S&P: Euro zone source [Jan 20, 2012] BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Slovakia is among several euro zone countries that will be downgraded by ratings agency Standard & Poor's on Friday, a senior euro zone source said. S&P said in early December it was reviewing the ratings of 15 of the 17 euro zone member states, with the possibility of downgrading their creditworthiness in the face of a deepening debt crisis. Euro zone sources have told ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Nadal in cruise control for third round win [Jan 20, 2012] MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal sent the last qualifier spinning out of the Australian Open Friday with a comfortable 6-2 6-4 6-2 win over Slovakian Lukas Lacko. Nadal could not have asked for smoother passage into the fourth round, wrapping up victory in an hour and 55 minutes in overcast conditions at Rod Laver Arena and conserving valuable energy for the wars of attrition to come in later ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Lessons from Czechoslovakia: a currency split that worked [Dec 08, 2011] PRAGUE (Reuters) - Policymakers wondering how a euro zone disintegration would play out could do worse than study one monetary union collapse that went well: the split of the Czech-Slovak currency union. The successful conversion of a federal currency into Czech and Slovak crowns on February 8, 1993, has become a model. Although there were many differences between the Czechoslovak case and a ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Samsung Electronics eyes expansion in Slovakia [Nov 28, 2011] BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics plans to invest 90 million euros ($123 million) into modernization of its Slovak operations and preparation of production of new TV sets, the Slovak economy ministry said on Tuesday. Samsung, the euro zone country's second-largest exporter which invested around 500 million euros at its two Slovak units to date, could add some 1,000 new jobs to existing ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Samsung Electronics eyes expansion in Slovakia [Nov 28, 2011] BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics plans to invest 90 million euros ($123 million) into modernization of its Slovak operations and preparation of production of new TV sets, the Slovak economy ministry said on Tuesday. Samsung, the euro zone country's second-largest exporter which invested around 500 million euros at its two Slovak units to date, could add some 1,000 new jobs to existing ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Samsung Electronics eyes expansion in Slovakia [Nov 27, 2011] BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics plans to invest 90 million euros ($123 million) into modernization of its Slovak operations and preparation of production of new TV sets, the Slovak economy ministry said on Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

U.N. chief appoints Slovakia's Kubis as Afghan envoy [Nov 24, 2011] UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday named Slovak diplomat Jan Kubis as his next special envoy to Afghanistan, a challenging post that will be changing hands for the third time in four years. Kubis will replace Staffan de Mistura of Sweden, whose tenure expires on December 31. Kubis, 59, who speaks five languages and graduated from a Moscow international ... [via YahooNews] More >>

U.N. chief appoints Slovakia's Kubis as Afghan envoy [Nov 24, 2011] UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday named Slovak diplomat Jan Kubis as his next special envoy to Afghanistan, a challenging post that will be changing hands for the third time in four years. Kubis will replace Staffan de Mistura of Sweden, whose tenure expires on December 31. Kubis, 59, who speaks five languages and graduated from a Moscow international ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Samsung Electronics eyes expansion in Slovakia [Nov 16, 2011] BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics plans to invest 90 million euros ($123 million) into modernization of its Slovak operations and preparation of production of new TV sets, the Slovak economy ministry said on Tuesday. Samsung, the euro zone country's second-largest exporter which invested around 500 million euros at its two Slovak units to date, could add some 1,000 new jobs to existing ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Samsung Electronics eyes expansion in Slovakia [Nov 15, 2011] BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics plans to invest 90 million euros ($123 million) into modernization of its Slovak operations and preparation of production of new TV sets, the Slovak economy ministry said on Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia clears way for euro zone rescue fund [Nov 11, 2011] BRATISLAVA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Slovakia finally ratified new powers for the euro zone's rescue fund on Thursday, the last country to do so, clearing the way for a bolder effort to arrest Europe's sovereign debt crisis, which threatens global financial stability. [via YahooNews] More >>

MOL, CEZ to build power plant in Bratislava - paper [Nov 10, 2011] * Hungary's MOL, Czech CEZ to built two new power plants* Plants in Hungary, Slovakia each will produce 860 MW* MOL to use heat at refineries, sell electricity in mktBUDAPEST, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Hungarian ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia clears way for euro zone rescue fund [Nov 09, 2011] BRATISLAVA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Slovakia finally ratified new powers for the euro zone's rescue fund on Thursday, the last country to do so, clearing the way for a bolder effort to arrest Europe's sovereign debt crisis, which threatens global financial stability. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia blocks euro rescue fund; loan buys time for Greece [Nov 09, 2011] BRATISLAVA/ATHENS (Reuters) - The parliament of tiny Slovakia stalled the expansion of a bailout fund to rescue the euro zone from its debt crisis on Tuesday, but international lenders said they were likely ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia blocks euro rescue fund; loan buys time for Greece [Nov 09, 2011] BRATISLAVA/ATHENS (Reuters) - The parliament of tiny Slovakia stalled the expansion of a bailout fund to rescue the euro zone from its debt crisis on Tuesday, but international lenders said they were likely to grant a loan to Greece next month, buying time for a broader response. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia blocks euro rescue fund [Nov 02, 2011] BRATISLAVA/ATHENS (Reuters) - The parliament of tiny Slovakia stalled the expansion of a bailout fund to rescue the euro zone from its debt crisis on Tuesday, but international lenders said they were likely to grant a loan to Greece next month, buying time for a broader response. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia blocks euro rescue fund [Nov 02, 2011] BRATISLAVA/ATHENS (Reuters) - The parliament of tiny Slovakia stalled the expansion of a bailout fund to rescue the euro zone from its debt crisis on Tuesday, but international lenders said they were likely to grant a loan to Greece next month, buying time for a broader response. [via YahooNews] More >>