Slovenia returns to the debt market with €1.75bn bond issue

Slovenia continues the tradition of tapping international debt markets very early in the year. The Southeastern European country completed a dual-tranche bond issue on Wednesday (Jan. 6) raising a total of 1.75 billion euros ($1.98 billion). Bookrunner banks were Barclays, BNP Paribas, Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE and J.P. Morgan. In the first leg of the deal, EUR1.25 billion

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Slovenia’s growth forecast upgraded to 5.9% in 2021

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has significantly upgraded Slovenia’s growth outlook. The Paris-based organisation projects the South East European country’s economy to expand by 5.9% this year, up from its May forecast of 3.5%, The outlook for 2022 was revised by 0.8 percentage points to 5.4%. Growth is projected to moderate to a still robust 3.2% in 2023. Domestic

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Slovenia seeks public consultation before rolling out a new crypto tax law

Authorities in Slovenia are reportedly seeking public consultation on a draft bill related to how cryptocurrency holdings and transactions are taxed in the country, according to local media reports. The Finance Ministry’s move comes more than a month after the Financial Administration of the Republic of Slovenia (FURS)  proposed a 10% tax on cryptocurrency activities. “We would like to emphasize that it is

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Slovenia house prices keep rising

Residential property prices in Slovenia in the first quarter of 2021 were on average 3.1% higher than in the last quarter of 2020, and 7.3% higher compared to the same period in 2020, according data released by the country’s Statistic Office on Thursday (June 24). The number of transactions of residential real estate was similar to the 2014 average, while the number

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