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Statistics Service: The Attractiveness of Slovenia for Foreign Professionals Keeps Growing

Slovenia is becoming more and more attractive for foreign workers, who currently make up one tenth of the country’s working-age population. According to the latest data of the Statistics Service (October 2018), this figure includes approximately 885,700 people, 87,700 of which are foreigners. The majority of foreign workers are citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina (over

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A Record Number of Passengers Pass Through the Ljubljana Airport in 2018

Fraport Slovenija, the operator of the largest airport in the country, announced a record number of passengers. The Managing Director Zmago Skobir mentioned this data in his interview with STA. According to Skobir, when the German operator Fraport acquired the state-owned company Aerodrom Ljubljana in 2015, it promised to invest in the infrastructure, development and

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A Study by Adecco: The Most Popular Professions of 2019

In 2019, the most demanded specialists with secondary vocational education will be programmers (primarily Java developers), sales and finance experts, engineers and machine builders, and all technical specialists in general, as well as pharmacists and specialists in the natural sciences. Companies are also experiencing a shortage of personnel with secondary vocational education, namely cooks, waiters,

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The Commodity Exchange Between Slovenia and Montenegro Has Grown by Almost 30% Over the Past 4 Years

Over the past 4 years, the commodity exchange between Slovenia and Montenegro has grown by almost 30% – from 82.55 million euros in 2014 to 107.66 million euros in 2017. Only for the first 9 months of 2018, the total commodity exchange between the countries amounted to 85.82 million euros. The main categories of export

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Krka and its Chinese Partner Set up a Joint Venture

Novo Mesto — The Krka pharmaceutical company based in Novo Mesto and its Chinese partner Ningbo Menovo Pharmaceutical set up a joint venture Ningbo Krka Menovo Pharmaceutical. In total, 60% share in the new company belong to Krka. The initial capital of Ningbo Krka Menovo Pharmaceutical will amount to 30 million euros. A three-member board

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