The second highest investment in the history of country is coming to Slovakia. It is worth EUR 1.2 billion and it focuses on battery production.
Slovakia secured another significant investment on electromobility. A joint undertaking of the Chinese Group Gotion and the Slovak Company InoBat plans to construct a battery production plant for electric vehicles in the Lower Nitra Region. The planned investment linked to the plant to be located in the town of Šurany amounts in total to an investment of EUR 1.2 billion. The investment will create 1.311 new jobs with wages higher than average in the region. In addition, the investor has committed to establish there a new research and development centre in order to increase the expertise of workers and the innovation potential of Slovakia. In general, the project represents a strategic investment that will contribute to the transformation of Slovak automobile industry.
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Deputy Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic Denisa Saková: Slovakia will strengthen the cooperation with Saudi Arabia
Slovakia will strengthen economic and trade cooperation with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. At its meeting on 29 May 2024 and acting at the proposal of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of the Slovak Republic Denisa Saková, the Government of the Slovak Republic approved General Agreement on the Cooperation between the Government of the Slovak Republic and the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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A working meeting held between R. Fico and D. Saková: We plan to build a new nuclear reactor under the state ownership
Slovakia will have on its territory another nuclear reactor. Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic Robert Fico and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of the Slovak Republic Denisa Saková revealed the news on Monday 13 May 2024 after their working discussions at the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic. The largest-ever nuclear unit is to be built at the site of nuclear power plant operating in Jaslovské Bohunice. It will have an expected output of up to 1,200 megawatt-hours (MWh), while current nuclear blocks operating across Slovakia reach the output of some 500 MWh.
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D. Saková in Baku: In addition to the diversification of gas supplies to Slovakia, we want to support our economy by developing bilateral relations with countries that have a high economic potential
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of the Slovak Republic Denisa Saková opened the Business Forum held on Tuesday 7 May 2024 in Baku while also taking part in formal negotiations on gas supplies from Azerbaijan to Slovakia. In addition to the diversification of gas supplies to Slovakia, Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic in collaboration with the Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency (SARIO) prepared a Business Mission aimed at developing bilateral relations with countries that have a high economic potential. A group of entrepreneurs engaged in fields of engineering, tourism and information and communication technologies, focused on cooperation between Slovak and Azerbaijani companies.
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The competence over EXPO 2025 Osaka has been taken over by recently established Ministry of Tourism and Sports of the Slovak Republic
At its session on Thursday 2 May 2024, the Government of the Slovak Republic agreed with taking over the EXPO world exhibitions competence by recently established Ministry of Tourism and Sports of the Slovak Republic. The portfolio was taken away from the competence of the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic and the time limit for closing respective transfer was set at 10 May 2024 at the latest. All the arrangements regarding the upcoming EXPO 2025 exhibition planned in Osaka in Japan will be made by the newly-established Ministry.
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Denisa Saková at the Congress of the National Union of Employers stressed the need for an energetically strong Slovakia
During the discussions held at the 20th Annual Congress of the National Union of Employers (RÚZ), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of the Slovak Republic Denisa Saková highlighted the importance of the development of the energy sector for the future of Slovakia. The RÚZ discussions also tackled the improvement of the business environment, digitisation or promoting the sector of the environment.
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