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Fitch affirms Slovenia's A rating
LJUBLJANA - Rating agency Fitch has affirmed Slovenia's credit rating at A with a stable outlook. The move is based on a number of Slovenia's advantages, including EU and euro area membership, robust economic growth and strong fiscal support during the Covid pandemic, the Slovenian Finance Ministry said. Slovenia's weaknesses are meanwhile population ageing and a relatively high public debt, which, Fitch said, the country was managing prudently though.
Pahor visits Auschwitz-Birkenau museum
WARSAW, Poland - On the last day of his visit to Poland, President Borut Pahor visited the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum to get acquainted with the state of play regarding the renovation of Block 17, where a permanent exhibition on Slovenian internees will be set up, and to lay a wreath at the commemorative plaque. He was received by the museum's director Piotr Cywinski and Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation director general Wojciech Soczewica, the president's office said.
Minister visits Slovenian community in Barcola
BARCOLA, Italy - Minister for Slovenians Abroad Helena Jaklitsch attended an event in Barcola, a coastal suburban neighbourhood of Trieste, on Friday to mark the 40th anniversary of the re-establishment of the local Slovenian cultural association. She congratulated the Slovenian community there for preserving and strengthening the Slovenian identity, read a press release by the Government Office for Slovenians Abroad.
Protest figurehead faces another suit over policing costs, report says
LJUBLJANA - Jaša Jenull, one of the figureheads of Friday's anti-government bicycle protests, faces the third lawsuit in which the Interior Ministry alleges his responsibility for the costs of policing worth EUR 34,000, the newspaper Dnevnik reported on Friday. He also continues to receive fines every week, ranging from EUR 500 to EUR 750, for allegedly organising the rallies in the past.
Carthago's net profit up 12%
ODRANCI - The Slovenian subsidiary of German motorhome maker Carthago saw revenue rise by 3% in its latest financial year to EUR 223 million, with net profit rising by 12% to EUR 9.3 million despite what the company described in its annual report as a challenging year. A total of EUR 10 million was spent on investments last year.
Covid situation continues to improve
LJUBLJANA - Slovenia logged 387 new coronavirus cases on Friday, down by nearly a third in weekly comparison. The National Institute of Public Health estimates that 6,807 people are still actively infected in the country, down by 360 on the day before. The 14-day incidence per 100,000 of the population has dropped by 17 to 321, and the 7-day case average is down by 24 to 404.
