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STA, August 17 2018 - Parliament appointed Marjan Šarec prime minister-designate on Friday. The political novice on the national stage, who is forming a minority government consisting of five centre-left parties supported by the Left, was backed in a 55:31 vote.
STA, 17 August 2018 - Slovenia's leading insurance group, Triglav, posted a net profit of EUR 30m in the first half of the year, a drop of 17% compared to the same period last year, while consolidated gross written premiums rose by 5% to EUR 574.8m.
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STA, 16 August 2018 - The government got acquainted on Thursday with the final report on the relocation of migrants from Italy and Greece and on the resettlement of migrants from non-EU countries. While lacking documentation by Greece and Italy prevented Slovenia from meeting the entire agreed quota, the county honoured its commitments fully, the government said.
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Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Friday, 17 August 2018, as prepared by the STA:
STA, 16 August 2018 - The National Assembly will meet on Friday to appoint Marjan Šarec, 40, prime minister-designate in secret ballot. Before the vote, he is to present the new government's agenda to the MPs, who could also vote on a new parliamentary speaker.
STA, 16 August 2018 - The average monthly gross wage in Slovenia in the first half of the year was EUR 1,658 or 3.6% more than in the same period last year nominally, and 2% higher in real terms. The average net wage was at EUR 1,076, which was 3.1% and 1.5% higher year-on-year in nominal and real terms, respectively.
STA, 16 August 2018 - The Velenje-based household appliances maker Gorenje, which is in 95% ownership of China's Hisense, expanded its management board on Thursday with six representatives of the owner, with Franjo Bobinac staying at the helm of the management board. Hisense also announced to withdraw Gorenje from the Ljubljana Stock Exchange.
