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29.3.2011 Ch. Wessner: Slovakia is a country with potential in science and research
Slovakia is a country with potential in the area of science and research based not only on traditions but also on human potential, said Charless Wessner, Director for technologies, innovations and business from the National Academy in the USA while meeting (29.-30.3.2011) with economy experts of Slovakia at the Ministry of Economy (MH SR). World renowned expert in the area of technology transfer stressed necessity of linking of science and research with real economy.
Stable outlooks
Bank analysts’ outlooks regarding economic growth
and inflation in Slovakia this year remain stable in
February. According to the banks, Slovak economy should
grow by 3.6 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP)
this year. Analysts predicted the same growth a month
ago. This year’s growth of consumer prices remains
unchanged, too. Harmonized inflation is still expected
to reach 3.7 percent, according to the February round of
a regular survey of the National Bank of Slovakia (NBS)
among analysts of commercial banks.
Euromoney for highways
The Cabinet passed the proposal of Prime Minister
Iveta Radicova for reallocation of structural funds,
based on which an additional sum of approximately
EUR 639 million will be earmarked for construction of
highways and dual carriageways. A total of EUR 389
million will be transferred to the Operational Program
Transport from operational programs Research and
Development, Education, Informatization of Society,
Employment and Social Inclusion. Within the Operational
Program Transport, additional EUR 250 million will be
used for highway construction. The Cabinet entrusted
Transport Minister Jan Figel with negotiating with the
European Commission (EC) about the transfer of the
resources in the National Strategic Reference Framework
for years 2007 to 2013. Brussels should decide on the
changes in five months.
Source: SARIO
