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Slovenia |
Bilateral chamber of commerce in Israel: The Israel-Slovenia Chamber of Commerce is soon to be launched.
For more information, please contact Mr. Dror Dotan.
E-mail: drord@islcc.org Ambassador: H.E. Ms. Andreja Purkart MARTINEZ
Address: 50, Dizengoff St., Top Tower, 19 fl., Tel Aviv 64332
Tel.: +972-3-6293563/72
Fax: +972-3-5282214
Website: www.telaviv.veleposlanistvo.si
E-Mail: vta@gov.si Ambassador: H. E. Shmuel Meirom
Address: Anton FrankGasse 20 1180 Vienna
Tel.: +43-1-47646532
Fax: +43-1-47646564
Website: www.vienna.mfa.gov.il
E-mail: dcm-assist@vienna.mfa.gov.il |
EU membership year: 2004
Capital City: Ljubljana
Total Area: 20,273 sq km
Population: 2,048,951
Currency: Euro
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The main industries are car parts, chemicals, electronics, electrical appliances, metal goods, textiles and furniture. The recovery has mainly been driven by rising exports so far. Growth should rebalance gradually towards private domestic demand through 2011 and 2012. The unemployment rate has yet to stabilize as government short-time work measures are being phased out and activity remains subdued. In March 2004, Slovenia became the first transition country to graduate from borrower status to donor partner at the World Bank. In December 2007, Slovenia was invited to begin the accession process for joining the OECD. However, the labor market is often seen as inflexible, and legacy industries are losing sales to more competitive firms in China, India, and elsewhere. |
