News

1 june 2015

The world's biggest chipmaker, Intel, has agreed to buy smaller rival Altera in a $16.7bn (£10.9bn) deal.

29 may 2015

Embattled FIFA President Sepp Blatter appeared unfazed as the 65th Congress of football's world governing body opened in Zurich.

29 may 2015

Slovenia ranked 49th among 61 countries in this year's World Competitiveness Scoreboard released on Wednesday by the Swiss Institute for Management Development (IMD).

28 may 2015

Doctors around Slovenia will start a day-long strike on Thursday morning to demand higher pay and better working conditions.

28 may 2015

EU member states should take in some 40,000 asylum seekers, mainly from Syria and Eritrea, who land in Italy and Greece over the next two years, the European Commission said on Wednesday.

27 may 2015

The boards of state-owned Abanka Vipa and Banka Celje have signed a merger agreement that will create the country's second largest bank by assets before it is privatised. The merger is to be completed in the final quarter of this year, the banks announced on Wednesday.

27 may 2015

Fifa is reeling after Swiss police arrested seven senior executives, including two vice presidents, at the luxury Baur au Lac hotel in Zurich in a dawn raid.

25 may 2015

Slovenian hemp growers will at last be able to use their crop in food products under new rules taking effect on Tuesday. With hemp currently grown on at least 600 hectares, the change is a step forward allowing the sector to become economically viable, said Agriculture Minister.