Slovenia Weekly: Proof of resilience

Prime Minister Robert Golob, together with the President of the Republic, Nataša Pirc Musar, hosted the traditional New Year's reception for the Diplomatic Corps at Brdo pri Kranju. On this occasion, the Prime Minister highlighted Slovenia's main domestic and foreign policy achievements over the past year. Among other things, they praised other countries’ solidarity with Slovenia in the wake of the summer’s natural disaster and expressed thanks for supporting Slovenia's candidacy for non-permanent membership on the UN Security Council.

In New York, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Tanja Fajon participated in the UN Security Council ministerial meeting on the situation in the Middle East for the first time since Slovenia became a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. In her remarks, she called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the region and outlined the reasons why this is so important.

The Ministry of Finance will issue bonds for citizens on 1 February with a maturity of three years, at an issue volume of €250 million and an interest rate of 3.4%. By issuing bonds for citizens, the state not only aims to finance its borrowing needs and efficiently manage the general government debt, but also contribute to the development of the capital market in Slovenia and increase the population’s financial literacy, as gaining experience with bonds is expected to help retail investors improve their financial knowledge.

The year 2023 was the most successful year ever for tourism in Slovenia, with 2% more overnight stays than in 2019, previously the most successful year ever for tourism. According to Minister of the Economy Matjaž Han, last year's tourism results were excellent. The industry proved its resilience despite the catastrophic floods that hit the country at the height of the season. Tourism is on the right track and Slovenia has well-diversified markets and a wide range of products and services.