In April, the Discover CEE spotlight is on Slovakia! Watch out for several blog posts on Slovakian business, culture and success stories. Today, we have the most interesting economic data and cultural facts about Slovakia at a glance for you. The fact sheet is also downloadable in print version. Click here to print the fact […]
By Josef Ruhaltinger, Trending Topics | „The Startup scene in Slovakia is growing. Some Slovak startups have emerged globally (ESET, Sygic, Slido). You can feel it: There is now a strong generation of ambitious young people, IT or marketing, who have great ideas and are not afraid anymore to use them.“ Dominik Miša, Head of Marketing, […]
Veronika Novakova, Raiffeisenbank Czech Republic | Alza.cz, the largest online retailer and recognized market leader in online sales in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, has recently opened its branch in Austria. Its main objective is to address customers with high quality goods and a wide range of services. We asked commercial manager Petr Bena in which […]
by Zuzana Ziaranova, Tatra banka | You take a photo of your ID card and a selfie. That should be everything you need for the facial recognition technology. We talked with Dušan Slimák, the project business owner at Tatra banka, about the idea, its transformation into reality and its security. Since 2014, facial recognition […]
Enjoy watching a short summary of this year’s CEE Banking Sector Report by Gunter Deuber.
by Zuzana Ziaranova, Tatra banka | In the third interview, Juraj Holub, marketing director of Slido, told us in our interview how to prepare a presentation to attract and keep the attention of the audience. Slido, an application created in Slovakia makes events more interactive and has become a favourite international tool for conferences in […]
by Zuzana Ziaranova, Tatra banka | In the second of three interviews, Juraj Holub, marketing director of Slido, talks about the current Slovak startup scene, tipps for running a successful startup and the dark side of success. Slido, an application created in Slovakia makes events more interactive and has become a favourite international tool for […]
by Zuzana Ziaranova, Tatra banka | In the first of three interviews, Juraj Holub, marketing director of Slido, talks about ambitions, future plans and how Slido acquires clients. Slido, an application created in Slovakia makes events more interactive and has become a favourite international tool for conferences in the course of a few years. Its […]
by Marlene Schloffer, RBI | Recently, we published this interview with ABA – Invest in Austria CEO René Siegl. He told us that there is “a significant increase in the number of companies from CEE that successfully bring their marketable products to Western Europe”. In a follow-up interview Discover CEE spoke to Birgit Reiter-Braunwieser, ABA […]
by Patricia Lang-Schönberger, RBI | ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA is the internationalisation and innovation agency of the Austrian economy. It provides support in all matters relating to foreign business: export, import, foreign investments, country information and international industry developments. Michael Otter, Head of ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA, talks about the good relations between Austria and CEE. How many inquiries […]
The Easter holidays are coming up, and many people in Austria and the rest of the world are preparing to celebrate the most important Christian holiday, the resurrection of Jesus, in the traditional way. That means, in Austria, among a lot of other local customs, coloring eggs, baking cakes in the form of lambs, decorating […]
by Gunter Deuber, RBI | “2017 has seen the strongest growth in Central Europe (CE)* and Southeastern Europe (SEE) since the global financial crisis,” explains Gunter Deuber, analyst at RBI. According to his estimation, regional economies are benefiting from solid private consumption and a rebound in investments driven by higher EU transfers and increasingly tight […]