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Country Profile
Slovakia: Country Profile
Oct 2018
Slovakia’s economy is experiencing healthy growth. Exports represent more than 80% of GDP and will see double-digit growth in 2018. Steady gains in private consumption and further inflows of EU funds also propel the economy. Investment activity will ...
Country Report
Car Rental (Destination) in Slovakia
Sep 2018
Car rental continued with growth in 2018, as the number of transactions rose. Category growth was mostly influenced by an increase in inbound business arrivals. Car rental also recorded current value growth in 2018, as online bookings for car rental ...
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Airlines in Slovakia
Sep 2018
Slovakia is characterised by a strong presence of airlines within the transportation industry. In 2018, the number of transported passengers and sales of airlines broke records that were previously registered just before the financial crisis. Low ...
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Lodging in Slovakia
Sep 2018
Slovak lodging establishments continued to record steady current value growth in 2018, boosted by higher occupancy and average daily room rates. Growth was mainly the result of positive developments in terms of inbound and domestic flows, as well as ...
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Online Travel Sales and Intermediaries in Slovakia
Sep 2018
Travel intermediaries registered healthy growth in 2018, with the performance increasingly driven by online sales. After terrorist threats across the non-European part of the Mediterranean coastline had mostly subsided, Slovak travellers regained ...
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Travel in Slovakia
Sep 2018
The performance of Slovak travel was positively impacted by sustained growth of inbound arrivals and domestic trips during 2018. This was reflected in lodging occupancy rates, which continued to increase across all categories – from luxury hotels to ...
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Tourism Flows in Slovakia
Sep 2018
The Slovak travel industry recorded a new high for inbound flows of Chinese tourists in 2018. Double-digit growth of Chinese arrivals clearly indicated the increasing presence of tourists from China in the global tourism market. The vast majority of ...
Strategy Briefing
Eurozone Economic Outlook: Q3 2018
Aug 2018
Eurozone GDP is expected to grow by 1.9-2.3% in 2018 and by 1.5-2.1% in 2019. The overall positive economic outlook has led the European Central Bank (ECB) to announce an end to its quantitative easing programme after December 2018, though it has ...
Strategy Briefing
Laundry Care in Eastern Europe
Jul 2018
Eastern Europe is expected to see a somewhat improved performance after the economic downturn in some of its key markets. A number of factors will continue to impact both volume and value sales of laundry care, such as financial uncertainties, ...
Strategy Briefing
Skin Care in Eastern Europe
Jul 2018
Skin care sales in Eastern Europe have shown unspectacular results as weak economies in the region’s largest countries have hindered sales. Turnovers are picking up with shoppers becoming more affluent as well as educated. Previously unseen brands ...
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Cigarettes in Slovakia
Jul 2018
Despite the new legislative framework which took effect in May 2016, aiming to reduce the number of smokers in the country, both volume and value sales of cigarettes increased in 2017. This suggests that the legislative changes have not been ...
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Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco in Slovakia
Jul 2018
The main consumers of cigars in Slovakia are those who also smoke cigarettes. Smoking cigars has commonly been seen as a fairly expensive habit, which many consumers cannot afford due to their significantly higher unit prices when compared to ...
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Tobacco in Slovakia
Jul 2018
While the EU legislative framework aiming to curb the usage of tobacco took effect in Slovakia in May 2016, the new regulations have not had a significant impact on Slovak smokers, with tobacco sales recording a further increase in 2017. The ...
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Smokeless Tobacco and Vapour Products in Slovakia
Jul 2018
Vapour products, especially open vaping systems, have grown in popularity among younger consumers around the age of 25. This can be attributed to their convenience, largely due to not needing to purchase products daily when compared to cigarettes, ...
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Better For You Beverages in Slovakia
Jun 2018
Slovak consumers were increasingly interested in drinks lower in sugar in 2017, as such brands received increasing marketing support. Slovakia’s high obesity level received rising attention in the media and the prevalence of unhealthy lifestyles in ...
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Better For You Packaged Food in Slovakia
Jun 2018
Unnecessarily high sugar content in foods and drinks made news in Slovakia in 2017 due to soaring obesity levels. Hectic lifestyles and overconsumption of fatty and high sugar and salt foods, in combination with a lack of exercise, continues to fuel ...
Country Report
Fortified/Functional Beverages in Slovakia
Jun 2018
FF beverages experienced growing competition from vitamins and dietary supplements in 2017 because of the increasing consumer interest in disease prevention. This meant that consumers were willing to substitute FF beverages with various vitamins and ...
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Fortified/Functional Packaged Food in Slovakia
Jun 2018
Fortified and functional packaged food saw growing competition from vitamins and dietary supplements in 2017 due to rising consumer interest in preventive health. Increasing demand for dietary supplements and vitamins will continue to impact ...
Country Report
Free From in Slovakia
Jun 2018
Slovak consumers are demanding better quality ingredients and added value from their food products. This is fuelling the premiumisation trend, which is also being facilitated by slowly strengthening consumer purchasing power. Free from products ...
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Naturally Healthy Beverages in Slovakia
Jun 2018
Beverages of natural origin and free from artificial preservatives, colourants or flavours were increasingly popular in Slovakia in 2017. Brands with naturally occurring sugar (with no added sugar or other sweetening agents) grew dynamically, thanks ...
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