Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary
2. Slovakia’s Political Analysis
2.1: Structure and stability of government
2.2: Government policy agenda
2.2.1: Policy agenda
3. Slovakia’s Economic Analysis
3.1: Sectoral contribution to GDP and GDP growth rate
3.2: Pricing trends - inflation and interest rates
3.3: Consumption, saving, and investment trends
3.4: International trade and its contribution to GDP
3.5: Foreign direct investment by industry
4. Slovakia’s Social Analysis
4.1: Social and demographic analysis
4.2: Labor market
4.3: Social development index
5. Slovakia’s R&D and Technological Factors
5.1: R&D expenditure in Slovakia
5.2: Impact of technology in industry
5.3: Technology policy
6. Slovakia’s Legal Analysis
6.1: Company law
6.2: Labor law
6.3: Tax law
6.4: Recent economic policies
6.5: Doing business in Slovakia 2013
7. Slovakia’s Environmental Analysis
7.1: Government action against environmental issues
7.2: Environmental policy
7.1: Environment policy
8. SWOT Analysis of Slovakia
List of Figures
Chapter 3. Slovakia’s Economic Analysis
Figure 3.1: Trend of real GDP growth rate
Figure 3.2: Forecast of real GDP growth rate
Figure 3.3: Quarterly trend of GDP growth rate and IIP
Figure 3.4: Trend of per capita income
Figure 3.5: GDP Sectoral contribution
Figure 3.6: Share of different sectors to GDP
Figure 3.7: Quarterly trend of inflation and interest rate
Figure 3.8: Annual trend of inflation and interest rate
Figure 3.9: Trend of savings and investments as percentage of GDP
Figure 3.10: Trend of consumption expenditure as percentage of GDP
Figure 3.11: Trend of Slovakia’s international trade
Figure 3.12: Trend of exports and imports as percentage of GDP
Figure 3.13: Foreign direct investment by industry
Chapter 4. Slovakia’s Social Analysis
Figure 4.1: Geographical location of Slovakia
Figure 4.2: Trend of population and population growth rate
Figure 4.3: Population age structure by 2017
Figure 4.4: Trend of unemployment rate in Slovakia
Chapter 5. Slovakia’s R&D and Technological Factors
Figure 5.1: Trend of R&D expenditure in Slovakia
List of Tables
Chapter 1. Executive Summary
Table 1.1: Factors affecting business in Slovakia
Chapter 2. Slovakia’s Political Analysis
Table 2.1: Political factors and its impact on business
Chapter 3. Slovakia’s Economic Analysis
Table 3.1: FDI limits by industry
Table 3.2: Economic factors and its impact on business
Chapter 4. Slovakia’s Social Analysis
Table 4.1: Population age structure of Slovakia
Table 4.2: Corruption, GINI, Homicide and Human Development Index
Table 4.3: Social factors and its impact on business
Chapter 5. Slovakia’s R&D and Technological Factors
Table 5.1: Technological factor and its impact on business
Chapter 6. Slovakia’s Legal Analysis
Table 6.1: Tax rates in Slovakia, 2013
Table 6.2: Indicators for starting business
Table 6.3: Ranking for procedures of starting business
Table 6.4: Legal factors and its impact on business
Chapter 7. Slovakia’s Environmental Analysis
Table 7.1: Environmental factors and its impact on business