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Slovenia: A Sikh in Slovenia

AT first glance of his business card you could be forgiven for thinking that he is called Marmorni Obok, which would be an unusual name for an Indian Sikh as it means “Marble Arch” in Slovene. In fact...

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The world in figures: Countries: Slovenia

UK Only Article:  standard article Fly Title:  The world in figures: Countries GDP growth: 0.5%GDP per head: $23,230 (PPP: $29,270)Inflation: 1.3%Budget balance (% GDP):...

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Slovenia: A vote for austerity policies

ANYONE with a name like Borat who runs for high office in an ex-communist state would seem to be heading for a fall. All the more so if he supports a programme of spending cuts and other austerity...

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The Economist: Digital highlights, December 8th 2012

Not so fast Since his death Marvin Miller, a former head of America’s baseball players’ union, has been lauded as a champion of the working man. But by dividing the players into haves and have-nots, he...

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Slovenia’s government: Tottering on

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  How will history see me? Fly Title:  Slovenia’s government Rubric:  A government and an opposition that are both on their...

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Mobility: Can we increase mobility by reducing inequality?

This week's Free exchange column discusses new research on rates of inter-generational social mobility (summary here). We are inviting experts in the field to comment on the...

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Politics this week

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Send in the clowns Main image:  20130302_wwp004_290.jpg A renewed sense of crisis gripped the euro zone after a messy result in...

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Slovenia: Slovenia's new prime minister?

AFTER tottering for almost two months the government of Janez Jansa, the Slovene prime minister has fallen. The end came last night in an 11-hour session in parliament with a 55 to 33 vote of...

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Politics this week

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Freedom fighter Main image:  20130413_WWP001_0.jpg Margaret Thatcher died. She was 87. The former British prime minister was lauded...

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Slovenia and the euro: The next domino?

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Freedom fighter Fly Title:  Slovenia and the euro Rubric:  Markets fret that little Slovenia could be next...

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Recommended economics writing: Link exchange

TODAY'S recommended economics writing:• A Slovenia Q&A (Alphaville)• What happened in 2008? (Worthwhile Canadian Initiative)• The grave evil of unemployment (Econlog)• Sympathy for the...

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Slovenia: Slovenia is changing

SEARCH the archives of this newspaper and you won't find much on Slovenia. Since independence in 1991 not that much has happened here. Slovenes had a reputation of being prim, thrifty and hardworking...

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Eastern Approaches on holiday: A tour of eastern and central Europe

WHERE should one go for a summer holiday? Most destinations are predictable, expensive (or very cheap, in every sense) and unimaginative. So Eastern Approaches, which will take a break next week, has...

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The world in figures: Countries: Slovenia

UK Only Article:  standard article Fly Title:  The world in figures: Countries GDP growth: -0.8%GDP per head: $21,000 (PPP: $28,030)Inflation: 1.7%Budget balance (% GDP)...

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Slovenia’s financial crisis: Stressed out

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Unlocking the Middle East Fly Title:  Slovenia’s financial crisis Rubric:  The fight to avoid a sixth euro-zone bail-out...

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Daily chart: Diligent Asia, indolent West

How different countries’ students measure upTEST scores are not everything. But they do signal something. By this measure (taken by testing 15-year-olds on basic academic skills) industrious Asians...

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After the stress tests: Slovenia remains vulnerable

THE long wait is over. For months financial markets have been speculating about the size of the capital hole in Slovenia’s blitzed-out banks, the resulting cost to the state in bailing them out, and...

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Balkan airlines: Fragmented flag carriers

BACK in 2012, The Economist reported that four flag carriers from the Balkans were considering a merger. The logic was sound. When the seven former Yugoslav states went their own way in the 1990s, each...

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Slovenia: Worries about freedom of the press

WHEN Dunja Mijatovic intervenes it is normally in countries where journalists are in real trouble. So, the fact that the Freedom of the Media Representative of the Organization for Security and...

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Press freedom in the Balkans: Troublesome times

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Leviathan of last resort Fly Title:  Press freedom in the Balkans Rubric:  The media feel under rising political and...

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