AmCham in the media
On April 3, 2012, Hospodárske noviny featured an article on the current situation with regards to payment discipline, and its impact on companies in Slovakia. Matej Firický of White & Case provided comments on behalf of AmCham Tax Committee.
On April 2, 2012, Radio Lumen reported on the AmCham expert seminar on 'Poverty Alleviation in Eastern Slovakia,' which took part in Košice. The seminar was organized in cooperation with the Carpathian Foundation, with the support of T-Systems Slovakia, and sponsored by Getrag Ford Transmissions Slovakia, RWE and US Steel Košice.
This week, the Slovak Spectator Business Focus is devoted to nuclear energy. The AmCham column, authored by prof. Pavel Povinec, was prepared in cooperation with Slovenske elektrarne - ENEL, and it discusses the results of post-Fukushima stress tests.
The AmCham FDI Survey was cited in a SME article discussing Slovak judiciary system.
The second AmCham column in the Slovak Spectator, authored by Marcel Rebroš of Cisco Systems, discusses cyber security trends.
Check out the new AmCham Column in the Slovak Spectator! The first article was written by Kenneth Ryan of KPMG, and it discusses the AmCham FDI Strategy.
On March 12, 2012, foreign chambers of commerce in Slovakia presented their call to the new government, emphasizing seven key points: education as a priority; enhanced employment and growth; predictable, transparent and stable energy policy; effective tax system; transparent and efficient public procurement process; attracting foreign direct investment and making Slovakia a better business place.
What are the roots of the crisis in the Eurozone? What should Europe do to overcome the crisis and what are the implications for Slovakia? These questions were discussed at a seminar organized by AmCham, in cooperation with EurActiv.sk, sponsored by Slovenská sporiteľňa and Slovenský plynárenský priemysel (SPP).
On February 29 - March 3, 2012, SITA, Korzar (SME) and several other media outlets published articles about the AmCham Job Fair in Kosice, noting that it was attended by 1 300 students and 19 companies. STV also aired a special report on the job fair, which was part of the main daily news.
On February 27, 2012, IT News featured cooperation between DELL and Bratislava International School of Liberal Arts (BISLA), mentioning DELL’s active involvement in AmCham’s Committee on Business-Academic Cooperation.
