INESS

April 23, 2025

The Reality of Sanctions Against Russia

EU sanctions against Russia can be divided into four groups. The first group consists of sanctions on approximately 2,400 specific individuals, ranging from politicians to oligarchs and propagandists. These individuals have had their European assets frozen and are banned from entering Europe. From the perspective of the Slovak economy, this part of the sanctions is completely insignificant.
February 27, 2025

Europe’s Most and Least Business-Friendly Countries in 2024

Several competitiveness rankings assess factors such as law enforcement, infrastructure, and taxation law from a business perspective. However, they often lack accessible and practical explanations of how these factors impact the daily operations of small businesses.
January 11, 2024

High Taxes and Wasteful Spending – Two Sides of the Same Coin

The last budget of former Finance Minister Peter Kažimír, which was presented in 2019, before he left for the comfortable office of the National Bank of Slovakia, estimated a deficit of 0.1 per cent of the GDP – some €100 million.

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EPICENTER publications and contributions from our member think tanks are designed to promote the discussion of economic issues and the role of markets in solving economic and social problems. As with all EPICENTER publications, the views expressed here are those of the author and not EPICENTER or its member think tanks (which have no corporate view).

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