The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the European Union and Canada has been opening up new opportunities for European businesses, including Slovak exporters, for ten years now. An expert event held on October 16 in Bratislava focused on the agreement’s benefits and the potential for further development of economic cooperation.
Medeko Cast, s. r. o., based in Považská Bystrica, is a family-owned business that has been operating on the Slovak market for over thirty years. In terms of revenue, it ranks among the forty largest companies in the metallurgy and metalworking sector, with roughly half of its revenue coming from foreign markets.
Support for Slovak exports, new business opportunities, and strengthening the competitiveness of domestic companies were the main topics of the Export Forum 2026, which took place on October 13 in Jasná. Eximbanka also actively participated in the event, organized by the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, presenting financing and insurance options for export projects, as well as tools for involving Slovak companies in international development cooperation.
The role of economic diplomacy in promoting Slovak exports, its response to changing conditions in international trade, as well as the connection between academic education and the needs of diplomatic practice, were the main topics of a panel discussion held on October 7, 2026, at the Faculty of International Relations of the University of Economics in Bratislava.
For nearly two decades, Aquatec VFL, based in Dubnica nad Váhom, has been supplying wastewater treatment plants to households, municipalities, hotels, and industrial facilities. Approximately three-quarters of its revenue comes from abroad, and it has already supplied its equipment to more than 50 countries.
