Bratislava, 12. 11. 2025
The winner of the 3rd year of the TREND TOP Exporter of the Year 2025 competition, sponsored by Eximbanka, was the company Sofer from Stara Ľubovňa, which produces complete machines, such as stone or waste crushers. Her products are known in Germany, Austria, India, Brazil and the Netherlands. The award was presented yesterday, 11. On November 2025, at the annual TREND weekly awards ceremony, Ján Solecký, owner of Sofer, received the award from Rastislav Podhorec, CEO of Eximbanka. Other nominees in this category were Sana Clis from Bratislava, a company operating in the international drug research and development chain, Fenega, s.r.o., a manufacturer of deoxidation briquettes from Kračúnovice, Betamont Ltd from Lieskovec, a manufacturer of intelligent technologies for road and rail transport, and Slovarm, a manufacturer of fittings, valves, sanitary fittings and measuring equipment based in Myjava.
“Congratulations to the winner and finalists of the 3rd edition of TREND TOP Exporter of the Year 2025, which we are sponsoring.Global competition is intensifying and exports are becoming part of geopolitics. Slovak companies have both skills and reputation – our role at Eximbank is to be a bridge between European instruments and Slovak companies to help them translate technical know-how, flexibility and confidence into success in foreign markets. We unlock the potential of Slovak exports – with a clear strategy, reliable partnerships and the courage to succeed. I believe that Slovak exports will become not only an engine of growth, but also a symbol of trust, cooperation and pride in what we create at home,” saidRastislav Podhorec, CEO of Eximbanka.
Eximbanka supports Slovak exporters to safely develop their business both at home and abroad. Projects with added value, positive social impact or innovative ways of doing business play an important role in this.
The opportunity to become Exporter of the Year 2025 was given to companies that contribute to sustainable development in the areas of business, society, infrastructure, digitalization, education, health, environment or culture through their products, technology or services, or export activities and projects. The winner of the category was announced yesterday, together with the winners of other annual TREND TOP awards (Industrial Company of the Year, Company of the Year, Family of the Year, Bank of the Year, Insurance Company of the Year, Investor of the Year, Business Woman and Manager of the Year) in Bratislava in the new building of the Slovak National Theatre.
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As the only direct instrument of the state for export promotion, EXIMBANKA SR is an important part of the chain responsible for promoting the country’s economic policy in the field of external economic relations. It offers a wide range of export-related financial products, especially credit insurance, financing and guarantees. As a state export credit agency, it enables Slovak exporters to enter into trade and investment relations where the commercial financial sector is less interested in taking on risk and therefore performs a complementary function.
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