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On Tuesday, 27th October 2026, the Republic of Slovenia, rated A2 (stable) / AA (stable) / A+ (stable), entered the markets with a US$ 500mn 10-year 144A / Reg S bond. The US$ is a strategic currency for the Republic. This transaction marks the second return to the US$ market of Slovenia since 2014. With a solid demand of over US$ 785mn (including JLMs interest), Slovenia could once again count on its diversified institutional investor base. Barclays, Deutsche Bank, DZ BANK, J.P. Morgan and Raiffeisen Bank International jointly led the offering.

The Republic of Slovenia, rated A2 (stable) / AA (stable) / A+ (stable), has mandated Barclays, Deutsche Bank, DZ BANK, J.P. Morgan and Raiffeisen Bank International to lead manage a new USD 10-year Benchmark RegS/144A transaction maturing on the 3 November 2036. The deal is expected to be launched in the near future, subject to market conditions. The manufacturer target markets (MiFID II product governance) as assessed by the joint lead managers are eligible counterparties and professional clients only (all distribution channels).

Today, The Government approved the draft amendments to the 2027 state budget and the draft 2028 state budget, together with the accompanying budget documents. The objective of both draft budgets is to keep the general government deficit below 3% of GDP, while measures to promote Slovenia’s development, decentralisation and debureaucratisation remain key priorities.

The Office of the Republic of Slovenia for Recovery and Resilience has submitted to the European Commission the seventh and final payment request for funds under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, for a total amount of €271.77 million. These are the remaining EU funds available to the country to aid its recovery and strengthen its resilience following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Today, the European Commission disbursed EUR 41 million to Slovenia under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) – NextGenerationEU. This is the maximum amount payable, as Slovenia fulfilled all the milestones under its sixth payment request. Following the disbursement, Slovenia has absorbed almost 87% of the total funding available under the RRF.

The Ministry of Finance has today submitted the draft National Demographic Fund Act for public consultation. One of the objectives of the draft act is to establish a long-term sustainable and transparent system for managing state assets, thereby strengthening the long-term stability and security of the pension system and ensuring greater social security for current and future generations.

Many of the measures introduced in Slovenia under the Recovery and Resilience Plan, implemented with the support of EU funds under the Recovery and Resilience Facility – NextGenerationEU, have already been successfully completed or will be by August 2026. Most of the activities related to measures aimed at increasing productivity and fostering a business-friendly environment for investors have also been completed.

Today, the European Commission issued a preliminary positive assessment of the sixth request for payment of funds under the Recovery and Resilience Facility – NextGenerationEU. Slovenia is expected to receive the payment, amounting to €41 million, next month. Following the inflow, Slovenia will have utilised nearly 87% of the available funds.

At today’s press conference, Prime Minister Dr Robert Golob and Deputy Prime Ministers Luka Mesec, Klemen Boštjančič and Matej Arčon reviewed the past term of office. They stressed that, after four years and despite uncertain geopolitical circumstances, Slovenia is a more stable, safer and developmentally stronger country than it was at the beginning of the term. They also highlighted concrete results: preserved public finances, higher wages and pensions, low unemployment, and increased investment in infrastructure, science, development, housing, resilience and local projects.

The Republic of Slovenia today successfully issued a €350 million seven-year floating rate bond maturing on 29 May 2033. The issuance responds to expressed demand from domestic investors for government financial instruments with floating interest rates and further contributes to diversifying the sources of financing for the state budget.

The Republic of Slovenia (the issuer), rated A2 (stable) / AA (stable) / A+ (stable), has mandated OTP Banka and UniCredit banka Slovenija as joint Lead Managers to lead manage a float rate note (FRN) EUR denominated seven-year bond transaction, subject to feedback.

At today’s correspondence session, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia took note of the Information on the Implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Plan, the Proposal for the Sixth Amendment to the Recovery and Resilience Plan, and the Information on the Closing Process of the Recovery and Resilience Facility.

Minister Klemen Boštjančič attended a meeting of the European Union’s Economic and Financial Affairs Council in Brussels. The ministers discussed new rules that will grant the European Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Anti-Fraud Office access to VAT data at the EU level, thereby strengthening the fight against fraud. They also discussed responses to the economic consequences of the war in the Middle East.

The European Commission today disbursed just over €230 million to Slovenia under the Recovery and Resilience Facility – NextGenerationEU. This is the maximum possible payment, as Slovenia has met all the milestones under its fifth payment request.

On Monday, 30 March 2026, The Republic of Slovenia (rated A2 (stable) / AA (stable) / A+ (stable)) has successfully priced its inaugural Renminbi-denominated Panda bond in the China Interbank Bond Market (CIBM). This landmark transaction represents the first sovereign Panda bond of 2026 and stands as the largest debut sovereign issuance in the history of the Panda bond market.

The Office of the Republic of Slovenia for Recovery and Resilience has submitted to the European Commission the sixth payment request for funds under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, in a total gross amount of EUR 89.53 million.

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The Government will further reduce duties, thus mitigating the increase in the prices of petroleum products for the next 14-day period, as such an increase cannot be avoided due to the conflict in the Middle East. Without this intervention, there would be a price increase of approximately 26 cents per litre for diesel and fuel oil, and a price increase of approximately 18 cents per litre for petrol.

Today, the European Commission issued a positive preliminary assessment of Slovenia’s fifth payment request for funding under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) of NextGenerationEU. Slovenia is expected to receive the payment next month, estimated at €230 million. Following the disbursement, the utilisation of the funds available to Slovenia under the Facility will exceed 80%.

At its session today, the Government approved a proposal for the fifth amendment to the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP). It tasked the Office of the Republic of Slovenia for Recovery and Resilience with submitting the amendment to the European Commission in Brussels, together with the relevant supporting documentation.