After Slovenia's rating was affirmed in December by Fitch, one of the three largest rating agencies, S&P Global and DBRS Morningstar, the German credit rating agency Crediterform Rating also gave Slovenia an excellent AA- rating on Friday. Among the main reasons for this rating, the agency highlighted Slovenia’s diversified economy, which is achieving good results and is in the midst of a strong recovery after the drop caused by the coronavirus. In this way, according to the rating of the agency based in Neuss near Düsseldorf, Slovenia can expect to move further towards the EU average development level. The outlook is good and stable, they wrote, stressing that membership of the EU and the euro area is a big plus for the country.

 The British global citizenship consultancy firm Henley & Partners also published a list of the world's most powerful passports for 2022 with regard to freedom of travel. Slovenia was one of the best this year, ranking tenth (better than last year) on the latest Global Passport Ranking. Japan and Singapore topped the rankings. The passports of residents of the two Asian countries therefore enable their bearers to access the largest number of the world's destinations. In comparison: the Slovenian passport opens the doors to as many as 181 destinations, while the Afghan passport (Afghanistan ranked last at 111th) to only 26 destinations.