Slovakia - Country Risk Report
SLOVAKIA
COUNTRY BUSINESS RISK ASSESMENT WITH AN INTEREST IN INVESTMENT IN
REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY
INTRODUCTION - Presumptions used in this analysis
This analysis is done in order to simulate country risk assessment for a western European, well established company in real estate business (further on: The client).
The Client is interested in investment abroad due to a surplus in current and future cash flows and limited growth in the mature market of the country of origin.
The client is interested in getting all kind of information about Slovakia, as he is absolutely unfamiliar with this particular country.
His ultimate interest is in looking for possibilities to do investment in real estate sector, with limitation that the Client does not require us to do full corporate strategy analysis for entering and handling the market, as he believes that his company has unique corporate strategy which „works for sure“, if they decide to enter the market.
SLOVAKIA
COUNTRY BUSINESS RISK ASSESMENT
WITH INTEREST IN INVESTMENT IN
REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY
Geographical position National Flag
BASIC COUNTRY INFORMATION
Slovakia is a Central European country, located south of Poland and north of Hungary. It covers the territory of 48,845 sq km and its population is approximately 5.5 millions citizens
Slovaks represent 85.8% and Hungarians 9.7% of total population. Major religion groups are Roman Catholic 68.9% and Protestant 10.8%. Official language is Slovak.
Country Map
Slovakia’s climate is characterized by cool summers and cold, cloudy, humid winters. This climate is mainly influenced by the geographical configuration of the country. Country has mountains in the central and northern part, and lowlands in the south.
Country's natural resources are consisted of brown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese ore; salt and arable land.
BASIC HISTORICAL, POLITICAL AND LEGAL INFORMATION
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COUNTRY BUSINESS RISK ASSESMENT WITH AN INTEREST IN INVESTMENT IN
REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY
INTRODUCTION - Presumptions used in this analysis
This analysis is done in order to simulate country risk assessment for a western European, well established company in real estate business (further on: The client).
The Client is interested in investment abroad due to a surplus in current and future cash flows and limited growth in the mature market of the country of origin.
The client is interested in getting all kind of information about Slovakia, as he is absolutely unfamiliar with this particular country.
His ultimate interest is in looking for possibilities to do investment in real estate sector, with limitation that the Client does not require us to do full corporate strategy analysis for entering and handling the market, as he believes that his company has unique corporate strategy which „works for sure“, if they decide to enter the market.
SLOVAKIA
COUNTRY BUSINESS RISK ASSESMENT
WITH INTEREST IN INVESTMENT IN
REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY
Geographical position National Flag
BASIC COUNTRY INFORMATION
Slovakia is a Central European country, located south of Poland and north of Hungary. It covers the territory of 48,845 sq km and its population is approximately 5.5 millions citizens
Slovaks represent 85.8% and Hungarians 9.7% of total population. Major religion groups are Roman Catholic 68.9% and Protestant 10.8%. Official language is Slovak.
Country Map
Slovakia’s climate is characterized by cool summers and cold, cloudy, humid winters. This climate is mainly influenced by the geographical configuration of the country. Country has mountains in the central and northern part, and lowlands in the south.
Country's natural resources are consisted of brown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese ore; salt and arable land.
BASIC HISTORICAL, POLITICAL AND LEGAL INFORMATION
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