Europe

Slovakia
Last reviewed: 5 December 2008

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TRADE AND INVESTMENT

Trade and Investment with the UK

UK Exports to Slovakia: £374m (2007) up by 40% from 2006
UK Imports from Slovakia: £1244m (2007) up by 90% from 2006

Since 1993, bilateral trade between the UK and Slovakia has grown at an increasing rate. UK exports include electrical and office machinery, pharmaceutical products, telecommunications equipment, organic chemicals, textiles, and general industrial machinery.

The UK is the sixth largest investor in Slovakia. One major investment was the acquisition by Tesco Stores of seven department stores in 1996, and the more recent major development of a chain of hypermarkets. Tesco is now the top retailer in Slovakia, and one of the main employers in the country. Other major UK investors are Shell, Provident Financial, CP Holdings (Slovakia’s biggest health spa, in Pieštany), and Tate & Lyle. Next, Mothercare and Accessorize are among the established and well-known franchises that have recently opened stores in Bratislava.

UK Trade & Investment Country Profile: Slovakia