Slovenia’s real estate market continues to show strong demand, with a steady presence of foreign buyers, particularly from neighboring EU countries. Although the country’s property sector is smaller and more regulated than those of Croatia or Montenegro, Slovenia remains one of the most attractive investment destinations in Central Europe — offering political stability, EU membership, and a balance between Alpine lifestyle and Mediterranean proximity.
According to data from Slovenia’s Geodetic Administration and industry analysts for early 2025, around 6–7% of all real estate transactions in the country involve foreign citizens — a figure that has remained stable over the past three years.
Among foreign buyers, the leading nationalities are:
1) Austria – approximately 28% of transactions involving foreigners;
2) Germany – around 22%;
3) Italy – roughly 14%, mainly in the coastal Primorska region;
4) Croatia – about 8%, driven by cross-border purchases in the northeast;
5) Hungary and Switzerland – jointly accounting for about 10%.
Buyers from outside the EU (including the U.K., Israel, and the United States) represent a smaller but growing segment, often focusing on luxury mountain properties in Bled, Bohinj, and Kranjska Gora, or on historic residences in Ljubljana’s old town.
The Slovenian real estate market continues to experience price growth, albeit at a more moderate pace compared to its peak years. In 2024, average residential prices increased by 6.8%, while in Ljubljana — by over 10%. Newly built apartments and energy-efficient houses remain the most sought-after properties, while older buildings without renovation are less competitive.
Despite strong fundamentals, experts expect foreign share in property transactions to remain around 6–7%.
At the same time, rising connectivity with Austria, Italy, and Croatia — including through new rail and road infrastructure — is expected to stimulate cross-border investment and second-home demand.
In the medium term, Slovenia’s property market is likely to remain stable but competitive, with local and EU buyers dominating, and luxury and eco-friendly segments gaining ground.
Slovenia’s real estate sector combines European stability with regional charm. Foreign investors, particularly from Austria, Germany, and Italy, continue to view the country as a safe, high-quality destination for second homes and long-term investment — though affordability and supply remain key constraints.
Nova Poshta, Ukraine’s leading express delivery company, installed more than 8,000 new parcel terminals over the year, bringing their total number to 30,600, according to a press release issued by the company on Wednesday.
“As of October 6, the company has 44,983 service points, including 14,336 branches. Over the past year alone, more than 8,000 new parcel terminals have been installed, and over the past week, another 259,” the document says.
As previously reported by Nova Poshta, in the first half of this year, its branch network grew by 708 points to 13,985, and the number of parcel terminals increased by more than 4,000 to 28,326, while in mid-2024 there were 12,180 and 18,370 thousand, respectively.
“Parcel locker delivery is a global trend that is rapidly gaining momentum in Ukraine. We plan to invest about UAH 1 billion in the development of the parcel locker network by the end of 2025,” said Artur Kudelin, director of the parcel locker department at Nova Poshta, in the release.
The company added that while three years ago less than 10 million shipments per year passed through parcel lockers, now there are 46 million, and by the end of 2025, the company plans to reach 75 million deliveries.
“We see a clear trend: the opening of a parcel terminal (for example, near a cottage community) immediately stimulates the growth of online purchases in that area. Therefore, the expansion of the network contributes to the development of the entire online commerce ecosystem in general,” Kudelin noted.
According to the release, more than 4,000 parcel terminals in the network are powered by solar panels, and a “locker” service has also been introduced for temporary storage or transfer of items.
The main activity of Nova Poshta is express delivery of documents, parcels, and palletized large-sized cargo.
In the first half of 2025, the company increased its revenue by 23% compared to the same period in 2024, to UAH 24.6 billion. The volume of parcels and cargo delivered amounted to 238 million (7% more).
The realization of the project of creation of a logistics multi-temperature complex of class “A” with a full range of services of 3PL-operator – Frost HUB Vinnytsia has been started in Vinnytsia Industrial Park, Vinnytsia City Council reports on its Facebook page.
The corresponding memorandum of cooperation was signed on Tuesday between the company-investor and the city council.
As Deputy Mayor Andriy Ocheretnyy noted, the project will help create 150 new jobs and attract about EUR 10 mln of investments.
The launch of the first stage is planned for 2027.
“Vinnytsia stands at the intersection of major logistics routes. It has access to international highways to Romania and Moldova, proximity to ports – and this is a great advantage in the current conditions. Because of the war, many companies are forced to move production facilities to safer regions, so we deliberately chose Vinnytsia for our project,” the report quoted the director and co-founder of Frost HUB Vinnytsia Vitaliy Poghosyan as saying.
He added that the best conditions for investors have been created here: professional turnkey support from the city authorities, five industrial parks with ready infrastructure, engineering networks and stable power supply.
“The future site is fully integrated into the urban space – near public transportation, bicycle lanes, everything for comfortable passage of workers,” Pogosyan noted.
The complex will combine modern warehouses for different temperature regimes and a full range of logistics services. The project envisages cooperation with educational institutions to train a new generation of engineers and power engineers.
Frost HUB Vinnytsia is the first element of a future national network of multi-temperature logistics centers that will provide efficient logistics for the agricultural sector, retail, manufacturers and exporters.
IP “VinIndastri” with an area of 13 hectares was included in the Register of Industrial Parks in October 2023, at the same time the management company of the park became SCP “Vinnytsia Municipal Investment Fund”.
Four residents are declared in the park (Firewood – manufacturer of equipment for production of fuel briquettes and pellets), “Visardi” – metalworking in construction and agriculture), “Smart Line” – equipment for powder coating of metal products and pharmaceutical distributor “BaDM”), and at the beginning of this year it was planned to double its area.
ADONIS Medical Group will continue developing exosome therapy based on its own biotechnology laboratory developments at its branch in Obukhov.
According to ADONIS’ press release, this area of the medical group includes its own biotechnology laboratory, cryobank, and a line of cell-free Exoprove preparations, the production of which has been established in the biotechnology laboratory at the Obukhov branch.
“Our own production allows us to guarantee the stable quality and biosafety of our products. Each batch undergoes multi-level control and has a product passport. We are developing cell-free treatment approaches for various areas of medicine, from orthopedics to gynecology,” the biotechnology laboratory notes.
Exosomes are the smallest extracellular nanoparticles that transmit regulatory signals between cells, activate physiological and reparative processes in the body, and, in particular, promote tissue regeneration and reduce systemic and local inflammation. They help cells restore their functions and maintain the body’s homeostasis. Thanks to these properties, exosome therapy is used for chronic, autoimmune, and neurological diseases, as well as in cosmetology and trichology.
The EXOPROVE line includes several cell-free preparations with clearly defined areas of application, in particular for dermatology and cosmetology, hair restoration, systemic anti-inflammatory therapy, gynecological practice and ART, and regenerative orthopedics.
All developments are based on the ADONIS medical group’s cord blood bank and other human tissues and cells, which ensures complete quality control of cell-free products at all stages — from testing donor material to the release and proper storage of the finished product.
ADONIS is a multidisciplinary medical center for adults and children, founded in 1997. Currently, the medical group of companies includes seven modern clinics in Kyiv and the region, more than 80 areas of medicine, its own laboratories, operating centers, hospitals, and departments of specialized specialists.
In January-September of this year, Ukraine increased imports of aluminum ore and concentrate (bauxite) in physical terms by 39.4% compared to the same period last year, to 27,219 thousand tons.
According to statistics released by the State Customs Service (SCS), during this period, bauxite imports in monetary terms increased by 24.1% to $3.021 million.
At the same time, imports were mainly from Turkey (81.98% of supplies in monetary terms), China (17.16%), and Guyana (0.86%).
Ukraine did not re-export bauxite in 2025, as in 2024 and 2023.
As reported, in 2024, Ukraine increased its imports of bauxite in physical terms by 77.4% compared to 2023, to 35,173 thousand tons, and in monetary terms by 74%, to $4.107 million. Imports were mainly from Turkey (78.48% of supplies in monetary terms), China (19.48%), and Spain (1.9%).
In 2023, Ukraine imported 19,830 thousand tons of bauxite worth $2.360 million.
In 2022, Ukraine reduced imports of aluminum ores and concentrates (bauxite) in physical terms by 81.5% compared to the previous year, to 945,396 thousand tons. Bauxite imports in monetary terms decreased by 79.6% to $48.166 million. Imports were mainly from Guinea (58.90% of supplies in monetary terms), Brazil (27.19%), and Ghana (7.48%).
Bauxite is an aluminum ore used as a raw material for producing alumina, which is then used to produce aluminum. It is also used as a flux in ferrous metallurgy.
Bauxite is imported into Ukraine by the Mykolaiv Alumina Plant (MAP).
JSC Ukrenergomashiny (Kharkiv) ended January-June of this year with a net profit of UAH 0.49 million, compared to UAH 20.81 million for the same period last year.
According to the company’s financial report on its website, net income decreased slightly, by 3.4%, to UAH 468.85 million.
The company received UAH 13.84 million in operating profit (three times less), and gross profit exceeded last year’s figure by 20.2%, amounting to UAH 140.68 million.
As reported, in the first quarter of this year, UkrEnergoMashyn’s net profit increased by 35% compared to January-March 2024, to UAH 0.25 million, with net income growing by 23.4% to UAH 225.3 million.
Thus, in the second quarter, the plant received UAH 0.24 million in net profit (in April-June 2024 – UAH 20.62 million), while net income decreased by 19.5% to UAH 243.55 million.
JSC Ukrenergomashiny, more than 75.22% of whose shares are owned by the state, is the only manufacturer of turbine equipment for hydro, thermal, and nuclear power plants in Ukraine. It also produces electric motors for rail and urban transport.
According to the company’s annual report, in 2024, it more than doubled its net income to almost UAH 799 million and received UAH 0.88 million in net profit compared to UAH 0.2 million in 2023.
As reported, according to the decision of the shareholders, from October 1 to October 28 of this year, Ukrenergomashiny will pay dividends for 2024 in the amount of UAH 660,660 (75% of the net profit received) at the rate of UAH 0.00156 per share with a par value of UAH 0.25.
The average number of employees in 2024 was 2,739 thousand people (3,492 thousand in 2023).
