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Bratislava, November 10, 2022 - Once again, Slovak Investment Holding (SIH) is supporting the Challenger Accelerator programme as an Investment Partner this year. We see supporting innovation and the startup ecosystem in Slovakia as necessary and vital. The Accelerator programme allows participants to improve the business model of their projects, offers a unique opportunity to build relationships in the innovation ecosystem and, last but not least, innovative companies and entrepreneurs have the opportunity to receive exciting investments.
 

Bratislava, 25. októbra 2022 - Slovak Investment Holding (SIH) má voľné pravcovné pozície. Do tímu interných audítorov a finančných kontrolórov hľadáme nových kolegov. Bližšie informácie o voľných pracovných pozíciách ako i o spoločnosti SIH nájdete nižšie.

Bratislava, October 17, 2022 - The investment of Slovak Investment Holding (SIH) will help in the revitalization of the First Slovak Literary Grammar School. The ambition is to create a modern interactive space for the general public as well as for people from the cultural and creative industries.

Bratislava, September 3, 2022 - ITAPA EXPO 2022 – it is not just the exhibits from the Slovak pavilion at EXPO Dubai 2020. The Festival of Innovations will prove to you that even with small steps we can work our way up to big things. We will be there too!

How can Slovakia become an innovation power? How to get rich from innovation? Perhaps a difficult question, but there is a simple answer.

Bratislava, June 1, 2022 - Slovak Investment Holding (SIH) together with the fund trustees CB ESPRI and Social Innovators Impact Capital is launching two investment funds to support the social economy.

SIH will invest a total of € 20.9 million in both trustees' funds. The purpose of using the funds is to support activities or enterprises whose main objective is to achieve a positive social impact.

Bratislava, May 10, 2022 - EURACTIV Slovakia presents an interview with Igor Kočiš, founder and CEO of GA Drilling, a Slovak company developing a unique technology for geothermal energy. Through Slovak Investment Holding (SIH), GA Drilling has also received investment from European money. SIH, as a state-owned joint stock company, manages European financial instruments in Slovakia based on repayable financial assistance.

Bratislava, May 3, 2022 - Bratislava has set up a joint venture with the State Investment Fund to restore the Grössling Spa, which will allow it to finance the reconstruction and also borrow additional money from the bank. According to Slovak Investment Holding (SIH), this is an exemplary model for financing viable public projects.

Bratislava, April 14, 2022 - SIH's Anti-Corona Guarantee Programme is retrospectively rated positively. Entrepreneurs have already received more than € 1 billion through the State Loan Guarantee Programme. The guarantees were organised by Slovak Investment Holding (SIH) and the loans were intermediated by banks.

In a survey prepared by EURACTIV.sk, respondents answered the following question:

In retrospect, how do you evaluate the SIH Anti-Corona Guarantee Programme?

Bratislava, March 8, 2022 - During the pandemic, Slovak Investment Holding (SIH) has also used EU funds to provide loans to Slovak start-ups where it sees growth potential. It has launched the SIH Anti-Corona Capital Programme, investing almost four million euros in innovative companies in two rounds, the return on which is in the form of shares or stock.

Bratislava, February 10,  2022 - Slovak Investment Holding (SIH) concluded an investment in Filmzie in late 2021 under the SIH Anti-Corona Capital Programme which brings development capital to innovative companies in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bratislava, January 20, 2022 - In the current programming period, Slovakia is also drawing EU funds through financial instruments. More than one billion euro, which is roughly seven percent of the national euro fund allocation, has been earmarked for financial assistance, which must be returned to the state by the beneficiary.

To find out how the financial instruments work, who manages them, how they are used and where Slovakia is using them in the current programming period, see the prepared  INFOGRAPHIC.

Bratislava, November 29, 2021 - After the city council, the Antimonopoly Office has approved the establishment of a commercial company for the Grӧssling Spa. By signing the contract today, a company of two partners was established, which will ensure the reconstruction and operation of the Grӧssling Spa and the Grӧssling Municipal Library. The city has acquired a partner who will partly help with the financing so that the city budget is not burdened.

Bratislava, November 5, 2021 - Slovak Investment Holding (SIH) sees the necessity and importance of supporting innovation and the start-up ecosystem in Slovakia, and has therefore decided to support the Challenger Accelerator programme as a seed partner again this year.

Bratislava, July 27,  2021 – Slovak Investment Holding (SIH) concluded an investment in Pygmalios under the SIH Anti-Corona Capital Programme which brings development capital to innovative companies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bratislava,  July 12, 2021 - Slovak Investment Holding concluded an investment in e-Dome a.s., in the form of a loan agreement. This loan has been provided for the development of the energy services market and, as a matter of priority, this financial assistance is to cover the renovation of public buildings.

Bratislava, July 6, 2021 - Slovak Investment Holding (SIH) has concluded an investment in Ecocapsule under the SIH Anti-Corona Capital Programme which provides development capital for innovative companies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bratislava, June 15, 2021 - Slovak Investment Holding has concluded an investment in SENSONEO under the SIH Anti-Corona Capital Programme which provides development capital for innovative companies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bratislava, May 25, 2021 - The use of financial instruments co-financed by Euro funds is currently hampered mainly by the ossified Euro fund system. Nevertheless, it will be possible to receive an additional billion euros from the private sector from Euro funds invested through financial instruments in the economy, according to the head of the state investment fund Slovak Investment Holding, Ivan Lesay.

Marián Koreň | EURACTIV.SK

Bratislava, May 21, 2021 - The EURACTIV Slovakia portal organised a survey in which it asked participants whether and why in the new programming period some Euro funds should be used for financial instruments and in which areas their use is most meaningful. The respondents were selected economists and analysts.

Bratislava, May 19, 2021 - In addition to grant aid, the state uses Eurofunds to support affordable housing in the form of repayable financial instruments. Slovak Investment Holding, which manages Eurofunds co-financed by EU funds, has invested in a company that helps disadvantaged people with rental housing.