News

Bratislava, August 22 - Railways of the Slovak Republic (ŽSR) with the participation of Minister of Transport Pavel Lančarič and State Secretary Jaroslav Kmeť put into operation a new diagnostic train DV NDT. It will control the quality of the material and enable ŽSR to significantly increase the frequency of measurements. The financing of the project was realized in the form of a loan from Slovak Investment Holding (SIH).

The new president Dario Scannapieca will lead the association. The anniversary meeting in Madrid was also attended by representatives of Slovak Investment Holding

Madrid, July 2023 – The ELTI (European Long-Term Investors) Association celebrated its 10th anniversary in July. During the jubilee meeting in Spain, the country of the EU presidency, ELTI members elected a new president. Dario Scannapieca, General Manager and CEO of Italy's Cassa Depositi and Prestiti (CDP), will hold this position for the next three years.

Bratislava, June 26, 2023 - Since its founding in 2017, SENSONEO has focused on developing innovative tools and solutions that bring greater efficiency, transparency and a lower carbon footprint to the waste industry. They are now helping cities and companies with waste management in more than 80 countries worldwide.

Slovak Investment Holding (SIH) sees SENSONEO as a global player in the fast-growing smart waste management market and, thanks to its combination of sustainability, unique technologies and steady growth, as an attractive company in terms of investment opportunities.

Bratislava, May 12, 2023 - EURACTIV Slovakia presents an interview with Zdenka Polednáková, chairwoman of the board of directors of Dostupný Domov. Dostupný Domov buys properties and then rents them out to people in need at discounted rents. Dostupný Domov j.s.a. is a simple shareholding company whose shareholder is also the state through Slovak Investment Holding (SIH). SIH was interested in investing in something that would promote employment and labour mobility. One of the basic prerequisites to support this requirement is the availability of housing in areas where there is work and, therefore, the stabilisation of people through housing.

This is an investment from the European Funds through financial instruments.

The European Investment Bank's Fi-compass identifies Slovak Investment Holding as an exemplary model in the European Union for implementing financial instruments

Bratislava, April 25, 2023 - Slovakia is a good example of how financial instruments can be used effectively to invest in growth and development in the European Union as stated by fi-compass, a platform of the European Commission (EC) and the European Investment Bank (EIB), which advises on financing within the EU. It identified Slovak Investment Holding (SIH) as a prime example of the effective implementation of financial instruments. In April, it published a comprehensive case study and a series of videos with examples of projects and investments supported in Slovakia about the success of SIH, 100% state-owned joint stock company.

Bratislava, March 21, 2023 - Originally, pandemic aid was in the form of government loan guarantees that reduce the interest on business loans. Since the summer, however, banks have been offering loans under the name ANTI-CRISIS. ANTI-CRISIS reflects the current challenges facing entrepreneurs: the war in Ukraine, the energy crisis, inflation, the polycrisis, and permacrisis.

SIH's programme is an example of a so-called financial instrument - that is, the use of EU funds not for a subsidy or grant, but to support or improve a loan or investment. The advantage is that it is not just a one-off affair, the same money can be used several times.

Bratislava, February 8, 2023 – Slovak Investment Holding (SIH) contests for a prestigious European award, organised by „fi-compass“ – a financial instruments platform set up by the European Commission and the European Investment Bank. The fi-compass event is dedicated to promotion of financial instruments, i.e. repayable forms of financing from the European Structural and Investment Funds.

Bratislava, January 10, 2023 - Slovak Investment Holding (SIH) and ESCO Slovensko Group have signed a € 4 million loan agreement. The loan will create opportunities for projects aimed at increasing companies' energy efficiency while reducing greenhouse gas production.

Bratislava, December 12, 2022 - The Slovak Railways (ŽSR) has received a long-term preferential loan from Slovak Investment Holding (SIH) for almost € 13 million. The amount is earmarked for the reconstruction project of the Košice railway station, which is currently under implementation. After the modernisation is completed, the station in the eastern metropolis will be the most modern in Slovakia.

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.