Leveraging its location and low-cost skilled labor, Slovakia has attained a very high level of integration with the … vulnerabilities are coming to the fore. High dependence on exports combined with a concentrated export structure makes Slovakia …

latter complementing the strong export sector that has made Slovakia one of Europe’s more dynamic economies. Reducing still … well as a sound banking system limit vulnerabilities, but Slovakia’s fortunes remain closely tied to external developments …, especially in the euro area, and there are risks from regional tensions since Russia provides much of Slovakia’s energy and is a …