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Editorial Invest in Slovakia
Get information from a selection of articles from other media. Our summary of each of them will save you time. You'll find news from the worlds of finance, technology, and real estate.
How to ride the growth of the real estate market and limit the risks? Buying an apartment is not the only option - Real estate as an investment is said to be used by 23 % Slovaks. According to a survey by J&T Bank, real estate makes up one fifth of the portfolios of Slovak millionaires. Financial instruments can protect us from market fluctuations. In the article, Forbes elaborated on the alternatives to buying property on mortgage, the expected development of demand for residential and office buildings, shopping centres, and land.
Investor August 2022 was a seesaw. Stocks went up at first, only to end up in negative territory - Following the Fed's announcement that high interest rates will not be a short-term thing, the S&P 500 index ended in a month-on-month loss of 4 %. Intel, AMD and NVIDIA lost 10 to 20 % of their value. The Euro Stoxx 50 has lost almost 18 % since the beginning of the year.
What is the best investment today? Forget the "hot tips" from social networks - An investment is a tool to achieve a certain goal. Therefore, there is no universal "best investment". First you need to know your goal. Set rules and stick to them. Frequent changes lead to below-average returns.
Banks in Slovakia are again racing to make mortgage loans more expensive - Following the ECB's key interest rate hike, several Slovak banks are raising their interest rates. In the article you will find tables with new terms and conditions of mortgage loans in mBank, Slovenska sporiteľna, UniCredit Bank and Prima banka.
One consent and you waive your rights. IT chief warns of dangers on the internet - "It's not so easy to rob someone on the street anymore, because there are cameras everywhere, so it's done through the mail, for example," says Dominik Hádl. The levels of digital threats are different, depending on what the purpose is. It also depends on whether an individual or an organisation is behind the attack. Most people will mindlessly click that they agree to everything when setting up an account. And by doing so, they are giving up certain of their rights. A typical example is TikTok, a Chinese app that tracks people and sends data. "I recommend rejecting cookies and also considering what and where you enter information."
Griffin launches Verify, the first product available on its BaaS (Banking as a Service) platform - The service helps manage financial crime risks and streamline customer onboarding by automating KYC and KYB checks. "Intelligent onboarding is key to any financial services offering, and Verify is a complete solution that helps firms manage financial crime risk, automate manual tasks and create a seamless end-to-end experience for users," said Adam Moulson. Key features include customisable audit workflows and decision logic to automatically accept and reject a result, and clear audit trails with visibility of each audit result and the rationale behind the decision.
5 benefits of a solid revenue operations strategy - Revenue operations (RevOps) are essential to your business because they align marketing, sales and customer service. The article explains the benefits in aligning different departments, building stronger customer relationships, increased operational productivity, improved forecast accuracy, and higher conversion rates.
The Ethereum merger is complete: what's next? - The merger took place on September 15, when the network seamlessly transitioned to PoS and the "miners" were replaced by validators who insert ethers (ETHs) to process transactions, add new blocks, and maintain the network. The merger was the first step in a five-part process, with more to come in 2023, to further reduce network congestion and increase the number of transactions per second. The final three steps in Ethereum's continued development after the merger will take place over the next few years.
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