Leasing companies approved 2.7% more new business in the third quarter of 2024 than in the same period of 2023. The stock of leasing business stood at EUR 2.7 billion at the end of September 2024, which is 4.6% more than at the end of September 2023.

Banka Slovenije publishes monthly the key data of the banking system for the last available month. More detailed data on bank operations are also available in the form of an enriched statistical database.

Economic growth in Slovenia remained weak in the third quarter, although there was a slight improvement in the situation compared with the first half of the year. Weak investment and the cyclical cooldown in construction remain the main factors holding GDP growth back, while the main growth drivers are domestic government consumption and private consumption, and in the third quarter, somewhat surprisingly, net exports.