is Slovakia's only economics journal with all-European circulation. In 1998, it was smoothly continuing the mon-thly Media Kuriér which had been appearing for the three preceding years, and has become a joint project of the private Publishing House Judita Vámosiová - Media plus, Foreign Trade Support Fund (FPZO), the Federation of Employers' Associations of the Slovak Republic (AZZZ SR), and the Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SOPK). It appears in two languages Slovak and the language of the country in question and/or English.

The major orientation of the full-color prestigious monthly SLOVAK TRADE FORUM has been towards the economic cooperation with other countries, pro-export policies and foreign investments.

Each issue specifically focuses on Slovakia's trade with a selected European country or a group of countries - also the USA and Canada shall be included in 1999 - and is being developed in a very close cooperation with Slovakia's commercial representations abroad, the representations of the corresponding countries in Slovakia, chambers of commerce, and industrial unions of the countries in question. The annual editorial plans and the concepts of the individual issues are reviewed and approved in advance by a 7-member Editorial Board comprising the leading representatives of FPZO, AZZZ SR and SOPK.

The almost 20,000 subscribers from Slovakia and abroad, mostly from among top economic manager, represent a good starting point for an effective official lobbying in favor of exporters and foreign investors in 1999.

The principal structure of each issue contents is as follows:

• A block of documents to characterize, from economical, commercial, social, and political aspects, Slovakia and the country which is the focus of the issue
• Analyses of the mutual economic contacts and links - the status quo and the prospects of the development, market surveys, Joint Ventures, investments, exports, imports, transport of goods, cooperation on third markets, regional cooperation
• Activities of the Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Foreign Trade Promotion Fund, the Federation of Employers' Associations of the Slovak Republic, the governments, ministries and enterprises with respect to the country in question, bilateral cooperation, missions of business people, business forums, mixed chambers
• Establishment of the background and framework conditions to support mutual foreign trade on the part of State authorities (legislation, taxation system, customs regime, certification, infrastructure, etc.) and the chambers of commerce of both countries
• Activities of Slovak enterprises and Slovakia's representations in the country in question and vice versa, activities of enterprises from other countries in Slovakia, benefits, effects, problem areas
• Contacts, practical information
• Presentations of companies in the form of reports, interviews with managers, and advertising

Circulation in Slovakia

a) subscribers (approx. 13,000 as of January 1, 1999): management of production and commercial enterprises, financial institutions, business and employers' associations (SOPK, AZZZ SR, industrial and commercial unions, etc.), economic ministries, central and regional State administration and local self-governments, embassies and commercial representations of other countries in Slovakia, foreign commercial representations and enterprises in Slovakia

b) free sale at selected press stands and in the network of gas stations

c) a portion of the circulation distributed free of charge at important events organized by SOPK, AZZZ SR, FPZO and other institutions throughout the year

Circulation abroad

a) subscribers (approx. 7,000 as of January 1, 1999): chambers of commerce from other countries, industrial unions and larger business entities, Slovakia's commercial representations

b) a portion of the circulation distributed free of charge at international exhibitions and important events with the participation of the business sector, organized in other countries by FPZO, AZZZ SR, SOPK and other institutions throughout the year.

Internet

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