- GORENJE
- INTEREUROPA
- KRKA
- LUKA KOPER
- MERCATOR
- MERKUR
"After joining the European Union and introducing Euro in January 2007, we expect that the high growth rates of the Slovene economy will continue in the future. The economy’s close ties with the rapidly developing region of South-Eastern Europe will further dictate the fast pace of growth on the Ljubljana Stock Exchange, with the successful implementation of economic reforms enabling the Slovene companies to turn their potentials to their best advantage. The Ljubljana Stock Exchange will benefit from privatisation in banking, insurance and telecom sectors, which will strengthen the most presitigous trading segment, the Prime market?
THE EXCHANGE
The Stock Exchange will also make improvements to its markets to maximise the impact of these reforms in encouraging portfolio investments:
1. Prime Market
The Prime Market caters for the most prestigious Slovene companies that meet the liquidity criteria of LJSE. Prime issuers are also bound to adhere to the highest disclosure standards, informing the domestic as well as the international public of their business operations. Since its introduction in november 2005, the liquidity of the shares listed in prime market increased by 82.8 per cent, as measured in turnover, and by 42.8 per cent, as measured in number of trades.
2. System of liquidity providers
In the beginning of 2006 LJSE introduced the trading system with liquidity providers ensuring extra liquidity for traded shares, which is intended to enhance the overall Stock Exchange liquidity and thus also lower the transaction costs for investors.
3. Introduction of new products
The Slovene capital market will benefit from the wider European dimension also through the introduction of several new financial instruments. 2006 will therefore see the beginning of trading in interesting financial products enabling the issuers to purchase the exposure on a certain segment of the Slovene market (ETF, investment certificates).
