The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has cut its 2025 growth forecast for its regions by 0.2 percentage points to 3.0%, with a moderate rebound to 3.4% expected in 2026. This follows a similar downgrade in February and reflects mounting global headwinds, including rising trade policy uncertainty, softening external demand, and newly imposed tariffs.

Alto Real Estate has secured financing for its flagship project in Bratislava. The developer has announced the successful signing of a loan agreement to secure financing for the SKY PARK Tower project, the latest work of the world-renowned architectural studio Zaha Hadid Architects in Slovakia.

After the approval of the first stage of the Vydrica quarter at the end of last year, the only office building of this phase of the project, called Vydrica Offices by Vydrica Development, has reached this important milestone.

BHM Renewables, a subsidiary of the BHM group, has sold two rooftop solar projects at logistics parks in Slovakia and Slovenia. Both projects have reached the "Ready to Build" stage.

After a record-breaking end to 2024, the residential new-build market in Bratislava has cooled slightly in Q1 2025. According to data from BuiltMind in cooperation with Cushman & Wakefield, 527 units have been sold in the first quarter of 2025. 

The first building of the logistics and consignment centre in the Panattoni Park Bratislava North II has been completed by the general constructor HSF System SK from the PURPOSIA Group. The project developer is Panattoni, the investor is the Accolade group.

Over the past year, leasing activity in the industrial real estate market in Slovakia has slowed with demand shifts in the automotive, retail and e-commerce sectors. The starting point for insights into logistics trends at Bratislava Property Forum 2025 has been well set taking the discussion further touching the risks, opportunities, new construction law and adaptability.

Jana Gerhátová has been in charge of marketing at industrial developer P3 Logistic Parks since April, with responsibility including the Czech Republic and Slovakia region. 

During a geopolitically turbulent period, the core capital is usually focusing on the domestic market. However, CEE investors do not hesitate to seek opportunities in neighbouring markets, bearing in mind the importance of diversification and the need for strategic partnerships to manage risks and maximise returns. These strategies and challenges have been discussed at Bratislava Property Forum 2025 in the panel focused on commercial real estate, chaired by Rudolf Nemec MRICS, Partner & Head of Capital Markets at Cushman & Wakefield Slovakia.

COOP Jednota has opened a new ecological non-stop supermarket in Prievidza in central Slovakia. The entire complex has been built as a wooden building.