The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Economy of the Slovak Republic

Anna Tomková (), Jaroslav Gonos, Katarína Čulková and Martin Rovňák
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Anna Tomková: Department of Managerial Psychology, Faculty of Management and Business, University of Prešov, Konštantínova 16, 080 01 Prešov, Slovakia
Jaroslav Gonos: Department of Economics and Economy, Faculty of Management and Business, University of Prešov, Konštantínova 16, 080 01 Prešov, Slovakia
Katarína Čulková: Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Control and Geotechnologies, Technical University of Košice, Letná č. 1/9, 042 00 Košice-Sever, Slovakia
Martin Rovňák: Department of Finance, Accounting and Mathematical Methods, Faculty of Management and Business, University of Prešov, Konštantínova 16, 080 01 Prešov, Slovakia

Economies, 2024, vol. 12, issue 2, 1-15

Abstract: The main goal of this contribution is to assess the development of the economic condition of the Slovak Republic in the context of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The situation regarding the development of and changes in the economic condition of Slovakia is compared with that in selected EU countries, considering the effects of previous global crises, with a focus on the impacts on small and medium-sized enterprises. The economies of European countries are mentioned to illustrate the ideas of the presented paper, with an emphasis on the economic dimension of the COVID-19 pandemic and its subsequent impact on the Slovak Republic. This research is conducted through basic analytical tools and an analysis of the development of macroeconomic indicators, and by addressing the issue through data from a globally available database. The results in this paper serve as proposals and recommendations for the mitigation of negative economic impacts.

Keywords: COVID-19; pandemic; macroeconomic indicators; financial crisis; balance of payments (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E F I J O Q (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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