BRATISLAVA, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The Slovak government is trying to attract 100 potential investments that may create up to 30,000 new jobs, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico announced in parliament on Thursday.
"The investments are worth a combined 2.5 billion euros (2.66 billion U.S. dollars)," stressed Fico.
He also mentioned online retail giant Amazon's confirmed plans to build a strategic services center in Sered in western Slovakia. Fico said this should ultimately create 1,000 new jobs.
As for the investment by car maker Jaguar Land Rover, "this plant will create close to 3,000 jobs, and an additional 6,000 jobs in the supplier network," explained Fico. (1 euro = 1.06 U.S. dollars)
