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What do the latest PISA results reveal about the skills of Slovak students? The OECD’s 2025 assessment points to some stabilisation, but also persistent challenges in reading, mathematics and inequalities linked to students’ backgrounds. Slovakia’s Education Minister Tomáš Drucker discusses the results, the impact of the digital world and how ongoing education reforms aim to respond. Extreme heat is becoming an economic challenge for Slovak businesses, affecting productivity, revenues and the everyday operation of companies. Looking back at the summer of 2026, Vladimir Otrachshenko from the National Bank of Slovakia explains which sectors are most vulnerable to rising temperatures and why investing in adaptation could help firms reduce future losses.