Maja Bendaš

Maja Bendaš is the acting director of the Office for Macroeconomic Analysis and Development (UMAR) in Slovenia. She has recently been in the news for presenting a revised economic growth forecast, lowering the expected growth for Slovenia from 2.4% to 2.1% for the current year due to potential impacts from U.S. tariffs on European goods. Bendaš emphasized the importance of domestic consumption and investment recovery for the economic outlook, while also highlighting the risks posed by trade tensions and protectionist measures.