This page describes how Symbol Consulting prepares the analysis published on this site. The methodology serves a single purpose: that a reader can trace any claim back to its source, rather than accept it on the authority of the brand.
Every figure has a named primary source
Every data point in the text — a vacancy rate, a rent, an investment volume, a wage level, a tax rate or an incentive threshold — is tied to an identifiable primary source and carries the date on which it applies. For real-estate figures we state the quarter (for example, „Q4 2025“), because stock, vacancy and rents shift every three months. Among the sources we rely on are the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (Štatistický úrad SR), SARIO, the National Bank of Slovakia, the Commercial Register and the real-estate advisers CBRE, Colliers and Cushman & Wakefield Slovakia.
Divergent figures are shown both
When two credible sources disagree — for instance when CBRE and Colliers report different prime rents or vacancy for the same quarter — we do not average the values. We present both figures, name each data provider and the period, and explain why the methodologies differ. False precision from averaging serves an investment decision worse than an honest range.
AI-image disclosure
Where an illustrative image in an article is created or edited with artificial-intelligence tools, we label it as such. These are illustrations, not documentary photographs of specific assets, factories or people. Charts and tables always cite their data source in the caption.
Genres and language
We distinguish analysis (interpretation of data) from news (a statement of fact) and from opinion context. Expert interpretation is flagged as such in the text and is not passed off as a rule or a verified fact. The site publishes in Slovak and English; both language versions pass through the same source check.
Corrections
If we identify a factual error — through our own review or on a reader’s tip via the contact form — we correct the text and, for a material change, note it transparently in the article. We welcome correction requests; the channel is described under Contact & Privacy. A full overview of the primary sources is available under Sources & Data.