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21 May 13

Croatian Airlines Staff End Strike

Croatian Airlines flight attendants agreed to end the strike against jobs and wage cuts on Tuesday, after edight days.

Latest Business News from Croatia

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16 Aug 11

Croatia Tourism Figures Rise in 2011

The Croatian tourism industry, which comprises around 18% of the country's gross domestic product, has seen an 8% increase since January, Tourism Minister Damir Bajs said.

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08 Aug 11

Slovenes Flock to Croatia for Holidays

Almost half of Slovenia’s working population will spend their holiday in Croatia this year, the latest poll from market research company Gfk shows.

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05 Aug 11

Foreign Direct Investment In Croatia Nosedives

Foreign direct investment in Croatia plummeted during 2010, new figures from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD, reveal.

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04 Aug 11

Croatia, Albania and Bulgaria Profit from Kosovo Trade Ban

Vegetables, wheat and oils are among the most popular products being imported to Kosovo from other countries following the country’s ban on imports from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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29 Jul 11

Kosovo Import Ban Could Benefit Croatia

Kosovo's ban on products from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina could mean new trade opportunities for Croatia.

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08 Jul 11

New Bank Aims to Boost Serbs in Croatia

Newly formed Tesla bank aims to facilitate the return to Croatia of refugees who fled in the Nineties and help them set up farms and small businesses.

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05 Jul 11

Croatia Needs Five Years to Reach Pre-Crisis FDI

Croatia received less than €440 million worth of foreign investments last year, equating to as much as it attracted in 1996, immediately after the war.

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30 Jun 11

IMF: Croatia Waking from Recessionary Slumber

Croatia is waking up from its recessionary slumber says Zuzana Murgasova, head of the IMF's mission to the country.

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03 Jun 11

Croatia Minister Tells Citizens to Eat Local Vegetables

As the E Coli outbreak in Germany raises fears about food safety throughout Europe, Croatian officials tell citizens that they can safely eat local fruits and vegetables.

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24 May 11

Croatia Financial Watchdog Files Charges Against MOL

Croatia's financial market watchdog has filed charges against Hungary's MOL over accusations that the firm manipulated the market in shares of INA, Croatia's oil and gas group.

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20 May 11

Hungary's MOL Rejects Accusations of Manipulation

Hungarian oil and gas group MOL has resolutely dismissed allegations that it manipulated trading in shares of INA, Croatia's oil company.

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19 May 11

Croatia Watchdog Says MOL Manipulated INA Shares

Croatia's financial market watchdog HANFA said on Wednesday that the Hungarian firm MOL manipulated the trading of shares in Croatia's oil and gas company INA.

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11 May 11

Croatia Economic Outlook 'Linked' to EU Entry Talks

Croatia's economic outlook is tied to its completion of accession negotiations with the EU, the credit rating agency Dun & Bradstreet says.

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28 Apr 11

Croatia Blocks Trading in INA Shares Again

Croatia's market regulator, HANFA, has again ordered the Zagreb Stock Exchange to suspend trading in shares of the country's oil and gas company INA until May 6.

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13 Apr 11

Croatia, Slovenia Boast Improved Economic Ties

Despite the economic crisis, Croatia and Slovenia managed to increase trade by ten per cent last year, officials said at a joint meeting on Tuesday.

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21 Feb 12

Kosova Petrol “Occupying” Croatian Property

Lobbying by Croatian leaders and legal action have failed to prise more than 20 petrol stations away from Kosova Petrol, owned by a former advisor to PM Hashim Thaci, and back to its pre-war Croatian owners, INA.

Politics and Society

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02 Mar 12

Wikileaks: The IMF’s Fault for Balkan Wars

The International Monetary Fund is partly to blame for wars in former Yugoslavia, according to Stratfor document published by Wikileaks.