Business

April 1, 2021 - Adria Business Network #15, organized by entrepreneurs Željka Barišić, owner of Forca Digital Agency (www.forcadigitalagency.com), and Kristina Krstinić, owner of MIKRIS Project Management (www.mikris.eu), was held for the first time at Aspira High School. The goal of the event is business networking in Croatia and the region, creating business opportunities, and encouraging continuous education. The event offers the opportunity for all participants to get to know each other better and network in a more targeted way. The guest lecturer was Matija Žulj, owner and director of Agrivi, who spoke about digitalization in agriculture. The lecture was…

ZAGREB, 1 April, 2021 - The main Zagreb Stock Exchange (ZSE) indices increased for the fifth consecutive trading day on Thursday, the last trading day before the Easter holidays, and they saw a strong increase on the week after two weeks of decline. The Crobex indices went up by 0.23% on Thursday, the Crobex to 1,876 points and the Crobex10 to 1,179 points. Week-on-week, the Crobex increased by 1.54% and the Crobex10 by 2.18%. Today's regular turnover was HRK 4.3 million, or HRK 2.7 million less than on Wednesday. The HT telecommunications company generated the highest turnover of HRK 1.26…

April the 1st, 2021 - Croatian shipyards, although the unfortunate subject of a lot of negative press of late, generate an enormous amount of work for other local industries and manufacturers which rely to some extent or another on their proper functioning. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Suzana Varosanec writes, owing to the dynamic development of cooperation between Norwegian fishing boat customers who purchase from Croatian shipbuilders and CroNoMara, there are now as many as four Croatian shipyards which are Norwegian partners - the Iskra shipyard in Sibenik, Tehnomont, shipyard Ostro and Nuic Nautika. When it comes to their products and their full compliance…

March 31, 2021 - During a year of being bombarded with Zoom calls, social media, and outrageous news, it was only time before a more uplifting and inspirational online offer came along. With the world in lockdown, gigs and concerts indefinitely stopped and individuals more isolated than ever, the team at Aymolive.com were busy working away thinking how to reconnect creatives. Vanja Perić, one of the cofounders of Aymolive reminisced about spring 2020 and how the idea was born. “As someone who would go to concerts on a regular basis, bars and cafes closing really hit home, as it removed…

ZAGREB, 31 March, 2021 - The Zagreb Stock Exchange indices on Wednesday increased for the fourth trading day in a row, the Crobex by 0.23% to 1,872 points and the Crobex10 by 0.56% to 1,177 points. Regular turnover exceeded HRK 7 million. The most traded stock was the HT telecom, turning over HRK 1.37 million. It closed at HRK 192 per share, up 1.05%. Forty stocks traded today, with 15 going up in price and 13 going down while 12 were stable. (€1 = HRK 7.569509) For more about business in Croatia, follow TCN's dedicated page.  

March the 31st, 2021 - The new Zagreb Rimac Automobili office is now up and running, with yet more enormous plans lying ahead of Livno-born businessman Mate Rimac. Mate Rimac is the protagonist of far one of the country's most fascinating and indeed inspiring entrepreneurial stories. In a country where ''you can't do that'' continues to reign strong when it comes to business, investments and actually getting ideas off the ground, Rimac's dogged determination and drive is something to be greatly admired. The self-proclaimed lover of tech who has rather miraculously managed to make something work in Croatia which would…

ZAGREB, 30 March, 2021 - Croatian companies are showing great interest in the Egyptian market which can be the gate to a market of close to one billion people, Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grlić Radman said at the start of a two-day visit to the most populous Arab country. A country with which Croatia has traditionally friendly relations, based on long-lasting understanding and partnership, Egypt is one of the most important economic partners to Croatia not only in Africa but in the Middle East as well, the minister said. Grlić Radman sees possibilities for cooperation in the oil and wood-processing industries, energy, shipbuilding,…

ZAGREB, 30 March (Hina) - The Zagreb Stock Exchange (ZSE) indices on Tuesday went up by around one percent, following an increase in the value of indices on European stock markets, with investors focusing on the Podravka food and pharmaceutical company. The Crobex went up by 0.89% to 1,867 points while the Crobex10 rose by 1.08% to 1,170 points. Even though many European countries are in lockdown to prevent the third wave of the coronavirus epidemic, European stock markets are growing as investors hope economic recovery will accelerate. Regular turnover on the Zagreb Stock Exchange today amounted to close to HRK 5…

March 30, 2021 - The Worcon startup from the Varaždin Technology Park was founded by Tin Keškić, a 25-year-old from Varaždin, who is a mechatronics technician by profession. Now in 54 countries, the company is awaiting big investment.  Worcon, Croatian Innovation & Personality in the Machine Tool Industry, is a platform that connects all manufacturers and customers in the world in metal, wood, rubber, plastics, and similar materials. Their first product quickly proved itself in the market in the B2B segment. In a year and a half, they gained more than 1700 customers from 54 countries. The business concept is based on…

March 30, 2021 - The fourth 3T conference was an online event held last week that covered current topics related to the tourism sector. The tourism experts shared their opinions regarding the recovery of the tourism industry and potential market opportunities. "When we launched the 3T conference, the idea was to creatively merge the two most important and most successful Croatian sectors - tourism and IT. Last year was hard on tourism, while tech didn't feel the consequences of the pandemic. Although nobody expected 2020 to happen, it might be even better motivation for cooperation between tech and tourism, said…