Business

ZAGREB, Dec 14, 2020 - Despite a decrease in consumer buying power caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Jadran Galenski Laboratorij (JGL) pharmaceutical company has employed 85 new workers and ensured an investment of HRK 373 million, JGL said on Monday. JGL executive director Mislav Vucic has said that he is proud of the results achieved in the current challenging times thanks to a quality strategy, operational flexibility and enormous enthusiasm and commitment by JGL employees in Croatia and other markets. He added that maintaining the system's stability enabled solidarity towards the local and broader social community throughout the entire year. Vucic underscored that…

As Poslovni Dnevnik/Darko Bicak writes on the 13th of December, 2020, the Association of Electric Car Drivers, "Circuit/Strujni krug", has embarked on a Croatian project to install 100,000 chargers for e-cars on light poles along city car parks. It is estimated that this Croatian project could come with a shiny price tag of up to 150 million euros, and they expect that it could be realised over a period of three years. Electric cars are becoming more and more popular on roads around the world every year, so the global charger infrastructure must be adapted for them. Back in pre-pandemic 2019,…

December the 13th, 2020 - The ongoing crisis has forced many to put their keys in the lock, but some have decided to use the crisis as a means to force them into jumping into something new. As Glas Istre writes, Pula businessman, Zeljko Herceg, is one such person. "There's no real coffee. You can make the best coffee at home. Coffee in a cafe is a social ritual, especially in our country. It's a place for gossip,'' is the first thing Zeljko Herceg, the owner of Pula's famous Cybercafe in the immediate vicinity, stated. He's right, it is a…

December the 12th, 2020 - The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has shaken the Croatian economy in a way that is difficult to believe could happen in this day and age. Five Croatian sectors have been hit the hardest by the pandemic and all of the restrictions that have come with it. As Jadranka Dozan/Poslovni Dnevnik writes, in addition to belonging to Croatian sectors whose business is more exposed to the impact of limited mobility during the continuing pandemic, the extent of damage caused by this public health crisis within the realm of entrepreneurship also lies with the size of business entities…

December the 12th, 2020 - Hrvatska Posta/Croatian Post hasn't been immune to the devastating economic woes caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and the president of the management board, Ivan Culo, has addressed the pandemic-induced difficulties. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Suzana Varosanec writes, Hrvatska Posta - another large company whose normal activities and operations are currently significantly affected by the pandemic - is recording a high number of as many as 20 percent of its employees being placed into self-isolation. This fact, which understandably can't be influenced, is causing negative effects during the period in which annual ''peaks'' in parcel traffic on…

December the 12th, 2020 - The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has forced many a planned investment to grind to a halt or be shelved all together, but love it or hate it, McDonald's is continuing with its sizeable investments in Croatia. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Sergej Novosel Vuckovic writes, the largest fast food chain in the country is continuing with its investments in Croatia as if this isn't the most devastating economic crisis in memory. The fast food chain will open two new Croatian restaurants in just two months. One is already operating and is located in Spansko in Zagreb. It has been…

December the 11th, 2020 - The ongoing coronavirus crisis has dealt a heavy blow to the economy this year, and countries like Croatia which rely very heavily on tourism and hospitality have lost out tremendously. Croatian restaurants and cafes have lost an enormous 5.6 billion kuna since back in March when the pandemic first penetrated Croatia's first lines of defence. As Jadranka Dozan/Poslovni Dnevnik wirtes, the catering and hospitality sector has found it very difficult to accept the tightening up of the epidemiological measures which put the keys in the locks of Croatian restaurants, bars and cafes. Of course, they…

December the 11th, 2020 - The older generation will get a helping hand when it comes to technological advancements thanks to Croatian Telecom/Hrvatski Telekom, who will launch a national digital education programme intended precisely for them. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, under the current and increasingly tiresome anti-epidemic measures, nursing homes were forced to severely restrict visits from family members, friends and volunteers. Thus, social contacts and socialising, which have always played a key role in the daily lives of the residents of nursing homes, were lessened dramatically, replaced by an unfortunate and considerable sense of loneliness and isolation, which is…

December the 10th, 2020 - ENS, a company owned by Zlatko Canjuga, is set to construct a 25 million kuna Ludbreg shopping centre, but not everyone in the town at the ''centre of the world'' is too pleased about the move, regardless of the numerous economic benefits the centre will bring. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, the new Ludbreg shopping centre worth as much as 25 million kuna will be built right next to the already existing Spar and Ludbreg sanctuary, on city land. The piece of land which covers 7732 square metres came with a price tag higher than two…

December the 10th, 2020 - Lea Kosovic decided to take the daunting plunge into entrepreneurial waters and develop the LOL agency during her time as a student. Despite the numerous draconian rules the Croatian state still has in place, she succeeded. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Ivan Tominac writes, they say that studying is the most beautiful period of a person's life, a time during which we discover and polish up our interests and dream about the future. Some, however, are so impatient with their dreams that they don't wait for the end of their studies in order to attempt to make them…