Business

As Poslovni Dnevnik/Darko Bicak writes on the 19th of November, 2020, the textbook in Croatian intended for sixth grade-aged children "Six" (Sestica) published by Profil Klett received the award as the best textbook in Europe at the large international competition BELMA - Best European Learning Materials Award, co-organised by the Frankfurt Book Fair. As Dalibor Greganic, Director of Profil Klett, explains, a three-member jury of international experts in the field of education awarded this textbook this prestigious award for its innovative concept, modern approach and outstanding quality of materials that promote reading in the digital age and develop critical thinking,…

November the 20th, 2020 - Trends in life outside of big cities triggered by the pandemic had a greater impact on the decline in the sale of Zagreb property than the consequences of the earthquake did, according to the author of an expert article published on HNBlog on Monday. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, the authors of the expert article "The impact of the pandemic and the earthquake on the property market in Zagreb in the first half of 2020" saw the CNB's Davor Kunovac and Karlo Kotarac analyse the simultaneous impact of the earthquake which occurred back in March this…

November the 20th, 2020 - The Croatian company Infobip is often in the news and media for all the right reasons, and this remarkable domestic IT company has entered into yet another extremely significant partnership. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, the Vodnjan-based Infobip, the largest Croatian IT company and digital agencies PM Ljubljana and 01 Content & Technology Zagreb, members of the largest European content marketing network C3, have entered into a partnership to increase the quality of brand communication. According to a recent announcement, the partnership will enable the C3 Adriatic network to create personalised communication for its customers using…

ZAGREB, Nov 19, 2020 - In the first ten months of this year, the demand for new passenger cars decreased the most in Croatia of all EU member states but the coronavirus pandemic has caused a decline on the whole EU passenger car market, figures released by the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) show. In the period from January to October, a total of 8 million new cars were registered in 26 EU member states (without Malta), which is a decrease of 26.8% compared to the same period last year, ACEA said on Thursday. "Ten months into the year the impact of…

November 19, 2020 - Adria Business Network #12 was held at the FORUM Congress Center in Zagreb with special guest Jako Andabak. Organized by entrepreneurs Željka Barišić, owner of Forca Digital Agency (www.forcadigitalagency.com) and Kristina Krstinić, owner of MIKRIS Project Management (www.mikris.eu), the goal of the event is business networking in Croatia and the region, creating business opportunities and encouraging continuous education. The event allows all participants to get to know each other and network better and targeted. The guest lecturer was Jako Andabak, owner of the largest hotel chain in Central Dalmatia - Bluesun Hotels & Resorts - which…

As Novac/Jozo Vrdoljak writes on the 18th of November, 2020, keels for new builds (novogradnje) 543 and 544 have been laid at Brodosplit, the last two ships from the series of coast guard vessels, contracted for the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Croatia. The 43.16-metre-long and 8-metre-wide coast guard vessels will be equipped with basic weapons used by all coastguards across the world, namely a 30-millimeter-diameter automatic cannon and two 12.7-mm manned machine guns, as well as 4 hand-held portable anti-aircraft missile systems. ''During the visit of President Zoran Milanovic, we thanked him for supporting this Croatian industry…

As Poslovni Dnevnik writes on the 18th of November, 2020, the Management Board of the Croatian Podravka made a decision on the payment of a one-time award to the company's loyal employees in the amount of 1,000 kuna net based on the achieved business results for the first nine months of this year and as a thank you for their contribution and engagement during these extremely difficult times dominated by the coronavirus pandemic. In addition, in accordance with the provisions of the Collective Agreement of the Podravka Group, every employee of the Croatian Podravka who has a child under the…

As Poslovni Dnevnik writes on the 18th of November, 2020, AGRIVI, a Croatian agro-technological company that has developed a globally leading platform for agricultural production management, has been provided with additional financing, namely, HRK 30.2 million in Series A financing, whose holders are the South Central Ventures Investment Fund (SCV) and the European Investment Fund, and the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development (HBOR). In addition to the aforementioned, Fil Rouge Capital and AgriTech Hub also participated in this round of financing. The funds will help Croatia's AGRIVI expand its market reach to key more European markets and even to…

As Poslovni Dnevnik writes on the 17th of November, 2020, the listing of the first two ETFs or exchange traded funds has finally started on the Zagreb Stock Exchange. This news was announced half a year ago by the head of Hanfa, Ante Zigman, confirming that Hanfa had received a request for approval of the listing prospectus. This means that the best Slovenian shares can now be invested in in the Croatian national currency. The first Croatian listing of "exchange traded funds", whose shares are traded on the stock exchange as well as all other shares, was taken care of…

November 17, 2020 - The Croatian edition of the prestigious EY Entrepreneur of the Year award has been completed. Hrvoje Josip Balen, Mislav Balković, and Tomislav Dominković from the Algebra company were named as the new Croatian EY Entrepreneurs of the year. As Poduzetnik writes, one of the largest and fastest-growing educational groups in Croatia was chosen from six finalists in a competition of more than 55 candidates from 40 companies. As the winners of the national edition, Algebra will represent Croatia at the world finals in Monte Carlo. Algebra is a company focused on undergraduate and graduate education, lifelong…