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October 28, 2020 – This year, with a donation of ten drones, Tele2 continues to support all the fire brigades who take care of the protection of Croatian natural beauties, property, and the safety of all citizens daily. As Index.hr reports, over 100,000 firefighters from all over the country took part in just over 20,000 firefighting interventions this year. That is 46 percent more interventions than in 2019. This is shown by the report of the Croatian Fire Brigade, which emphasizes the specifics of this year because, in addition to defense and fire protection, firefighters also help the crisis headquarters…

As Poslovni Dnevnik writes on the 27th of October, 2020, the Republic of Croatia is working hard to modernise its transport sector, and in order to find out what is being built and what is planned to be built in the new mandate of this Government, HAK sought answers from the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure. Let's have a look at the massive Croatian megaprojects that are still to come. ''As far as the transport sector is concerned, a number of infrastructure projects worth more than 20 billion kuna are currently being implemented. The investment cycle is expected…

October 28,  2020 - After being declared one of the fastest-growing companies in Europe, Croatian company Q received another prestigious award. Index.hr reports that according to Clutch, the world's leading research agency for ranking IT companies, Q is one of the 20 best global web development companies in the world, among the top ten in Europe, and the best B2B company in Croatia, the company reported. "We are proud that Clutch, as the world's best-known IT ranking platform, has recognized Q as one of the best agencies in Europe. As many as 9 of Qa's 10 largest clients are the…

ZAGREB, Oct 27, 2020 - The crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic is not a good time to impose additional restrictions on shop hours, but if Sunday work should be restricted, it should be done gradually for at least a year to allow for adjustment, the Croatian Employers Association (HUP) said on Tuesday.  "Retailers are already facing a reduced business activity, an inability to plan for the future and uncertainties brought about by this crisis. A potential loss of jobs caused by such a decision would only further exacerbate the crisis," HUP said in a press release. HUP expects the downward trend in…

October 27, 2020 – The first Croatian electric scooter, associated mobile application, and charging station are part of the Rolla project by the Croatian company Iddi. And better yet? Everything is made in Croatia. As Večernji.hr reports, for the electric scooter to be safe for traffic, they put direction indicators and a speed limiter on it, and so everyone else in traffic could hear it, they added sound. It is very difficult to steal because it is equipped with an integrated tracking system, and when it is not in use, it is locked in its charging station. Ivan Šimatović, the…

ZAGREB, Oct 26, 2020 - The Transport Ministry said on Monday, following a protest rally by hauliers in Zagreb, that freight transport was not as affected by the corona crisis as passenger transport and that the government had taken a series of measures to help the transport sector. The Ministry acknowledged that the transport sector, along with tourism, was one of the most affected by the crisis, but noted that freight transport was not as badly hit as passenger transport. It said that since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, the government had adopted a number of measures to help…

As Poslovni Dnevnik/Darko Bicak writes on the 25th of October, 2020, the Swiss company Frilite SA is planning to explore 50 million kuna this year in its new Croatian factory in Visnjan, Istria. Frilite SA is otherwise a company engaged in the production and processing of minerals, microspheres - Perlite, based on volcanic rocks, and which is used mostly in the construction industry for environmentally friendly construction and energy efficiency in buildings. As confirmed in Gwatt, near Bern, where the company is headquartered, work on the new plant is expected to begin by the end of this year, and next…

As Poslovni Dnevnik writes on the 25th of October, 2020, the average drop in arrivals in the Croatian nautical sector this year stands at about 50 percent, while revenues typically enjoyed by this enfeebled sector have fallen by an extremely concerning 65 percent, meaning that boat accommodation providers are asking the Ministry of Labour to correct the criteria for job support, the Croatian Chamber of Commerce (HGK) announced. Pasko Klisovic, President of the Association of Boat Accommodation Providers, said that the success of the activities in the Croatian nautical sector is primarily related to the results garnered by marinas and…

ZAGREB, October 25, 2020 - The two biggest telecommunications companies in Croatia -- HT and A1, continue to invest in optical or fibre-optic networks, which they and the Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM) say are a prerequisite for a country's digitisation and the recovery from the corona crisis. Fibre-optic or optical network infrastructure, also called broadband network, enables ultra-high-speed Internet access and data transmission over long distances, as well as higher signal quality compared to copper cables. Those networks employ light and optical fibres to deliver the communication signal from the operator to the user's house or company,…

October 25, 2020 – Employees of one Croatian JYSK store were paid record bonuses this year. Namely, in one of the stores, each employee received a 32,000 kuna bonus. As Poslovni.hr reports, on average, JYSK employees in stores across Croatia were paid an almost 10 percent higher bonus more than in the previous year, which is why they can testify that the 2019/20 financial year for JYSK was successful. It is also the largest amount of paid bonuses in retail since JYSK has operated in Croatia, and JYSK's Country Manager, Vesna Kukić Lončarić, is especially proud of it. "Of course…