ZAGREB, July 13, 2018 - The Croatian government stands by its growth projection despite the fact that the European Commission has revised its forecast downwards slightly, Finance Minister Zdravko Marić said on Friday.

ZAGREB, July 12, 2018 - The European Commission has downgraded Croatia's expected economic growth for this year to 2.6% after previously forecasting a growth of 2.8%, adding that growth for the remainder of the year would be impacted by domestic consumption and that the risk of the ailing Agrokor food and retail conglomerate has been reduced.

ZAGREB, June 7, 2018 - In the first quarter of 2018, Croatia, Great Britain and France recorded the lowest GDP growth rates in the European Union quarter-on-quarter, according to an estimate published on Thursday by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

ZAGREB, May 31, 2018 - Finance Minister Zdravko Marić said on Wednesday that Croatia's current economic growth rates were good but that higher rates had to be aspired to in order to ensure job creation and higher living standards.

ZAGREB, May 30, 2018 - In the first three months of this year, the Croatian economy grew 2.5% on the year, faster than in the previous quarter and more than expected, with household consumption having contributed the most to GDP growth.

ZAGREB, May 27, 2018 - Economic growth is expected to have picked up in the first quarter of this year from the previous quarter, mostly owing to strong household consumption, however, economic analysts warn that a weak industrial output and weak commodity exports continue to weigh on GDP growth.

ZAGREB, May 23, 2018 - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission expects Croatia's growth to remain at about 2.8 percent in 2018, before decelerating gradually over the medium term toward 2 percent in the absence of substantial structural reforms. according to a concluding statement of an IMF staff visit to Croatia.

ZAGREB, May 17, 2018 - Croatian National Bank (HNB) governor Boris Vujčić said on Thursday he expected GDP to grow less than 3% this year and the next, that structural reforms remained necessary, and that technological development could markedly reduce economic problems caused by demographic trends.

Economic growth continues to slow down.

ZAGREB, May 9, 2018 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) expects Croatia's economy to go up 2.7% in 2018 and 2.5% in 2019, thus joining a number of Croatian and foreign institutions and analysts projecting a slower growth rate compared to last year.