ZAGREB, September 25, 2018 - Social welfare policies in the European Union must be upgraded to protect vulnerable workers and tackle rising inequality brought about by rapidly changing labour markets and new technologies, says a new World Bank report entitled "Toward a New Social Contract: Taking on Distributional Tensions in Europe and Central Asia."

ZAGREB, September 20, 2018 - The Croatian Employers Association (HUP) warned on Thursday that the lack of labour on the labour market was dramatic and that the measures the government was proposing would not solve the main problem - high operating costs.

ZAGREB, September 11, 2018 - It is worthwhile investing in the islands, but more needs to be done to make living there easier, improve access to health services and transport connectivity, create jobs and provide tax breaks for investments, a conference organised by the Novi List daily was told in the northern Adriatic town of Opatija on Tuesday.

ZAGREB, September 11, 2018 - Economy Minister Darko Horvat said on Tuesday that the government would be satisfied if foreign investments in Croatia this year were to total two billion euro.

ZAGREB, August 26, 2018 - At the end of June 2018, there were 256,446 registered business entities in Croatia, of which 61.1% (158,060) were active and nearly one in three were in Zagreb, according to the national statistical office.

ZAGREB, August 2, 2018 - Prime Minister Andrej Plenković has said that economic and fiscal guidelines, which the government will adopt at its session on Thursday, will be a roadmap for the preparation of the 2019 budget, adding that the guidelines projected a 2.7% growth in 2019 and a 2.5% growth in 2020.

ZAGREB, July 28, 2018 - With their results, funds and sources, big enterprises dominate the Croatian economy but the financial results for 2017 show the year was more successful for micro-enterprises, according to the Financial Agency (Fina).

ZAGREB, July 25, 2018 - Croatian companies do not expect significant changes in their operations in the second half of the year and are moderately optimistic about their revenues, a survey by the Croatian Chamber of Chamber (HGK) shows.

July 20, 2018 — Croatia’s spectacular showing at the World Cup has ended. The squad dispersed to brief holidays amid transfer rumors and big-money contracts.

Can second place in the World Cup turn around a second-rate economy?

ZAGREB, July 16, 2018 - Retail sales in Croatia on the days before World Cup matches and on match days increased by between 11 and 15 percent on average, the Croatian Chamber of Commerce (HGK) said on Monday.