ZAGREB, March 28, 2018 - President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović on Wednesday sent a letter to Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, asking him to receive representatives of the Blokirani association of citizens with blocked bank accounts so as to contribute to resolving the problem of more than 300,000 citizens which she says has grave consequences on many families as well as a negative effect on the demographic situation.

ZAGREB, March 28, 2018 - Most companies operating in Croatia achieved better business results and increased the number of employees in 2017 compared to the previous year, and 47% of them describe their overall business experience as good or very good, shows a survey conducted among members of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Croatia and presented on Wednesday.

ZAGREB, March 27, 2018 - A marked decrease in industry confidence in March 2018 has affected economic sentiment in Croatia, and optimism has weakened at European Union level too, according to a European Commission report released on Tuesday.

With more Croats fleeing the country, remittances break new records.

ZAGREB, March 24, 2018 - Finance Minister Zdravko Marić said on Saturday that Standard & Poor's decision to raise Croatia's credit rating was very good news, but that at the same time it obliged Croatia, adding that final details about the financial restructuring of the road sector would be discussed by the government and that a convergence programme for the next three years would be adopted soon.

ZAGREB, March 16, 2018 - Croatia's retail sales increased by 6.1% in January 2018 compared with January 2017, growing for 41 months in a row, mostly thanks to a jump in new car sales, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (DZS) released on Friday.

ZAGREB, March 15, 2018 - The Croatian National Bank (HNB) Council met on Thursday to discuss recent monetary and economic indicators, saying that the slowing down of economic activity in the final quarter of last year might only be temporary as the beginning of 2018 saw further increases in business and consumer optimism and employment.

ZAGREB, March 14, 2018 - Finland ranks first in the latest UN report on world happiness, whereas Croatia occupies the 82nd place among 156 countries.

ZAGREB, March 10 , 2018 - Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said on Friday that first structural reforms his government would launch would be related to resolving of the issue of salaries in the state sector, pension reform proposal and making headway in the education reform.

ZAGREB, March 9, 2018 - Croatia's industrial production in January 2018 dropped by 0.4% on the year for the third consecutive month, which has not been recorded since the end of 2013, according to figures provided by the national statistical office (DZS).