ZAGREB, March 9, 2018 - Croatian Employers Association (HUP) president Gordana Deranja said on Friday that politicians were always the most responsible for the failure to implement reforms and that the incumbent government now had the chance to do what the previous governments had failed to do.

ZAGREB, March 8, 2018 - Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said at a cabinet meeting on Thursday that the government should work more on attracting investment as the generator of growth, and added that he expected all government departments to continue structural reforms.

ZAGREB, March 7, 2018 - Croatia has made limited progress in addressing last year's recommendations from the European Commission, but structural reforms have not advanced, the Commission said on Wednesday in a report analysing the economic and social situation in the member states, including their progress on the implementation of recommendations and assessment of possible macroeconomic imbalances.

ZAGREB, March 6, 2018 - Croatia's industrial turnover in December 2017 increased by 2.6% in comparison with November 2017, but fell by 1.8% in comparison with December 2016, figures from the National Bureau of Statistics (DZS) show.

ZAGREB, March 5, 2018 - Last year, commercial banks in Croatia saw a decrease in interest rates in all segments of lending operations, a fall in profit owing to the situation at the indebted Agrokor food and retail conglomerate, and the largest drop in non-performing loans since the outbreak of the financial crisis in 2008, the Croatian Banking Association said at a presentation of its latest publication, "Reviews", in Zagreb on Monday.

ZAGREB, March 4, 2018 - In November 2017, Croatia's gross foreign debt was 41 billion euro, down 6.4% on the year and decreasing for the 24th month year-on-year, according to a Chamber of Commerce (HGK) analysis.

ZAGREB, March 3, 2018 - The Consumer Expectations Index (CEI), which shows what citizens expect about changes in their household financial situation and the economic situation in the country over the next 12 months, reached 0.8 points in February 2018, the first positive result since 2007, Raiffeisenbank Austria (RBA) said on Friday, commenting on recent central bank (HNB) figures.

ZAGREB, March 2, 2018 - Croatia's public debt in November 2017 went up 3.7% on the year to 300.2 billion kuna, which was its highest nominal level to date, but the Croatian Chamber of Commerce (HGK) analysts say the public debt trends remain favourable as the government's financing needs are decreasing.

ZAGREB, February 28, 2018 - Economic sentiment improved significantly in Croatia in February, reaching a record high on the wings of optimism in the manufacturing sector and among consumers, a report released by the European Commission on Tuesday notes.

ZAGREB, February 19, 2018 - The MOST party on Monday forwarded to parliament for consideration a proposal to declare an exclusive economic zone in the Adriatic which, it said, was not only in Croatia's interest but in the interest of the entire EU.