Croatia
Economy
Croatia continues to make good progress towards EU membership, and following recent talks with the EU has opened 21 of the 35 chapters of the acquis. The often contentious 'free movement...
2008-08-15Economy
The government may be being too optimistic in its fiscal and growth projections, but we think that its 3.0% inflation forecast for 2011 is spot on. This is exactly in line with our...
2008-08-15Economy
BMI View: The kuna is set for further gains against the euro, but at a slow pace. The authorities will continue to be worried about the effect upon exporters and the tourist sector,...
2008-08-14Economy
NATO ambassadors signed an accession protocol with Croatia (and Albania) on July 9 at the alliance's headquarters, clearing the way for the Balkan country to enter the Organisation...
2008-07-29Economy
Croatia's external debt pile continued to swell during the first three months of 2008, with the latest data from the Central Bank of Croatia reporting gross external debt totalling...
2008-07-29Economy
Real GDP growth came in at 4.3% y-o-y in Q108. This was slightly up on the 3.7% y-o-y recorded in Q407, but down markedly from the 7.0% expansion seen in the first quarter of 2007....
2008-06-27Economy
BMI View: The government is not doing enough to tighten fiscal policy to put the country on a sustainable long-term budgetary path and prevent the external imbalances worsening. Extra...
2008-06-23Economy
BMI View: Price growth in Croatia shows no signs of abating from multi-year highs hit in January, and came it at 5.7% y-o-y in April, flat on March's reading.. We have raised our...
2008-05-29



