BUSINESS NEWS BULLETIN NO 341

HR-GOSPODARSTVO-BILTENI-Makrogospodarstvo BUSINESS NEWS BULLETIN NO 341 BUSINESS NEWS BULLETINNo 34111 th - 17th August 2003CONTENTS:UNEMPLOYMENT IN CROATIA IN JULY DROPS17 PERCENT MORE TOURIST IN PEEK SEASON AS AGAINST LAST YEARCROATIANS SPEND MORE AND MORE TIME ON THE PHONENUMBER OF AIR-PASSENGERS IN CROATIA INCREASES BY 16.7 PCTMINISTER AND CENTRAL BANK HEAD ON DEBTS, CURRENCY RATEPRESS RELEASE BY GOVERNMENT PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICESTATE WILL HAVE TO BE JUST IN COMPENSATING DAMAGE MINISTER:SHIPYARD OWNER TO GIVE 1 MLN, GOVT TO ACTIVATE GUARANTEESMINISTER: PART OF GUARANTEE FOR SHIPYARD TO BE ACTIVATEDKLARA BAKERY PRODUCER EXPORTS BUNS TO E.U. MARKETLIBYA READY FOR PROJECTS WITH CROATIA - PRIME MINISTERCROATIA IS OFFERING LIBYA PARTNERSHIP, NOT ONE-OFF DEALS - MESICPM: NO AGREEMENT ON BORDER WITH CROATIA MEANS NO ECONOMIC ZONESLOVENIA ANNOUNCES MEETING WITH CROATIA ABOUT ECONOMIC ZONESURVEY: CROATIANS CAUTIOUS IN ECONOMIC FORECASTS1. ECONOMIC INDICATORSUNEMPLOYMENT IN CROATIA IN JULY