ZAGREB, MAINZ BUSINESS PEOPLE HOLD MEETING

ZAGREB, Oct 10 (Hina) - German companies are interested in at least 10 projects in Zagreb and may be serious bidders in different existing municipal projects including the construction of a waste water processing plant and a garbage incinerator, as well as the provision of new trams. #L# This was stated at Thursday's round table discussion on economic cooperation between Zagreb and Mainz, held as part of a visit by a Mainz city delegation to Zagreb and the 35th anniversary of cooperation between the two cities. Germany is the second most important foreign investor in Croatia, with around 1.8 billion USD worth of direct investments made over the past ten years. Last year's trade between the two countries amounted to 2.2 billion USD, with Croatia's exports accounting for around 700 million, and imports 1.5 billion dollars. According to these data, Germany is the leading exporter to Croatia. In the first seven months of 2002, Croatia's exports to Germany totalled 342.9 billion dollars, while imports amounted to 961 million. (hina) rml sb