ZAGREB PRESENTED IN NEW YORK ZAGREB, Nov 5 (Hina) - New York was the host of a conference called "Partnership with Eastern and Central Europe" from 29 to 31 October, which pooled representatives of 17 European and American cities,
including the Croatian capital of Zagreb. City officials and representatives of the Zagreb branch of the Croatian Chamber of Commerce presented a strategy for economic development and 20 major investment projects.
ZAGREB, Nov 5 (Hina) - New York was the host of a conference called
"Partnership with Eastern and Central Europe" from 29 to 31
October, which pooled representatives of 17 European and American
cities, including the Croatian capital of Zagreb. City officials
and representatives of the Zagreb branch of the Croatian Chamber of
Commerce presented a strategy for economic development and 20 major
investment projects. #L#
The head of the department for Zagreb's economy, Ladislav
Prezigalo, who took part in the New York event, on Tuesday told a
news conference that the presented projects included the
construction of a plant for the heat treatment of waste, the
construction of a major market, a university hospital, the
revitalisation of Mount Medvednica, the construction of business
premises in Paromlin, and the extension of railway lines for city
and suburban traffic.
"Thanks to its credit rating and other business activities of the
city authorities, Zagreb has come closer to the rating of developed
Central European cities: Budapest, Prague, Bratislava and
Ljubljana," he asserted.
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