ZAGREB, Feb 27 (Hina) - The Croatian and Slovene chambers of commerce will analyse the level of utilisation of quotas for agricultural and food products and suggest that their respective ministries change and amend those quotas, it
was said at a session of the steering committee of a Croatian-Slovene chamber of commerce. Discussing the implementation of a free trade agreement between the two countries at a meeting at the Croatian Chamber of Commerce, the two sides warned about the problem of quotas and the low level of their utilisation. It was therefore suggested that an opinion poll be conducted among business people and that the quotas be changed accordingly. Trade between Croatia and Slovenia last year increased by three percent in relation to 1999 to 1.1 billion US dollars, with Croatia's exports accounting for 476 million of the total value, which is a 4.8 percent increase in relation to 1999. Imports, worth
ZAGREB, Feb 27 (Hina) - The Croatian and Slovene chambers of
commerce will analyse the level of utilisation of quotas for
agricultural and food products and suggest that their respective
ministries change and amend those quotas, it was said at a session
of the steering committee of a Croatian-Slovene chamber of
commerce.
Discussing the implementation of a free trade agreement between the
two countries at a meeting at the Croatian Chamber of Commerce, the
two sides warned about the problem of quotas and the low level of
their utilisation. It was therefore suggested that an opinion poll
be conducted among business people and that the quotas be changed
accordingly.
Trade between Croatia and Slovenia last year increased by three
percent in relation to 1999 to 1.1 billion US dollars, with
Croatia's exports accounting for 476 million of the total value,
which is a 4.8 percent increase in relation to 1999. Imports, worth
626 million dollars, increased by 1.6 percent, decreasing
Croatia's trade deficit by 13 million dollars (to 149 million).
The two sides have also shown interest in increasing direct foreign
investments. A vice-president of the Slovene Chamber of Commerce,
Marta Kos, suggested organising a round table on investment
possibilities.
Direct foreign investments in Croatia between 1993 and mid-2000
amounted to 4.2 billion dollars, of which Slovenia accounted for
some $60 million.
(hina) rml