ZAGREB, June 5 (Hina) - Representatives of the US Chamber of Commerce who attended the 8th Convention of the National Federation of Croatian Americans (NFCA) on June 1-2 have expressed an interest in cooperating with Croatian
businessmen, the Croatian Ministry of Crafts and Small and Medium Businesses said in a statement on Tuesday. The NFCA convention was also attended by Croatia's Minister of Crafts and Small and Medium Businesses, Zeljko Pecek, who paid a visit to Washington between 1 and 4 June. During the visit, Pecek held talks with representatives of the US Small Business Administration. Pecek said that Croatian Americans, too, are very interested in investing into small businesses in Croatia, particularly in tourism and farming. The minister informed the convention about the Croatian government's development and privatisation programmes and programmes for the stimulation of
ZAGREB, June 5 (Hina) - Representatives of the US Chamber of
Commerce who attended the 8th Convention of the National Federation
of Croatian Americans (NFCA) on June 1-2 have expressed an interest
in cooperating with Croatian businessmen, the Croatian Ministry of
Crafts and Small and Medium Businesses said in a statement on
Tuesday.
The NFCA convention was also attended by Croatia's Minister of
Crafts and Small and Medium Businesses, Zeljko Pecek, who paid a
visit to Washington between 1 and 4 June. During the visit, Pecek
held talks with representatives of the US Small Business
Administration.
Pecek said that Croatian Americans, too, are very interested in
investing into small businesses in Croatia, particularly in
tourism and farming. The minister informed the convention about the
Croatian government's development and privatisation programmes
and programmes for the stimulation of small entrepreneurship.
A representative of the US Chamber of Commerce, Mark van Fleet,
presented a US Business Partnering programme, which focuses on
small and medium companies seeking partners for international
cooperation. The programme is being implemented successfully in
Thailand, Egypt and Singapore. Van Fleet said Americans were very
interested in cooperating with Croatia within this programme as
well.
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