OSIJEK OSIJEK, Aug 7 (Hina) - We are open for foreign investments because we are well aware that is the path to reviving the heavily damaged economy and to the gates of the global economy race, vice-president of the eastern Croatian
Osijek-Baranja County Assembly, Antun Zeljko Zivkovic said after a meeting with Israeli business people visiting Osijek Monday. Prominent Tel Aviv businessmen Miki Goldhart, Tzion Avraham and Ben Sternberg, owners of textile, agricultural and mine-clearing companies, visited Osijek Monday and met business people and officials of the local authorities. They stressed the aim of their visit was to get acquainted with the potentials of this part of Croatia and investment possibilities. Zivkovic informed his guests that before the Homeland War agriculture and the textile industry were leading industries in this area. Unfortunately, most of the textile industry is now under bankruptcy, he said, adding, however, "a
OSIJEK, Aug 7 (Hina) - We are open for foreign investments because
we are well aware that is the path to reviving the heavily damaged
economy and to the gates of the global economy race, vice-president
of the eastern Croatian Osijek-Baranja County Assembly, Antun
Zeljko Zivkovic said after a meeting with Israeli business people
visiting Osijek Monday.
Prominent Tel Aviv businessmen Miki Goldhart, Tzion Avraham and Ben
Sternberg, owners of textile, agricultural and mine-clearing
companies, visited Osijek Monday and met business people and
officials of the local authorities.
They stressed the aim of their visit was to get acquainted with the
potentials of this part of Croatia and investment possibilities.
Zivkovic informed his guests that before the Homeland War
agriculture and the textile industry were leading industries in
this area.
Unfortunately, most of the textile industry is now under
bankruptcy, he said, adding, however, "a great step to
revitalisation was the arrival of Benetton in Osijek.".
Zivkovic expressed satisfaction with the interest of Israeli
business people in investments into existing and new production
capacities.
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