ZAGREB, Oct 17 (Hina) - US business people from Illinois and representatives of the Croatian Chamber of Commerce (HGK) discussed investment possibilities and cooperation in Zagreb on Monday. The HGK officials informed their guests
about the transport potential of the northern Adriatic port of Rijeka, its accessing the markets of central and east European countries, results of this year's tourist season and Croatia's efforts to stimulate foreign investments. The US business people, who come from the fields of transport, construction, oil industry, agriculture, machine engineering, textile industry and consulting, were also acquainted with the situation in Croatia's traffic network as well as the potential of domestic construction and agriculture. Trade between Croatia and the USA in 1999 amounted to US$328.5 million, of which Croatian exports accounted for US$86.4 and US exports to Croati
ZAGREB, Oct 17 (Hina) - US business people from Illinois and
representatives of the Croatian Chamber of Commerce (HGK)
discussed investment possibilities and cooperation in Zagreb on
Monday.
The HGK officials informed their guests about the transport
potential of the northern Adriatic port of Rijeka, its accessing
the markets of central and east European countries, results of this
year's tourist season and Croatia's efforts to stimulate foreign
investments.
The US business people, who come from the fields of transport,
construction, oil industry, agriculture, machine engineering,
textile industry and consulting, were also acquainted with the
situation in Croatia's traffic network as well as the potential of
domestic construction and agriculture.
Trade between Croatia and the USA in 1999 amounted to US$328.5
million, of which Croatian exports accounted for US$86.4 and US
exports to Croatia 242 million dollars of the total turnover.
Total investments in Croatia by the end of last year amounted to
US$3.6 billion. The United States is first on a list of investors in
Croatia's economy, the pharmaceutical industry being the most
attractive area for US investors.
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