BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 3826

HR-MESIC-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 3826 BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 3826HINA Zagreb 28 November 2000MESIC EXPECTS ECONOMY WILL START RECOVERING NEXT SPRINGZAGREB, Nov 28 (Hina) - President Stipe Mesic told reporters on Tuesday he expected a watershed in the recovery of Croatia's economy next spring, and that in the meantime it was necessary to prepare concrete projects and fix the infrastructure. He expects the government to take steps which will activate the economy and encourage employment. Asked to assess the government's performance, the president said he was satisfied with most of what the government had done. An economic development strategy could not have been expected before the government was able to review the state of affairs it encountered, he reminded. The Croatian state is too expensive and we should look for possibilities to save, but without having it reflect on development, Mesic said about claims that next year's draft budget was overstrained