HYPO BANK PRESENTS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN CROATIA

( Editorial: --> 8947 ) VIENNA, March 11 (Hina) - A meeting on Croatia's economic and investment opportunities, entitled "Croatia - A small country with great opportunities", was held in Vienna on Wednesday. The meeting, attended by more than 100 Austrian business people, was organised by Hypo banka Croatia in cooperation with the Vienna- based Hypo Alpe-Adria bank. The meeting was also attended by Croatian Deputy Foreign Minister Ivo Sanader. Sanader spoke about the current economic and foreign political situation in the country. Croatia is an economically developing country which offers foreign investors a set of opportunities such as a strongly developing market, favourable legal regulations, qualified work force and a minimum of political risk, Sanader said. The president of the administrative board of the Hypo group, Wolfgang Kulterer, spoke about the investment possibilities through Hypo Alpe-Adria bank. Hypo Alpe-Adria bank is an Austrian financial group with a 100-year long tradition. Hypo banka Croatia was opened in Zagreb in 1997. (hina) rm /mb 112333 MET mar 98