BELGIAN BANKS WANT TO COME TO CROATIA

Zagreb, 12 March (Hina) - Today, Croatian Prime Minister Zlatko Matesa and Belgian Foreign Minister Erik Derycke discussed in Zagreb means for the development of economic cooperation. "Belgian companies are quite interested in investing in Croatia," said the Belgian minister after the talks. He pointed to the interest of Belgian banks to come to Croatia. "That is very encouraging, because that way we can help Croatia in the monetary sphere," said Derycke. Prime Minister Matesa said Croatia and Belgium were especially interested in economic cooperation, illustrating it with the investment of the Belgian Interbrew into the Zagrebacka pivovara brewery, one of the largest foreign investments in Croatia so far. 122102 MET mar 96