The HGK decided that the award for the best lender would go to Privredna Banka Zagreb (PBZ) and Wiener Osiguranje Vienna Insurance Group was declared best insurer.
Mate Rimac, the founder of Rimac Automobili, a car manufacturer that develops and produces electric supercars, drivetrain and battery systems, won the award for promotion of entrepreneurship.
Addressing the award-giving ceremony on Monday evening in Zagreb, President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic thanked the HGK for providing its expertise and advice for the organisation of the promotion of Croatia's economy abroad.
She said she firmly believed that the exports should serve as a pillar of the development of the national economy, and called for closer cooperation between the state, researchers and business people,
Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said that his cabinet would continue taking measures and adopting laws conducive to the development of the national economy.
Likewise, the government is set to implement the tax reform to reduce the tax burden on the economy.
The premier spoke about the plans to prepare Croatia to adopt the euro.
Reforms are key to Croatia's demographic revival, Plenkovic added.
The HGK head Luka Burilovic called for a deeper and more dynamic change apart from the current positive indicators such as economic growth, rising exports and the narrowing of the budget gap.
He also urged a more efficient public administration and stable legislative framework.
Burilovic underscored the importance of introducing a new educational system.
"Education must be our tool to create a more efficient system weathering all challenges," he said, recalling that the Chamber proposed a model of dual education to make school-leavers employable and available in the market.
The president of EUROCHAMBERS, the Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Richard Weber, praised the Croatian chamber for its efforts to advance its performance in the recent years. Weber gave credit to the HGK leadership for accomplishments in making use of the network of EURCHAMBERS to help Croatian businesses.