The seminar was organised by the Croatian Embassy to Japan, Croatia's Export and Investment Promotion Agency and the Japan Institute for Overseas Investment (JOI).
In attendance were representatives of the Croatian Chamber of the Economy, the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development (HBOR), JBIC, and the Japanese company Yazaki, which opened a research and development centre in Zagreb in 1999.
The seminar was opened by Croatian Ambassador Drago Stambuk and was also addressed by Japanese Deputy Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Kozo Yamamoto.
Memorandums of understanding and cooperation were signed by JOI and Croatia's Export and Investment Promotion Agency and by HBOR and JBIC.