BRITISH-CROATIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDED

( Editorial: --> 1472 ) LONDON, June 16 (Hina) - In London on Monday evening the British- Croatian Chamber of Commerce was founded with the main objective of advancing economic cooperation between British and Croatian export companies. The chamber, initiated by the Croatian Ambassador to Great Britain Andrija Kojakovic, has a membership of 74 British and Croatian firms, and its co-presidents will be businessmen John Rourke and Ivusa Domijan. John Rourke said that the chamber apart from offering services to members, will organise seminars on business and investment in Croatia, and will endeavour to sponsor two to three Croatian students annually, who would in the Great Britain familiarise themselves with London's financial market. The Croatian Economy Minister Nenad Porges, who is currently on a working visit in Great Britain, said that Great Britain's share in the Croatian trade exchange is only two per cent, which is below realistic possibilities. The chamber could serve as a foundation for increasing this exchange, Porges said. The British Ambassador to Croatia Colin Munro said the foundation of the chamber sparks the idea for a Croatian-British chamber of commerce to be established in Zagreb. (hina) bag 161155 MET jun 98