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Croatian tourism model – is it sustainable?
Vedran ObućinaTourism is a major industry in Croatia. In 2018, Croatia had 18.4 million tourists and 110.3 million overnight stays. It’s responsible for around 20 per cent of Croatian GDP.
Foreign investments are good, but let’s not attract them with taxes
Sebastian StodolakFDI were perceived as exploiters and poisoners, but investors have developed their policies in the social responsibility of business to fight this perception, and they partly succeeded, said prof. Beata Javorcik.
Polish companies have plenty of space to increase their margins
Marek Pielach“The best income is earned at the beginning of a product’s origin, the medium, i.e. production, is the least attractive. Poland is right in the middle,” said Michał Gradzewicz, PhD, and Jakub Mućk, PhD.
Annual reports show growth of micro enterprises in Croatia
Vedran ObućinaThe data from the annual financial statements of the entrepreneurs reveal an extremely interesting dynamics in the structure of the Croatian corporate sector. But the changes are still located at the bottom of the corporate...
Czech pragmatic approach to Huawei
Filip BrokešChinese tech-companies Huawei and ZTE have not been excluded from participation in state tenders of Czech government bodies, according to a Czech daily E15.
Counterfeit products are coming from the Far East
Obserwator FinansowyThe value of global exports of counterfeit or pirated products (copyrighted works reproduced without permission from the copyright owner) increased from USD461bn to USD509bn. The most commonly counterfeited products are...
No time to waste in the Baltic region
Jo Harper“Only recently has the world realized we need to change and do it fast,” Mieczyslaw Struk, Marshal of the northern Polish Pomorskie region, said at the 10th Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region in...
Russian companies to pay a record amount in dividends
Filip BrokešAn inside look into 96 Russian companies’ financials carried out by the National Rating Agency shows that Russia’s largest companies will pay their shareholders USD50bn in dividends this year, up from USD35bn in 2018.
More gazelle companies in Europe
Obserwator FinansowyEvery tenth company in the European Union has been increasing its employment by more than 10 per cent annually over a period of three years. In 2017, the total number of such enterprises increased by 11,000.
Croatian chemical industry prepares for the Croatian EU presidency
Vedran ObućinaThe Croatian chemical industry is moving to the preparation of information and lobbying programs that during the Croatian Presidency will present to the EU members the interests of the industry in general, and in particular...