Rulers of the Croatian Economy

In Lider’s list of owners of the 100 largest private companies in Croatia, physical persons are direct or indirect majority owners of about twenty of them. However, most of the largest companies are owned by others, often multinational corporations. This is, however, just a sign that the true rulers of the companies are in the background.

We celebrated our second birthday and eagerly embarked on new work victories. Lider’s small journalistic hive has prepared many interesting stories for reading this week.
Ivica Grčar writes about tax policy. In the article ‘The Region Reduces Levies, Croatia Stays on Its Taxes’, read how transitional countries attract investors and where Croatia stands in all of this.

Most analysts believe that the dollar will continue to fall as it favors American exporters. For every 10 percent depreciation of the dollar, the GDP of the strongest economic power increases by 0.5 percent. Is it time for monetary recovery? Find out in Antonija Knežević’s article ‘Weak Dollar: An Opportunity for Risk-Tolerant Investors’.

Hrvoje Mateljić writes about the most powerful people in the Croatian economy in this week’s topic. In Lider’s list of owners of the 100 largest private companies in Croatia, physical persons are direct or indirect majority owners of about twenty of them. However, most of the largest companies are owned by others, often multinational corporations. This is, however, just a sign that the true rulers of the companies are in the background. Which 100 rulers shake the largest Croatian companies can be read in the new Lider.

Matilda Bačelić deals with construction in the topic ‘The Construction Lobby Blocks Technology That Can Halve Concrete Consumption’ and investigates why the BBR system for prestressing is rarely used on Croatian construction sites and, of course, the financial background of everything.

After the HT stock frenzy, it seems that another one is on the way. The IPO of Atlantic Group is next. Matilda Bačelić in the story ‘Tedeschi ‘sells’ future shareholders a doubling of revenue by 2013′ provides a portrayal of the company that will be very interesting and useful for all potential investors.

In the Business Knowledge section, read about the phenomenon of how today’s technology and developed communication networks enable companies to create excellent databases about their customers. However, they must know how to use them and adapt their business strategy to the desires and needs of customers, claims Jill Griffin, a leading American expert in customer loyalty management, who will soon be a guest at the Customer Management Summit in Zagreb.

This week’s feature deals with Ho Ching – the Asian tigress from Singapore. Many claim that her rise began with her marriage to the son of the founder of modern Singapore and creator of the Singapore economic miracle, Lee Kuan Yew. But Ho Ching has proven to be a decisive and rational manager who has turned the state investment fund Temasek Holdings into a strong Asian player worth a hundred billion dollars that is seriously moving into the Western market. (G. J.)

The new Lider gifts its readers a special ‘Zagreb Stock Exchange Conference’ and a special supplement ‘New Products’