Exporting and Seizing Success

In a sea of news about declining revenues and profits, here and there a few positives shine through, while the big positives must be sought with a magnifying glass. News about our largest companies listed on the stock exchange no longer adorn such newspaper headlines.

 IN THE NEW ISSUE OF THE BUSINESS WEEKLY LEADER, TAKE A STEP FURTHER AND LEARN MUCH MORE ABOUT CURRENT ECONOMIC PROBLEMS

The government should reduce the budget for 2011 or call the IMF, but it will do nothing of the sort before the elections. Therefore, new state borrowing will be even more expensive, and investors will avoid Croatia in an even wider arc until EU membership. Gordana Gelenčer writes about borrowing and whether Croatia can raise its credit rating without the IMF.

It is not easy to find investors in Croatia. Whether foreigners will agree to invest largely depends on the price they are willing to accept and how much ownership current owners of these companies are willing to relinquish. A desperate search for foreign saviors of struggling companies is underway. More in the story by Antonija Knežević.

Business operations in the first three quarters are the first announcement of business trends for the next year. The results of the best companies confirm the correctness of the export orientation. Export growth most often corresponds with revenue and profit growth, which is becoming increasingly difficult to achieve in the domestic market. Here, the aggressive players who have managed to seize a piece of market share from competitors are currently prospering. In a sea of news about declining revenues and profits, here and there a few positives shine through, while the big positives must be sought with a magnifying glass. News about our largest companies listed on the stock exchange no longer adorn such newspaper headlines. In fact, according to the nine-month results, HT, Adris Group, Ericsson Nikola Tesla, etc., are in the red with revenues and profits, while other giants like Atlantic Group are in slight positive territory, and among Agrokor’s flagship companies, there are both good and bad performers. The biggest exception is Ina, which has emerged from the red. Discover the stars among them in this week’s topic ‘Lesson 2010 – To Success through Exporting and Seizing the Domestic Market’ authored by Matilda Bačelić.

Miodrag Kostić is one of the ten most powerful Serbian tycoons, with wealth estimated at around 300 million euros. Known as the sugar king, his MK Group operates in 35 companies in Serbia and seven in Ukraine, engaging in a wide range of activities: from agriculture and real estate to the metal industry. In an interview with Lider, he claims that he will connect Vojvodina and Slavonia, Kopaonik and the Adriatic through investments. Find out what else he has planned in the new issue.

Every business manual for managers going to work in another country notes that they must be multilingual. Why then do many of them who work in Croatia not know Croatian, reveals Darija Truta Tabulov.

In the Business Knowledge section, read about liquidity from the pen of Danko Sučević, author of the book ‘Crisis Management’. 

Chinese President Hu Jintao has signed a deal worth about $20 billion for the French in Paris. American President Obama signed a deal worth about $15 billion in India. The English are preparing to go to China. Is a trade war looming? Vanja Figenwald reveals in the World section.

Read about the new Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff in our feature. She survived prison torture, guerrilla warfare, and breast cancer. Will she also survive Brazil’s problems? Despite the fact that the global press has been detailing the biography of former guerrilla Dilma Rousseff, the newly elected Brazilian president, since the beginning of the presidential campaign in Brazil, not much is actually known about her. (G. J.)

The new Lider is gifting its readers the lifestyle magazine Lider Trend and a special supplement ‘IT Processes’