Croatian Economic Nationalism Awakens

Delayed and tactless, like everything else, Croatian economic nationalism is now awakening. However, the problem is that the list of Croatian companies invited to invest and protect economic interests is not long.

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

For all companies or wealthier individuals who have excess capital, now is the right time to buy, as the undervalued value of domestic companies will not recover quickly. The time for cleaning balance sheets, mergers, and acquisitions is just beginning. More is revealed by Gordana Gelenčer and Jasmina Trstenjak.

 Delayed and tactless, like everything else, Croatian economic nationalism is now awakening. However, the problem is that the list of Croatian companies invited to invest and protect economic interests is not long. They are led by Agrokor and Adris, who also see their own interests in this. However, it should also be in the interest of the state that Podravka and other state-owned companies do not become just local branches of global companies. More in the topic of the week from the pen of Matilda Bačelić in the story ‘Domestic Players Who Can Take Over State Companies.’

Recently, the Prime Minister expressed doubt from the EU about the possibility of concluding negotiations by June 2011, but she decided to assert that she hopes to meet that deadline. Brussels was unpleasantly surprised by Croatia’s announcement of the conclusion of negotiations by summer. Vanja Figenwald writes about the diplomatic peripeties in the European Union.

Last week, Zlatko Rogožar took the hot seat of the head of HŽ Holding, a state loser entangled in scandals, who remains at the helm of HŽ Cargo and announces an ambitious restructuring plan, an investment cycle, and changes in leading positions. In the new issue of Lider, we bring you an exclusive interview. 

The presence of global brands in the country helps secure a place on the world tourist map. The fact that there are not many large international chains in Croatia should therefore be understood as a cause for concern, warns domestic tourism managers, university professor of marketing and brand management from Cornell, Chekitan S. Dev. What he specifically advises Croatian tourism workers is revealed to us by Tatjana Brebrić.

Born in 1967 in Kulina, he is the founder and owner of M San Group. These three pieces of information are the only biographical details about Stipe Matić listed in the M San Group prospectus. Much more about the owner of the largest IT company in the region, and recently one of the largest landowners in Croatia, is hardly known to the public. Who the Sava Bill Gates actually is, is revealed to us by Antonija Knežević.
 
An entrepreneur can carry forward a tax loss for the next five years and use it to reduce the tax base for corporate income tax in future periods. If tax losses occur in multiple tax periods, they are used to reduce the tax base in the order of their occurrence. About tax losses writes mr. sc. Marija Zuber.

Although it has become popular to cancel holiday celebrations in companies during the years of crisis, experts claim that this is not good. It is fine to talk about savings and the necessity of cutting costs, but giving up a small celebration where employees socialize, relax, and feel a sense of community can greatly demotivate employees. Did you know that giving up a reception sends a message about the company’s difficulties? More in Business Knowledge.

Robin Li, the man who, with a little help from the KP, kicked Google out of China, is the star of this week’s feature. The CEO and founder of the Chinese search engine Baidu is young, handsome, and incredibly rich. He is ‘worth’ $7.2 billion, which secured him second place on the list of Chinese billionaires. The leftist search engine Baidu holds about 73 percent of the Chinese internet search market in a country with over 340 million internet users, and that number is constantly growing. Baidu’s value is estimated at $38 billion, and this is just the beginning. (G.J.)

The new Lider gifts its readers two special supplements: Lifestyle magazine Lider trend and Corporate Social Responsibility.