In the new issue of Lider: Induced recession – The biggest challenge for the new Government

As party-coalition negotiations stretch on and combinations multiply, a sense of dread grows among professionals and the real sector about yet another bypassing of tough reforms.

Economists are divided on whether the government should induce a new recession, which would eventually lead to a turnaround and growth, or if we should keep our heads above water with a policy of small steps until we are hit by a new recession fueled by galloping external debt and unbearable interest rates. And especially if or when interest rates rise… Is the induced recession the biggest challenge for the new Government, asks Gordana Gelenčer in the new issue of Lider.

Can you imagine a world where everything is free? Well, maybe not everything. Pay a monthly subscription to some virtual service and it allows you to exchange everything your heart desires for free with the whole world. All today’s services and platforms that correspond to the globally growing concept of the sharing economy have mostly emerged as startup projects, with one very clear goal – to make money. And that on what seems to be free. About how to profit from ‘free’ services, Željka Lalslavić writes in the new issue of Lider.

The Varaždin company with European references for its premium solar panels has begun to conquer the markets of Turkey, the Middle East, and Africa. The key to the success of Solvis from Varaždin, which produces photovoltaic modules, is complete adaptability to market demands, a premium product, and the construction of solar power plants on a turnkey basis. This company has only existed for six years, and unlike many others that are laying off workers daily, it is hiring new ones, writes Kata Pranić in the new issue of Lider.

The same author brings an interesting story about entrepreneur Antonio Prstec, the owner of the Fat Cat franchise. In just a year and a half, the Fat Cat franchise from Koprivnica has buried the competition in the city, and while waiting to expand across Croatia, it is opening a franchise in Sweden. Prstec reveals the secret ingredient of his delicious pizza only in the new issue of Lider: ‘I mixed cuttlefish ink into the dough and created an exclusive dish from the pizza.’

The current territorial organization has played a positive role as it abolished negative socialist municipal centralizations. On the other hand, local government units have become too expensive. There are examples of small municipalities with 1,300 inhabitants and 57 employees. Territorial organization has been a hot topic for some time, further fueled by Most, among whose main pre-election promises is the reform of public administration. Matilda Bačelić spoke with Dragutin Feletar, the creator of the current territorial organization, who admitted to her – ‘My territorial organization needs to be abolished, but changes would topple any government.’

A serious player in energy, defense, maritime technology, and aeronautics, British Rolls-Royce, the second strongest manufacturer of jet engines in the world, is experiencing a sharp decline in profits for the fifth time in the last twenty months. The stock value immediately fell by about twenty percent, marking one of the largest drops since the company’s IPO in 1987. This represents a loss of market value of about three billion pounds in one day. How to push Rolls-Royce’s aircraft engines back to their former glory, asks Vanja Figenwald.

In the new issue of Lider, the same author in the world section brings a story about 10 businesses that are targets of terrorism. After the terrorist attacks in Paris, business will no longer be the same. While some sectors are in despair, others are aware that this is an opportunity for greater profit. Lider has highlighted ten sectors that could feel the greatest consequences of the ‘European September 11’ in the short or long term.