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Lider invest Krapina: Croatia as an Investment Destination – How to Remain Competitive

This year, the cycle of investment forums Lider invest has commenced, aimed at promoting manufacturing investments that create new jobs, increase exports, and generate added value.

The tenth investment mini-forum Lider invest Krapina, organized by the business weekly Lider, will take place on March 5, 2025, from 11 AM to 2 PM at the Entrepreneurial Center of Krapina-Zagorje County.

By touring Croatian regions and holding investment mini-forums, we aim to provide entrepreneurs with necessary information about the investment climate, initiatives of local government units, financing opportunities and sources, and to open discussions on projects that have been initiated so far.

In collaboration with municipalities, cities, and counties, as well as institutional partners, we motivate entrepreneurs to nominate their investments and thus become candidates for the Lider invest award, which we will present this year on June 13 at a ceremonial closing event at the Westin Hotel in Zagreb as part of the Investment Conference.

WHAT YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR AT THE FORUM

The editor-in-chief of the business weekly Lider, Miodrag Šajatović, will present the Lider invest project. Welcome speeches will be delivered by the governor of Krapina-Zagorje County Željko Kolar and the mayor of Krapina Zoran Gregurović.

Economic expert Prof. Dr. Marijana Ivanov from the Faculty of Economics in Zagreb, who is also a member of the expert jury of Lider invest, will give a presentation on the topic Challenges of Doing Business in Unstable Times. This will be followed by a presentation by Dalibor Hržica, senior analyst in the Sector for Support and Development of Entrepreneurship, Coordination, and International Cooperation at HAMAG-BICRO, on the topic Opportunities and Chances for Investments.

We will conclude the forum with a round table on the topic Croatia as an Investment Destination – How to Remain Competitive, featuring panelists including the director of the RGNC group and president of the Krapina County Chamber of Commerce Anđelko Švaljek, CEO of the Textile Factory Trgovišće Mario Popić, director of DUNI – the foundry of colored metals Dragutin Ulama, director of the Entrepreneurial Center of Krapina-Zagorje County Helena Matuša, head of the Department for Public Procurement and EU Funds of Krapina-Zagorje County Vlatka Mlakar, and Tomislav Marković, director of the Directorate for Managing Regional Offices of HBOR. The panel will be moderated by Lider journalist Ksenija Puškarić.

THE FORUM PROGRAM can be viewed at the link: lider.events/lider-invest-krapina/program/.

WHO IS THE FORUM INTENDED FOR

Lider invest is intended for entrepreneurs, project and company owners, domestic and foreign investors, bankers, consultants, and other investment partners.

WHO ARE THE PROJECT PARTNERS

The project partners are the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development (HBOR) and the Croatian Agency for Small Business, Innovation, and Investments (HAMAG-BICRO).

HOW TO REGISTER

Participation in the forum is free of charge, but registration is mandatory at the application link: lider.events/lider-invest-krapina/prijava/.

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