It is not surprising that today in Croatia children increasingly do not want to take over the family business, as they have seen their entrepreneurial parents who were constantly at work building companies, experiencing a lot of stress and likely often prioritizing the company over family. Therefore children do not want such a life because they already have enough material possessions and are not as hungry for success as the founder, explain representatives from Forvis Mazars. What Croatian entrepreneurs say about generational transition and whether they are concerned about who will inherit their business can be read in the new Lider.
It is incredible how fertile the ground is in Croatia for criticizing the union of countries of which we have been a member since 2013. A large number of analysts, political influencers, and activists on social media compete to see who can tarnish the EU and the European Commission the most. And to categorize us all as losers, writes Miodrag Šajatović, editor-in-chief of Lider, in this week’s ‘Ekonomalije’, posing the question: ‘What if we stop fueling defeatism?’
Viktor Viljevac, a senior assistant at the Department of Macroeconomics and Economic Development at the Faculty of Economics in Zagreb, disagrees with the thesis that an expensive state is the main cause of inflation. We spoke with him about why inflation is so frequently discussed, while the overall costs of entering the eurozone and the associated jump in bank profitability are largely ignored.
With relaxed fiscal rules from 2024 and new allocations for armament, it is quite likely that we can expect an increase in public debt across Europe in the coming period. Although these investments can positively impact economic growth, there is a risk that, if not carefully controlled, they could significantly increase public debt, which could have broader macroeconomic repercussions.
