Archive for February 11th, 2008

Zagreb Stock Exchange Share Index Drops for Fifth Trading Day Running

Zagreb, February 11 (CP) –The drop in prices of most traded shares has continued at the Zagreb Stock Exchange with the Crobex share index dropping by 2.20 percent to 4.017,87 points.
This is the fifth trading day that Crobex has continued its drop and at some point on Monday it dropped below 4,000 points, matching the […]

Resignations Offered in Wake of Bogus Croatia PM Interview Scandal

Zagreb, February 11 (CP) – The Jutarnji List daily Editor-in-Chief Tomislav Wruss and editor of the EPH public sector editions Davor Butkovic have offered their resignations following the scandal of the publishing of a fake interview with PM Ivo Sanader in the paper’s Saturday edition.
Butkovic has admitted responsibility for not acting in a professional manner […]

Croatian PM Sanader Meets with Banking Representatives To Discuss Slowing down Inflation

Zagreb, February 11 (CP) – The PM Ivo Sanader has met with central bank representatives and those of leading banks in the country in a bid to discuss ways of slowing down inflation.
Sanader, deputy PM Damir Polancec and Finance Minister Ivan Suker have announced that special attention would be paid to lowering the deficit rate, […]

Swedish IKEA May Open Store in the Croatian Port of Split

Zagreb, February 11 (CP) – According to the Glas Dalmacije Internet portal, the Swedish giant IKEA may be planning to open a store in Split, after the town-planning for Split has been changed, allowing construction at the location of Stinice.
IKEA has certain standards that all the locations of its stores need to match and among […]

Turkish Ship Still in Croatian Waters; May Be Towed to Trieste

Zagreb, February 11 (CP) — It is still not clear whether the Turkish cargo ship which caught fire off the Northern Croatian coast last week will be towed to Trieste. 
Netherlands experts investigating the status of the ship for the past three days claim it will be ready for towing within 2 to 3 days. The […]

Croatian Agriculture Minister To Search for Solution in Fertilizer Price Hike

Zagreb, February 11 (CP) — Cabinet members Agriculture Minister Bozidar Pankretic and deputy PM Damir Polancec will be meeting with representatives of the Kutina Petrochemical plant following the price of fertilizer increasing by as much as 44 percent.
Altough the price increase was expected, such a steep price hike has shocked farmers.
Minister Pankretic is planning to […]