Archive for February 12th, 2008

Rohatinski: Five Measures for Curbing Inflation Need To Be Introduced

Zagreb, February 12 (CP) — The central bank governor Zeljko Rohatinski has stated that inflation needs to be curbed and a combination of monetary, fiscal and other policies’ measures should be introduced.
After meeting with PM Ivo Sanader he called on the government to support the curbing of inflation with measures that are not popular, but […]

All of Shakespeare’s Works Finally Translated into Croatian

Zagreb, February 12 (CP) — Some 500 years after they were written, all works by William Shakespeare have now finally been translated into Croatian.
This huge effort was completed by translator Mate Maras and published by Matica Hrvatska.
All of Shakespeare’s 38 tragedies, comedies and romances, as well as 154 sonnets have been translated.

Crobex Revives at the Zagreb Stock Exchange

Zagreb, February 12 (CP) — After five days of the Crobex share index dropping on the Zagreb Stock Exchange, it grew on Tuesday by 4.06 percent to 4.180,88 points with most of the traded shares’ prices growing.
However, the value of Croabex compared to the start of 2008 is still about 20 percent down. The Laguna […]

Some 168 Croatian Soldiers Joining ISAF Operation in Afghanistan

Zagreb, February 12 (CP) – The 11th Croatian army ISAF Afghanistan peace mission contingent is to travel to the area on Tuesday.
At the moment there are some 200 Croatian Soldiers in Afghanistan and there are no plans to increase this number, despite some speculations denied by PM Ivo Sanader that Croatia was asked to increase […]

Some 14 People Arrested in Crackdown on Bribe Taking in the Croatian Health System

Zagreb, February 12 (CP) – A joint police and the state anti-corruption and organized crime office (USKOK) action has resulted in the arrest of 14 individuals taking bribes and issuing fake documents on PTSD and disability.
The 14 have been arrested in operations conducted on Monday in the southern city of Split and eastern town of Osijek. […]