PM tells Australian business people Croatian government business friendly

Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic on Monday acquainted the leading New South Wales business people with investment possibilities in Croatia, saying the Croatian government was open for enterprise, the government said in a statement on its website.

Milanovic, who was on a visit to Australia, briefed the local business people about the current economic situation and data on tourism as one of the strongest branches of the economy, for which the government recently adopted a development strategy, the statement said.

He described possibilities of investing through the leasing of motorways, the restructuring of the national rail company, and in the Rijeka seaport, which has plenty of potential and advantages over Slovenia and Italy, and underlined the need to build an LNG terminal because of Europe's dependence on Russian gas, notably in the context of the current situation, according to the statement.

Milanovic said Croatia was stable and safe for investors and that its government was business friendly.

Earlier in the day, he visited Macquarie University in Sydney and signed an agreement securing the continuation of financing of the Centre for Croatian Studies in the amount of AUD 150,000 per year over the next five years.

Milanovic said investing in Croatian studies there was important and valuable for Croatia and its government not only because of the learning of Croatia's language, history and culture, but also because it was the oldest independent Croatian language class in the world.

Asked if he would invite Australian Croats to invest in Croatia and in which projects, Milanovic said it was not necessary to come to Australia for that, as it could be done over the Internet.

Everyone who wants to invest, both Croats and Australians who are not of Croatian descent, are welcome to invest in Croatia. By joining the European Union, Croatia has become part of a single market and the Croatian government is doing everything to make life easier for those who want to invest in Croatia, he said.

(Hina)



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