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Fitch affirms Croatia at BBB-with negative outlookThe Fitch international ratings agency issued a statement on Wednesday affirming Croatia's long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BBB-' and Long-term local currency IDR at 'BBB'.
  09.03.2011. | News

Implementation of the new concession and public-private partnership legislationThe Delegation of the European Union and Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Croatia presented today in the EU Information Cantre the IPA 2007 Twinning Light Contract "Strengthening the administrative capacity of Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Croatia in relation to the implementation of the new concession and public-private partnership legislation".  21.02.2011. | News

Finance ministry to draw up public debt management strategy soonThe Croatian government will need HRK 26.8 billion to service liabilities due this year and to cover the budget gap in 2011, according to the finance ministry, which on Wednesday announced its plan to draw up a public debt management strategy.
  09.02.2011. | News

Two ministers comment on public sector investment projectsTen public sector investment projects, the implementation of which is beginning in this year's first quarter, are worth some HRK 5.5 billion and the their financing or a model of how to finance each of those projects has been defined, Finance Minister Martina Dalic and the Deputy Prime Minister in charge of investments, Domagoj Ivan Milosevic, told a news briefing in Zagreb on Friday.
  21.01.2011. | News

Full application of OIB (Personal Identification Number)Within the state administration reform, the enforcement of the Act on Personal Identification Number has marked the beginning of the procedure of introducing the personal identification number (hereinafter referred to as "OIB") into the legal system of the Republic of Croatia.
  05.01.2011. | News

Croatia seen as very successful in drawning funds from EU IPA 2007Croatia has signed with the European Commission 74 contracts worth EU 36.84 million as part of Component I of the IPA 2007 EU pre-accession programme, which provides assistance in transition and institution building, drawing 92.22 per cent of the EUR 39.95 million approved for Croatia, Finance Minister Ivan Suker said at a press conference in Zagreb on Wednesday.

24.11.2010. | News

2011 draft budget envisages highest expenditures for pension, salariesNext year's draft budget envisages maintaining expenditures at this year's level of HRK 122.3 billion, of which the bulk (HRK 35.1 billion) will go for pensions, HRK 163 million more than this year, and for salaries (HRK 22.6 billion), up 0.1 per cent.

16.11.2010. | News

Opening ceremony and presentation of the project “Strengthening Croatian AFCOS System with the aim of protection of EU financial interests”The opening ceremony for the Twinning Light project "Strengthening Croatian AFCOS System with the aim of protection of EU financial interests", organised by the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Croatia and the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Croatia, was held in the Ministry of Finance. 05.11.2010. | News

Regional Conference on Public Internal Financial Control for Candidate and Potential Candidate CountriesThe Regional Public Internal Financial Control Conference for Candidate and Potential Candidate Countries is taking place on 27 - 29 October 2010 at the Regent Esplanade Hotel in Zagreb.

27.10.2010. | News

Finance Minister says Croatia definitely overcoming crisisCroatia is definitely coming out of the crisis and this year's fourth quarter will be positive, Croatian Finance Minister Ivan Suker said in Washington on Saturday after talks with International Monetary Fund and World Bank officials.

11.10.2010. | News