Croatia 
Country Descriptions
& Profiles
Background
Notes on Countries of the World: Croatia in Business Source Complete [ About
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Published by the U.S. government and includes facts
about the land, people, history, government, political
conditions, economy, foreign relations and travel/business
information.
Croatia
Country Review in Business Source Complete [About]
Published annually by CountryWatch, these in-depth reports
provide demographic, political, economic, business,
cultural and environmental data. Includes key sector
production, consumption and net exports, maps, country
flag, Freedom Rankings for political rights and civil
liberties, Human Development Index measuring quality
of life and investment climate basic infrastructure
information.
Finance, Trade
& Commerce
BuyUSA.gov U.S. Commercial Services: Croatia
http://www.buyusa.gov/croatia/en/
From the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration. U.S. Commercial Service (USCS) Provides information to U.S. businesses exporting goods and services, including trade agreements, market research, trade event lists, industry specific information.
Croatia
Country Monitor (Global Insight) in Business Source Complete [About]
Presents Analyses, Statistics, and Forecasts on the
Economy. Includes information on Gross Domestic Product
(GDP), Real GDP, Consumer Prices, Foreign Trade, Official
Exchange Rate, etc. Also provides Import and Export
Statistics as well as the names of important government
officials.
Croatia Economic Competitiveness in Business Source Complete [About]
From the Icon Group, using vertical analysis or common-sized statements, provides estimates of the financial performance and labor productivity of countries compared to global benchmarks. Financial analysis includes asset, liability and income structure, ratios, profitability ratios and key percentile rankings. Labor productivity analysis includes asset-labor, liability-labor, and income-labor ratios.
Doing Business. Benchmarking Business Regulations.
http://www.doingbusiness.org/
Produced by the World Bank, this database provides information on business regulations and their enforcement in many countries. Countries are ranked according to ease of doing business. The Doing Business Indicators are comparable across 175 economies. These indicators include starting a business, dealing with licenses, employing workers, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, enforcing contracts, and others.
EIU: Economist Intelligence Unit: Croatia [About] (works only with Firefox)
Indepth reports such as Country Finance, Country Commerce, Country Forecast, Country Monitor, etc which include economic indicators, political and business environment analysis, country risk assessment and financial and operating conditions for companies doing business globally. Type of reports vary country by country.
FITA:
Croatia Country Profile
http://fita.org/countries/croatia.html
FITA, The Federation of International Trade Associations,
website includes general information as well as information
on market access, economic indicators, taxes, labor
market, agriculture, media, and more.
Global
Edge: Croatia
http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/countryintro.asp?CountryID=41
Created by the Center for International Business Education
and Research at Michigan State University ( MSU-CIBER
), globalEDGE contains country specific news, statistics,
history, economics, and government data.
Index
of Economic Freedom: Croatia
http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/country.cfm?id=Croatia
A Web resource evaluating the following areas: Croatia's
trade policy, fiscal burden of government, government
intervention in the economy, monetary policy, capital
flows and foreign investment, banking and finance, wages
and prices, property rights, regulation, and black market.
News & Journals
The
Wall Street Journal Europe through PressDisplay[About]
from 60 days ago.
Vecernji
List through PressDisplay[About]
from 60 days ago.
Vjesnik
through PressDisplay[About]
from 60 days ago.
Statistics
& Government Resources
Croatian National
Bank
http://www.hnb.hr/eindex.htm
The official Web site of the Croatian National Bank
includes information on currency rates, monetary policy,
statistics and much more.
Embassy of the
Republic of Croatia in Washington D.C.
http://www.croatiaemb.org/
Information about business and investment in Croatia.
Also contains information about flora and fauna, education,
travel and tourism, visas, immigration, history, geography,
people and culture.
Republic
of Croatia: Central Bureau of Statistics
http://www.dzs.hr/default_e.htm
Selected
Internet Resources: Croatia-Portals to the world
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/european/croatia/hr.html
"Links to electronic resources selected by Library of
Congress subject experts."
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