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Viewing cable 06ZAGREB533, SLOW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN EASTERN

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06ZAGREB533 2006-04-27 06:55 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Zagreb
VZCZCXRO6180
RR RUEHAG RUEHDA RUEHDF RUEHFL RUEHIK RUEHKW RUEHLA RUEHLN RUEHLZ
RUEHROV RUEHSR RUEHVK RUEHYG
DE RUEHVB #0533/01 1170655
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 270655Z APR 06
FM AMEMBASSY ZAGREB
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 6069
INFO RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 ZAGREB 000533 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECON EINV HR ECON PRIVATIZATION
SUBJECT: SLOW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN EASTERN 
CROATIA 
 
1.  SUMMARY:  Ten years after the war ended in 
Croatia, officials and business people are 
attempting to revive the economy in the eastern 
region of Slavonia, one of the areas most affected 
by the conflict.  Supplementing national efforts to 
encourage economic development in the region, some 
local governments are taking matters into their own 
hands, setting up industrial zones and business 
incubators.  However, many obstacles to economic 
development remain and it is uncertain if the 
businesses and jobs will come.  END SUMMARY 
 
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Attracting New Business, Battling Unemployment 
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2.  In April 2006, Econoffs traveled to the eastern 
towns of Donji Miholjac, Otok and Bjelovar for a 
first-hand look at local economic development 
initiatives.  All three towns were affected by the 
war and high unemployment rates are a chronic 
problem.  While the national unemployment rate in 
Croatia is about 14%, unemployment rates in some 
parts of Slavonia are as high as 80%.  In Donji 
Miholjac and Otok, the unemployment rate is between 
25-35% and in Bjelovar it is 15%.  According to 
officials in Otok, the unemployment rate is five 
times higher now than before the war.  Before the 
war, Slavonia was home to many large factories that 
have since closed or downsized.  The OSCE 
representatives in Vukovar cited the example of a 
shoe, rubber and plastics factory, which employed 
22,500 before the war and now only employs 1000. 
 
3.  In order to attract more jobs to Slavonia and 
take advantage of resources such as forests and 
agricultural land, these local governments are 
investing in the infrastructure for economic zones 
and offering incentives to lure mostly manufacturing 
businesses including wood, metal and food processing 
industries.  Bjelovar has focused on a successful 
business incubator that offers office space and 
support at below market costs for start-up companies 
in the services sector. 
 
4.  These local governments are also partnering with 
new investors to walk them through the process of 
acquiring all permits, often an obstacle for 
investors.  Although most of these initiatives 
started at the local level, officials said they 
appreciated the financing and technical assistance 
provided by the national government and thanked the 
U.S. government for assistance provided by USAID 
programs. 
 
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If you build it, will they come? 
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5.  Local officials believe the Slavonian region has 
comparative advantages in geographic location, 
natural resources, labor supply, and infrastructure 
(especially with the planned construction of new 
highways in the region and the refurbishment of the 
Danube port of Vukovar) and are hopeful that new 
investment will come.  In the last nine months, 
contracts have been signed with eleven new investors 
in Donji Miholjac.  These new investments are 
expected to create three hundred jobs and generate 
an additional six to nine hundred jobs in indirect 
employment. 
 
6. In addition to manufacturing operations, 
investors and officials are also interested in 
building cold storage facilities that would help 
facilitate the transport of produce from local farms 
to markets and food processors.  According to 
Kesenija Boros, head of the Veterinary Department 
and Sector for Harmonization of Regulations, the 
Ministry of Agriculture also has funds earmarked for 
the construction of cold storage and other 
infrastructure.  Officials are encouraging farmers in 
the region to convert production from grains to more 
profitable fruits and vegetables and to increase the 
amount of hectares used for orchards in the run-up 
to EU accession, at which time Croatia's 
agricultural quotas will be set.  Officials are also 
setting up offices to help farmers take advantage of 
the European Union Special Accession Program for 
Agriculture and Rural Development (SAPARD). 
 
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Education and Training 
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ZAGREB 00000533  002 OF 002 
 
 
7.  In addition to providing incentives to new 
investors, local governments have been surveying 
their populations to make sure that potential 
employers have access to an appropriately educated 
work force.  Officials commented that the education 
system is not preparing students for the current 
economy.  Most high school students and their 
parents are opting for courses of study such as 
hairstyling and shop keeping rather than industrial 
or technical programs.  However, since government 
wage regulations require that a student trained as a 
shopkeeper must get paid more than an untrained 
student, most shops end up employing untrained 
workers and the trained shopkeepers find jobs in 
factories. 
 
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Future Development Uncertain 
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8.  While the groundwork for economic revitalization 
is being laid in Slavonia, it remains to be seen if 
industry will make a reappearance in Slavonia and if 
the labor market will develop accordingly. 
FRANK