News from Nordic Chamber

Nordic Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with Croatian Society of Lobbyists organized Busines breakfast on Effective Government Relations and Ways to Influence Decisions in Croatia that took place on Wednesday, 14 April 2010 at the Regent Esplanade Zagreb.
The guest speaker was Mr. Natko Vlahović, Secretary General, Croatian Society of Lobbyists and Accredited Lobbyist at the European Parliament for the Croatian Chamber of Craft Enterprises.  The event was well attended and after the presentation an interesting discussion followed.

 Knin, 20 April 2010 – Upon the initiative of Nordic Chamber of Commerce, the proceeds collected at Midsummer Celebration-humanitarian cause event organized in June 2009, were donated to the library of Knin high schools: SŠ kralja Zvonimira and SŠ Lovro Monti. The donation included IT equipment and books that are part of the school curriculum and were handed over by Mrs. Gordana Fuštar, Executive Director of Nordic Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Wilfried Buchhorn, UNHCR Representative to Croatia and Mrs. Rebecca Söderberg, envoy of the Embassy of Sweden. The purpose of the donation was to modernize the library which was recognized as the starting point for education of the young generations in the wider Knin area. For photos, please visit Photo Gallery.

30 March 2010 – ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has agreed to acquire a large portion of the business of EXOR, an engineering company headquartered in Zagreb, Croatia, for an undisclosed amount.
The transaction is expected to be completed in April, subject to customary regulatory approvals.The acquisition increases ABB’s offering and engineering capabilities in the growing Balkan region. Moreover, this transaction will enable ABB to further increase business activities in process automation, providing complete solutions for various industrial applications. For more information downlaod press release here.

At the General Assembly held on 24 March 2010, the Nordic Chamber of Commerce  elected the new Board of Governors. The Board has been elected for one year term. The appointed Governors are:

Mr. Darko Eisenhuth, President
Mr. Krešimir Antonio Paliska, Vice President
Mrs. Dijana Spalatin, Treasurer
Ms. Gordana Fuštar, Executive Director
Members:
Mr. Haris Boko
Mr. Tibor Jerger
Mr. Dragan Popović
Mr. Samir Žero