Trade, investment, digitalisation, efficiency and skills are the five areas identified by the World Bank as key levers of productivity growth.
It is these areas that will be discussed. 6 October 2026 at the presentation of the report TIDES of Change, World Bank Regional Report on Productivity in Europe and Central Asia.
Five productivity levers
The report is based on extensive data at company level and its name TIDES comes from five areas that it analyses:
- T – Trade: shop
- I – Investment: investments
- D – Digitalization: digitization
- E – Efficiency: efficiency
- S – Skills: skills
For entrepreneurs and all those working on the development of the business environment, the findings on factors affecting productivity and possibilities for further strengthening the competitiveness of the Croatian economy are particularly interesting.
The presentation of the report will be an opportunity to get acquainted with its key findings, but also to discuss policies and reforms that can contribute to Croatia's further economic development.
Who will present the findings?
Opening address: Ivan Rakocija, State Secretary, Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Croatia
The results of the survey will be discussed by experts from the World Bank:
- Cecile Thioro Niang, Director of Finance, Competitiveness and Investment for Europe and Central Asia
- Michael Engman, Leading Economist in Finance, Competitiveness and Investment for Europe and Central Asia
- Fabian Scheifele, co-author of the report and economist at the Finance, Competitiveness and Investment Department for Europe and Central Asia
Moderator of the event: Marko Erdeljac, Head of the Investment Promotion Service, Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Croatia
When and where?
- 6 October 2026
- 13:00 – 14:30 hours
- online
The language of the event is English and you can apply here.
For more information, please contact: investmentpromotion@mingo.hr.
