Economy Minister Darko Horvat said on Wednesday that the interest for investing in Croatia was great and that investments had started pouring in, adding that a careful selection of investors could result in creating 10,000 to 15,000 new jobs in the next few years.

Croatia opened doors for investments in the last few months, and they started happening, Horvat said before the government cabinet meeting in Zagreb.

He added that it was important to have a careful selection process for investments, and opt for those which would create new jobs for the people who are thinking of leaving Croatia.

“We are talking about jobs which create additional value, with average wages between 7,000 and 15,000 kuna (€947-€2030),” Horvat said.

Responding to the journalists’ comments that it didn’t seem as if anyone was lining up to invest in Croatia, Horvat said: “You will see what will happen over the next months in that area.”

When asked how Croatia could profit from the national football team’s success at the World Cup in Russia, Horvat said that he was certain that Croatia’s winning silver medal meant that the country was now well known around the world.

(€1 = 7.38 kuna)

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