Investment in Croatia - A Brief Guide

There are many international firms already established in Croatia, including Siemens, Tuborg Carlesberg and Levi Strauss, and the government is keen to encourage further investment both in spite of and because of the current situation. Local feeling is that the investment climate is improving and the political risk is decreasing because Croatia has re-taken the so-called occupied territories.

What follows is a brief outline of the main tax considerations for potential investors.

Generally

Foreign and domestic investment are treated equally. Foreign investors are constitutionally guaranteed the right to repatriate after-tax profits, capital and rights acquired by the investment of capital, subject only to the proviso that all legal obligations in Croatia have been met.