Hypo Group has been operating in eight countries of the Alps-Adriatic region, with a basic goal to encourage prosperity of the region by strengthening local economies. In 2006 it signed a Loan Agreement with Argentum d.o.o company from Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Within this process, at the...

Mergers and acquisitions represent prominent phenomenon of the developed capitalist world. Growth of the company through mergers and acquisitions provides access to new markets and resources, and the success or failure is of great importance not only for the companies involved in these...

Optimal acquisition strategy represents challenge for business world and academia. Academia tries to identify all factors and perspectives influencing success of acquisition strategy. The business reality is that most of M&As do not accomplish prearranged synergies and effects; therefore, the...

Montenegro and other Western Balkan countries are characterized by historical mortgages, political instability, commenced but uncompleted structural reforms and unfavourable economic situation, which all contributed to their lagging behind other EU member states. In addition to this, these...

Deindustrialization is a dynamic process that began to attract the attention of economic theorists in the 60s of the 20th century, which is characterized by a reduction in the share of the industrial sector in GDP and employment. A descriptive analysis of the deindustrialization process in...

The industrial sector of the Republic of Croatia is subject to deindustrialization, which was globally recognized as early as in the 1960s. Such a situation is a challenge in terms of implementing new sources of economic growth and industrial production, with a particular emphasis on investing...

Competitiveness represents a concept that has occupied a great deal of the economic theorists' attention for decades. Due to its complexity and different perceptions, it has not been uniquely defined yet and neither has its measurement system been completely developed. The problem of the...

HAAB Klagenfurt took over and later merged Slavonska banka with its other daughter bank in the Republic of Croatia in 2009. The authors analyze the cooperation between the bank and companies and the relations deriving from the following issues: a) purchase of nonexistent claims, b)...