Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development (Croatia)

The Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Ministarstvo gospodarstva) is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which is in charge of the development of the economy, and conducting administrative and other tasks related to:

• industry, except food and tobacco industry, shipbuilding, energy, mining, trade, cooperatives, other than agricultural, small and medium businesses, trade, trade policy, and policy to protect domestic production; economic cooperation with foreign countries,
• involvement in European economic integration, the harmonization of activities in conjunction with the Croatian membership in the World Trade Organization and participation in multilateral trade negotiations in the framework of this organization,
• promotion of exports and foreign investment, the establishment and operation of free zones, systematic stimulation of entrepreneurship, state of market, supplies and prices, consumer protection, strategic stockpiles, the privatization of shares and stakes in the state owned companies, restructuring and rehabilitation of legal entities,
• safety at work.