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Highlights
- This 2024 SCD Update for Croatia assesses the development progress made since 2018 and identifies the most important constraints and opportunities to ending poverty and promoting shared prosperity on a livable planet.
- Croatia is well positioned to achieve substantial progress on multiple fronts if it seizes the opportunities provided by macroeconomic and financial stability, green and digital transitions, and access to sizable EU funds.
- However, several constraints need to be addressed to ensure inclusive, resilient, and sustainable growth, including improved provision of public services, increased productivity by tackling labor market challenges and focusing on the green agenda.
2024 Systematic Country Diagnostic Update for Croatia - Main findings
The SCD Update lays out four broad areas that need to be tackled to achieve inclusive, resilient, and sustainable growth to improve the long-term wellbeing of people in Croatia.
๐ญ. ๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐:
- Strengthen public administration capacity at central and local levels.
- Improve corporate governance of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to enhance productivity and service delivery.
๐ฎ. ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป:
- Enhance education coverage, quality, and labor market relevance.
- Improve primary and preventative healthcare delivery.
- Strengthen social assistance systems to protect vulnerable populations.
๐ฏ. ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐:
- Support investment in R&D and green technology adoption.
- Ensure a favorable business environment and access to finance, especially for start-ups and vulnerable groups.
๐ฐ. ๐๐ป๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐:
- Promote energy production from renewables and improve energy efficiency.
- Enhance climate change resilience and disaster risk preparedness.
By addressing these constraints and implementing the proposed actions, Croatia can achieve robust, inclusive, and environmentally sustainable economic growth, improving the long-term wellbeing of its people.
The SCD will inform the next Country Partnership Framework (CPF) 2025-2030 between the World Bank Group and Croatia and, thus, guide the focus of the World Bank Group's support to the country. Find out more about theโฏcurrent CPF.
What is a Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD)?
A Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) is a report produced by the World Bank Group for a partner country, usually every five years. The aim of the SCD is to identify the most important constraints and opportunities to ending poverty and promoting shared prosperity on a livable planet. The SCD is based on a thorough analysis and consultations with a wide range of counterparts, stakeholders, and citizens.
Online consultations were open between November 15 โ December 15, 2023. We thank you for your views on the challenges Croatia is facing and the priorities for achieving inclusive, resilient and sustainable growth during the consultations.