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45 November, 2020 Croatia Global: 31 Availability: 54 Cost: 2 Regulation: 19 Productivity: 73 2020 Global TWI Ranking (out of 76) 2020 Regional TWI Ranking (out of 40) Region: 19 Availability: 33 Cost: 1 Regulation: 14 Productivity: 39 Remote Readiness 34 Remote Readiness 51 $2.9 billion USD has been spent in response to Covid-19. The measures include: • Government subsidy of minimum wages • A short time work program where the government pays part of the wage and taxes with a higher amount of support for businesses in industries that have been severely affected • Subsidization and delay of corporate taxes https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/imf-and-Covid-19/Policy-Responses-to-COVID-19 Borders are open to citizens and residents of EU member states and Schengen countries. Other foreigners require a negative Covid-19 test result. Face masks are required in public places. Restrictions on which businesses are allowed to open. 5.2% 4.7% 0% 20% Croatia Regional Ave. % of GDP Croatia Q4 2019* Q4 2020* % Change YOY Total Workforce 1.79M 1.78M -0.2% Unemployment Rate (%) 6.7% 9.1% +36% Unemployed Workers 120K 162K +36% Manpower 2020 Total Workforce Index Workforce Statistics Covid-19 Situation Covid-19 Government Spend as % of GDP Border Closures and Restrictions Additional Government Spending and Foregone Revenue to September 2020 Covid-19 Confirmed Cases and Deaths Reported to WHO (on a weekly basis) *Reported figures at Q4 each year https://covid19.who.int/ https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/imf-and-covid19/Fiscal-Policies-Database-in- Response-to-COVID-19 Other Sources: https://data.worldbank.org/ https://ilostat.ilo.org/ https://home.kpmg/xx/en/home/insights/ https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice United States Embassy https://tradingeconomics.com/ Eurostat