Trazi Vise
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Post by Trazi Vise on Dec 10, 2007 12:58:21 GMT -5
Re: Agrokor I was doing some research on a company and found it was owned by Agrokor (who else?). I have read the history of the company and it's quite an impressive story. But I still ask myself how he was able to set up the private company back then? Was he perhaps sponsored or supported somehow by the old system? (It doesn't reveal much about this on the site). I am curious if someone knows more about this, thanks. www.agrokor.hr
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Post by radovic on Dec 10, 2007 14:03:29 GMT -5
It opened as a small business in 1976. Small businesses were alsmot all privately run in ex-Yugoslavioa. The government tolerated such businesses so long as they did not grow and become competitive with state-run businesses.
A perfect example of this is Milan Mandaric. He took over a machine shop in Novi Sad from his father in 1964 and in 1969 it expanded into a businesses that operated a few factories and began competiting with state firms. So Manadaric's operations were shut down since he was causing state run companies to lose money.
Basically Agrokor did not compete to the detriment of state-run businesses until the 80s when IMF diktats mafde it harder for the Yugoslav government to shut down successful private enerprises.
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Trazi Vise
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Post by Trazi Vise on Dec 10, 2007 15:00:53 GMT -5
But it did grow vastly and became competitive within a matter of 10 years, if you look at the history thread...Regardless of the situation I am very impressed at the current turnover the company posseses.
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