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June 27, 2019

Croatia’s tech sector is a lot bigger than you think

Companies like Infobip and Rimac Automobili are doing big business despite the country's sluggish bureaucracy


Maija Palmer

7 min read

It’s not the place you would expect to see a large tech company. Vodnjan, on Croatia’s Istrian coast, has a sleepy and historic feel. The town dates back to the 9th century and even in its heyday more than a hundred years ago, its population never quite reached 10,000. It is the kind of quiet tourist place used to seeing its young people emigrate in search of work.

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"Gradska palača Vodnjan (134FJAKA_1070)" by Janko Hoener is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Gradska palača Vodnjan by Janko Hoener is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
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