Croatia's Ministry of Finance, together with the Zagreb Stock Exchange, announced that Zagreb will host the headquarters of a new company intended to coordinate and lead the integration of stock exchanges across Central and Southeast Europe. The initiative covers Croatia, Slovenia, Poland, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and North Macedonia and is positioned as a step toward deeper financial connectivity and higher capital market liquidity in the region. The project follows a Memorandum of Understanding signed in November 2024 by eight national exchanges and links to the Croatian Government’s Strategic Framework for Capital Market Development adopted in late March 2025, which identifies regional integration as one of five strategic directions. The stated objectives include easier market access, greater investor attention, removal of existing inconsistencies and progress toward more aligned regulatory conditions across the participating exchanges. Political support across the participating countries is expected to be formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding signed by the relevant finance ministries.

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