Croatia: Section 1-Data

摘要

1.COVID-19 pandemic throws Croatian economy into sharp recession during 2020 as contraction of 8 percent occurs; economy expected to rebound and grow by 5 percent in 2021 2.Effects of COVID-19 on the economy force the government to slash the national defense budget in-year on two occasions, resulting in a year-on-year decline in nominal spending of 5.3 percent; 2021 defense budget will remain the same as the final reduced figure for 2020 3.Government-to-government foreign military sales request for a pair of UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters given green-light by the U.S. State Department on October 30, 2019.