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9 investors, execs and founders discuss Zagreb’s startup potential

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Indeed, the country is most popular as a tourist destination, and given that tourism accounted for about 20% of its GDP in 2018 , to an extent, its pre-pandemic focus was mostly on growing its share of the international tourism market. We surveyed: Lucija Ilicic , CEO, PlatePay. Julien Coustaury , partner, Fil Rouge Capital.

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8 investors and founders highlight Valencia’s potential as a fintech and cybersecurity hub

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We surveyed: Luz Adell , CFO/partner, Draper B1. BIGBAN is a private nonprofit angel investor network based in Valencia, and incubators and accelerator programs continue to proliferate, supported by corporates and local government initiatives such as Startup Valencia. Jordi Díaz Maiquez , CEO, Play&go experience. What does it lack?

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Sustainable Travel: Opportunities Digital Technology Provides for a Greener Business

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Greenhouse gases (tourism is responsible for around 8 percent of global carbon emissions, three-quarters of which is due to aviation), local resource overuse (e.g., A 2021 survey by Virtuoso revealed that 70 percent of respondents believe that traveling sustainably enhances their experience. Main sustainable travel trends.

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7 Must Know Mobile App Development Trends for 2017

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Integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in apps, Internet of Things (IoT), growing popularity of Location-based services (LBS) and Instant Apps are some of the important trends observed in 2016. Trend #1: IoT. According to the research done by Research and Markets , the estimated growth of IoT market is USD 661.74

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