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Preserving economic and financial stability in an emerging market country during the pandemic crisis: Croatia’s experience



Mislav Brkić*
Article   |   Year:  2022   |   Pages:  321 - 354   |   Volume:  46   |   Issue:  3
Received:  March 4, 2022   |   Accepted:  April 23, 2022   |   Published online:  August 29, 2022
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