The response of the central bank to the crisis caused by pandemic

Svrha ovog završnog rada je definirati i analizirati utjecaj globalne pandemije COVID 19 na gospodarstvo u Republici Hrvatskoj. Ista je u izuzetno kratkom roku zahvatila čitav svijet i ostavila nezapamćen trag na svakom aspektu ljudskog života. Negativne posljedice potrebno je ublažiti putem instrumenata monetarne politike HNB i mjerama Vlade RH. U ovom radu, analizirat će se mjere koje su se donosile i instrumenti koji su se koristili radi suzbijanja i ublažavanja posljedica koronavirusa kao i izlaska iz nje. U uvjetima pogoršane likvidnosti, cilj mjera je omogućiti poduzetnicima da mogu isplatiti plaće i očuvati radna mjesta putem povoljnih uvjeta financiranja čime bi se olakšao oporavak. U radu su korištene slijedeće metode: metoda deskripcije, kompilacije zajedno s metodama sinteze i analize.The purpose of this final paper is to define and analyze the impact of global COVID 19 pandemic on the economy in the Republic of Croatia. The aforementioned pandemic affected the whole world in a short period of time and left unforgettable trace in every aspect of human life. Negative consequences need to be mitigated trought HNB’s monetary policy instruments and the measures of the Government of the Republic of Croatia. In this paper, the measures that were adopted and the instruments used to suppress and mitigate the consequences of the COVID 19 pandemic as well as to get out of the eponymous pandemic will be analyzed. In conditions of deteriorating liquidity, the aim of the measures is to enable entrepreneurs to pay salaries and preserve jobs through favorable financing conditions, which would facilitate recovery. The following methods were used in the paper: method of description, compilation together with methods of synthesis and analysis