Croatia, April 1 -- The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group and the Croatian National Bank (HNB) hosted the conference "Shaping Croatia's AI?Ready Economy: Financing, Skills and Policies", bringing together policymakers, financial institutions and business leaders to advocate accelerating the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in Croatia.Participants examined the major impact of AI will have on the long?term competitiveness of the Croatian economy and its ability to offer better jobs, higher wages and more resilient and sustainable long?term economic growth. Participants discussed how to accelerate AI adoption through better deploy financing instruments, develop public policies, strengthen regulatory frameworks and mobilise private i...