"In no other place in the world can we find so many qualified people, " says Granic.

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Should Mr Granic stand, it looks as if only Mr Racan would have enough support to beat him.

ECONOMIST: Croatia

"We treat them as partners, not as subcontractors, " says Marc Granic, Nortel's managing director for international research and development.

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Mr Granic is no isolationist, and his instincts turn him towards both the European Union and the United States.

ECONOMIST: Croatia