Jan 12 (Reuters) - Fitch:
* FITCH UPGRADES CROATIA TO ‘BB+’, OUTLOOK STABLE
* FITCH SAYS EXPECTS A RETURN TO DEFICIT FOR CROATIA IN 2018 REFLECTING MODEST INCREASES IN PUBLIC-SECTOR PAY, AMONG OTHERS
* FITCH SAYS FINANCIAL PROBLEMS AT AGROKOR HAVE NOT HAD A SIGNIFICANT MACROECONOMIC IMPACT IN CROATIA & HAVE BEEN WEATHERED BY BANKING SECTOR
* FITCH SAYS STRENGTHENING TOURISM REVENUES HAVE UNDERPINNED A SUSTAINED IMPROVEMENT IN CROATIA’S EXTERNAL POSITION
* FITCH SAYS SIGNS OF OVERHEATING ARE NOT EXPECTED TO EMERGE AND INFLATION SHOULD STAY LOW IN CROATIA Source text for Eikon: