FIPA attended the opening of the ZEPS 2025 Fair

Representatives of Foreign Investment Promotion Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FIPA) attended the opening of the International General BH Business Fair ZEPS 2025 in Zenica. The official opening ceremony was attended by representatives of the authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, domestic and foreign chambers of commerce, representatives of the diplomatic corps in BiH (Turkey, Libya and Italy), and other officials. This year, 500 companies exhibiting more than 2,000 brands from 15 countries of the world were presented. Among the participants were companies from Turkey, Germany, Serbia, Croatia, China, Italy, Libya, Belgium, Hungary, Poland, Austria, Slovenia and other countries, which gives this event an international character and broader significance for the local economy.

Within the framework of the fair, representatives of FIPA had meetings with Turkish businesspeople such as: TEKNOPARK ISTANBUL A.S., BTM COMMERCIALIZATION CENTER ISTANBUL, AURAN and others.

During the meetings, the Agency and the services it provides to potential investors were presented to investors, and the steps for continued cooperation were agreed upon.

On the first day of the fair, a panel entitled "Regional Cooperation and Integration of Business" was organized in cooperation with the Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina and ZEPS. The panelists were Ahmet Egrlić, president of the Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ivana Parača from the Chamber of Commerce of Montenegro, Nedim Makarević, director of the Council of Foreign Investors in BiH, and David Piegazki, secretary general of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Western Balkans (KIF ZB).

The conclusion of the panel is that the countries of the Western Balkans can become an attractive space for global supply chains through joint action.