FIPA representatives at the Economic Forum in Žepče

Representatives of the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FIPA) participated at the 10th Economic Forum of the Municipality of Žepče, which was held on October 19, 2023. 

During the Forum, panel discussions were held covering the current topics of businessmen in Žepče: "How grant funds encourage business development", "Economic cooperation with the diaspora - an opportunity for development" and "BiH on the way to the EU - challenges and opportunities through international cooperation and projects".

Through the panels, the experiences of businessmen in applying for projects with foreign donors (from public invitation, application, selection and finally implementation) were exchanged. Frequent mistakes of applicants were pointed out and attention was drawn to the volume of documents required for application.

In addition to companies, development agencies that continuously help businessmen and apply for projects with foreign donors also shared their experiences. Representatives of the Directorate for European Integration of BiH, the International Labor Organization in BiH-ILO and Caritas Switzerland/Niras spoke about the public calls made in BiH so far, as well as the current and future projects to which small and medium-sized enterprises can apply.

One of the topics of the meeting was support for diaspora investments in Žepče, which contributed to the economic development of the municipality with their knowledge, capital and business connections.