Meeting FIPA-BBI

The Director of the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency of BiH (FIPA) Gordan Milinić and representatives of BBI discussed future joint cooperation on attracting foreign investors in BiH and on promotion of the available investment projects, considering that the joint goal of the two institutions is making opportunities for jobs creation and starting new activities and work. They also discussed upcoming International Investment Conference "Sarajevo Business Forum 2016 '(SBF). 

For the first time, the conference was organized in 2010 and since then it has been held every year. On the one hand, the conference brings together business people and owners of projects from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Croatian, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia and on the other hand, potential investors from many countries of the world, which represents a platform for business networking and exploring investment opportunities in the region of Southeast Europe.

This year's forum will focus on the sectors of infrastructure, agriculture, energy, tourism and education. It is expected a significant presence of investors from the United Arab Emirates, as well as delegations from four Chinese provinces led by Governors and Directors of Chambers of Commerce that could have about 150 people.

Also in the framework of the forum there will be a Business Forum "China + 16 countries of Central and South Eastern Europe".

As in previous years, FIPA will again take part in this event which and will have two presentations on investment opportunities in BiH.

Conclusions of the FIPA-BBI meeting were:

-FIPA and BBI will sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the aim to work together on promotion of existing investment projects and on finding investors

-FIPA will sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Dubai Export Agency within SBF

-FIPA will participate at the SBF in full capacity; will have two presentations with the aim to find new foreign investors