The new Minister of Economy of Zenica-Doboj Canton Zlatko Jelić visited FIPA in order to discuss further cooperation with the Agency in identifying new investment projects, which would be presented to interested potential foreign investors in BiH and abroad.

The FIPA Director Gordan Milinić informed Mr Jelić on cooperation that FIPA has with municipalities of Zenica-Doboj Canton for many years (which are members of the Network of Cooperation for Support to Foreign Investors in BiH), on joint work to remove obstacles to foreign investors who are running business in this area as well as on visits to investment locations organized by FIPA for foreign investors in 2016. In its database, FIPA currently has 6760 potential foreign investors with whom it has regular contacts and offers them investment projects in BiH, including the projects of the Canton.

The Minister Jelić stressed the need for new investments in this Canton. Adoption of the Law on Public-Private Partnership provides new opportunities to attract foreign investors.

 It was agreed that the Ministry of Economy of Zenica-Doboj Canton encourage the development of new investment projects in various sectors of the economy, so that FIPA had a richer offer for foreign investors. Both institutions will be involved in proposing joint events with the aim to present investment opportunities to foreign investors, as well as to strengthen cooperation with potential investors from the BiH diaspora originating from this region.