The newly-appointed Ambassador of Qatar to BiH H.E. Sultan Al-Khater visited the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA) in order to have information about the work of the Agency and economic cooperation between the two countries in the field of investments and trade.

The Director Gordan Milinić introduced the Ambassador with the responsibilities of FIPA, activities in the field of promotion of the country, cooperation with foreign investors, and economic cooperation between the two countries and Qatar’s investments in BiH.

According to the data of the Central Bank of BiH, total direct foreign investments from Qatar in BH, as of 31 December 2017, amounted to 144.1 million BAM, representing 1.1% of total investments in BiH.

An overview of the realized investments from Qatar was presented, and it was pointed out that the most successful project is the opening of the regional television company Al-Jazeera Balkans. Other investments were realized mainly in the real estate and production sector.

The Ambassador was made familiarized with the investment projects and locations from the FIPA project database, the support that the Agency provides to investors in BiH from registering the company to the completion of the project.

The 18^th Doha Forum was also discussed, which is being held in December 2018 and gathers a large number of investors, and represents a platform for establishing contacts with leaders, investors and decision makers from around the world.

The Ambassador Al-Khater invited Mr Milinić to visit Qatar and handed him an invitation from the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister of Qatar Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani to participate at the Doha Forum.