In preparation for the diplomatic mission, the newly appointed BiH Ambassador to Croatia Aleksandar Vranješ visited FIPA to get information about current activities in the field of economic cooperation between the two countries with a focus on investments from Croatia to BiH.

The FIPA Director Gordan Milinić informed the Ambassador on the amount of registered investments from Croatia, noting that in the period from May 1994 to December 2018, according to the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia invested Bam 2.293 million in Bosnia and Herzegovina and that is the second largest investor with a share of 16% in total investments registered so far.

He also referred to the trend of growth of foreign investments in 2017 and 2018, pointing out that in the first quarter of this year 231.2 million bam of foreign investments was registered, which reflects the same level from the previous year.

He added that after taking on diplomatic duty, the ambassadors is expected to establish contacts with chambers of commerce, including regional ones, business associations and sectorial associations in order to present the potential of BiH, as well as to establish contacts and to animate new potential investors.

In the total amount of investments from Croatia, investments in the financial and insurance sectors participate with 46.4%, in the manufacturing industry 19.6%, and in the trade sector 15.4%.

The largest investors are HT-Croatian Telecommunications, Agrokor, Atlantic Grupa, Belupo, Kraš, Dukat and others.

It was agreed that the Ambassador try to organize an event in the next year in order to promote the BiH economy.