The Foreign Investment Promotion Agency of BiH (FIPA) organized on 6 December 2021 in Sarajevo “Event of Selection of the most Significant Investors in BiH for 2020 and 2021”.
This year, the concept of the event was partially changed to include companies for 2020 and 2021 due to pandemic of the Corona virus.
In this way,
FIPA wants to express respect and gratitude to foreign companies that invest in
BiH, contributing thus to the economic development of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
employment of the BiH citizens, and the growth of all other economic indicators
based on these investments.
Ten (10)
selected companies in 2020 invested a total of 105 million BAM in BiH, and the
number of employees is 1098.
Six (6) selected
companies in 2021 invested a total of about 64 million BAM, and the number of
workers they employ is 1520.
According to
preliminary data from the Central Bank of BiH, in the first half of 2021,
foreign investments reached the amount of 766.2 million BAM, while the inflow
of foreign investments in 2020 amounted to 678.2 million BAM.
Given the
positive effects on the domestic economy and the image of the country created
by each new foreign investor, FIPA will continue to work with other relevant
institutions in BiH to improve the business environment, and thus improve the
country's competitiveness and increase foreign investment in BiH.
Rewarded companies for
2020, coming from different industries, are:
TEMAX doo ORAŠJE
New production
of XPS insulation boards was launched in 2020, a total of 20 million were invested
and 20 new jobs were created.
ALPINA-BROMY doo TEŠANJ
6 million BAM were
invested in new modern equipment - footwear production and 85 new workers were
employed. 40 new employees in 2021
PRIVREDNI PREPOROD doo
BANJA LUKA
Production of
paints and varnishes started in Višegrad, total investment amounts to 3 million
BAM, in 2020, 20 workers were employed. Two (2) projects related to the
Lješljani mine are planned.
KOALA AUTOMOTIVE doo
TUZLA
1 million BAM was
invested in 2020 in the construction of a toy production plant and 120 new jobs
were created in 2020. The total number of employees is 268.
MONTI doo SARAJEVO
The company is owner
of the newly opened O3 hotel on Igman. The value of the investment is 14
million BAM and it has 45 employees.
CINE STAR doo SARAJEVO
The largest
cinema company in the region in 2020, opened a new, its seventh multiplex
cinema in BiH. Investment value is 12 million BAM.
LONGWOOD doo CAZIN
In 2020, 6.7
million BAM were invested in starting the production of panel furniture. Total
number of employees is 50.
SYMPHONY Group
The company
operates in the IT industry. Investment in development in 2020 amounted to
about 12 million BAM. There currently have 123 employees.
SARAJEVSKI KISELJAK DOO
KISELJAK
The investor is
Fortenova Group d.d., Croatia (owner of Sarajevski kiseljak d.o.o.)
The total number
of employees is 358. The value of the investment in 2020 is 20 million BAM, and
there were 20 newly employed workers in 2020.
In 2020, a new
modern factory was opened in Kreševo, as the first large production investment
of the Fortenova Group, in which about 20 million BAM were invested, from which
a new product was placed at the market - natural mineral water Sara.
HIDRAULIKA FLEX doo
LAKTAŠI
In 2020, 8
million BAM were invested. It has a total of 75 employees.
The rewarded companies for 2021, which come from different industries,
are:
ECO ENERGY doo GRAČANICA
The company is engaged in the production
of electricity. The total investment is 11 million BAM. In 2021, a total of 2.3
million BAM was invested. It has a total of 50 employees, of which 5 new
employees in 2021.
AFT BOSNIA doo ŽIVINICE
The company is dealing in the automotive
industry. In 2021, about 6 million BAM were invested, the total number of
workers is 200, in 2021, 20 new workers were employed.
CABLEX BH LAKTAŠI
Manufacture of electricity distribution
and control apparatus. A total of about 7 million BAM has been invested so far.
In 2021, about 600,000 BAM were invested. In 2021, 40 new workers were
employed. The company has a total of 450 employees, of which 400 in
Aleksandrovac and 50 in Prijedor.
VIRGIN PULSE doo TUZLA
The company operates in the IT industry.
It has 530 employees, while the total investment is about 40 million BAM.
TRANSCOM WORLDWIDE doo TUZLA
The company deals with customer support.
The total number of workers in BiH is 245, and it is planned to grow to 300
workers by the end of the year.
CINEPLEXX BH doo SARAJEVO
In 2021, a new cinema opened.