The 5th Business Matching of businessmen from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Indonesia was held in Sarajevo, organized by the Embassy of Indonesia in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The gathering was attended by representatives of
the Embassy, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia
and Herzegovina, the Ministry of Trade of Indonesia, FIPA, the FBiH Chamber of
Commerce, representatives of companies from Bosnia and Herzegovina and, through
the ZOOM application, representatives of companies from Indonesia.
The Indonesian Ambassador Roem Kono stated at
the opening of the conference that the Government of his country has always
supported the strengthening of bilateral relations between the two countries,
and that from May 2022, the BiH nationals can visit Indonesia with a visa on
arrival.
The focus of this activity is the promotion of
trade, especially food, drink, coffee, spices, cosmetics, herbs, wood, fashion,
as well as leading products such as paper, palm oil, fats and charcoal.
The Ambassador Kono also called on the business communities in Indonesia and
BiH to strengthen the supply chain and trade.
The representative of FIPA, Slavica Korica,
presented the Agency and the services it provides to investors, informed the
meeting participants about the conditions and possibilities of investments in
BiH, as well as about existing investment projects and locations.
After this part, there were presentations of
companies from BiH and Indonesia and a discussion about the possibilities of
their cooperation.
During discussion with Mr Kono and the economic
advisor at the Embassy of Indonesia, Mr. Yudhon Irawan, after the official part
of the conference, it was agreed to continue the successful cooperation between
FIPA and the Embassy.