FIPA Activities

WAIPA- FIPA: Regional meeting within International Economy Fair in Mostar

4/15/2016

The World Association of Foreign Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) in cooperation with the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency of BiH (FIPA) organized in Mostar on 14 April 2016, a regional meeting on the topic: "Experiences and Challenges in Attracting Direct Foreign Investment; Optimal Use of Aftercare Program in the Process of Attracting FDI".

The event was organized in order to exchange experiences and best world’s practices in the process of attracting investment and to strengthen regional cooperation of Foreign Investments Promotion Agencies and the relevant institutions.

A panel discussion was held within the meeting and it was attended by representatives of the Foreign Investment Promotion Agencies of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Turkey and Tatarstan and the World Bank Group. Gordan Milinić, Stamen Yanev, Furkan Karakaya, Minulina Taliya Ilgizovna and Tarik Šahović spoke about their approach and work in attracting foreign investments, as well as their vision on how to improve activities in the mentioned field.

The representative of the World Bank William Mut presented an Advancing Aftercare Program and information on establishing the Collaborative Networks in BiH for support to foreign investors, while the representative of FIPA Adrijana Marić presented the experience of FIPA in implementing the Aftercare Program which was developed in BiH by World Bank Group in cooperation with the Agency.

Speakers at the conference were the WAIPA CEO Boštjan Skalar and representative of the International Economic Trade Fair Mostar Oliver Cvitković.

The meeting was attended by representatives of the Serbia Chamber of Commerce, the Invest in Malta Agency, World Bank Group, the relevant ministries of BiH, FBiH, RS, cantonal ministries and municipalities, Collaborative Network, business associations in BiH, the Embassy of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese province of Hebei, etc.

 

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