Under the auspices of the Croatian member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Dragan Čović, the Croatian business organization in Germany organized on 1 July 2016 a "Economic Day of BiH” in Frankfurt.
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Welcoming speech was addressed by Mr. Dragan Čović,
Mr Manfred Pentz and Mr. Mario Šušak, president of the Croatian Economic
alliances.
Presenting "Instruments of Investment and Financing
in BiH for German companies" Blaženka Mišković, Deputy Director of FIPA
presented among other instruments for financing for German enterprises in BiH,
potential for investing, total amount of foreign investments and the importance
of German companies in BiH that reinvest their profit and extant their business
activities through the success story of German companies operating in BiH.
It was emphasized the fact that foreign investors
do not leave BiH and that according to data obtained through the Post-Investment
Support Programme, about 80% of current investors are planning to reinvest their
profit, which confirms that, despite the difficulties, they can successfully operate
in BiH.
During the plenary session, the participants
were presented experiences of German companies operating in BiH, the BiH
companies that do business with German companies, and trade between Bosnia and
Herzegovina and Germany. The presentation on those topics was held by the
Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of BiH Mr. Mato
Franjičević.
The event gathered around 50 German companies,
representatives of German regional ministries, business associations, and
diplomatic representatives of BiH in Germany, cantonal ministries of FBiH,
business associations and representatives of the diaspora.
After the plenary part of the meeting, meetings
were held and contacts were exchanged with representatives of German companies
who asked for additional information on business conditions in BiH, tax and
customs policy, benefits for investors and potentials in the sectors of
infrastructure, road construction and energy.