Mr Milinić informed the meeting attendees on the FIPA activities, including promotional activities, carried out by the Agency on attracting foreign investments.

FIPA has recently organized a visit for potential foreign investor to investment locations in the Municipality of Lopare, and also has, in its projects base, the projects of this Municipality which offers investors.

The Mayor informed the representatives of FIPA on new projects that they have and for which they are seeking potential the investors, as well as on possible greenfield and brownfield locations for investments.

The Municipality has potential for agriculture and food production, then wood and metal-processing sector and the chemical industry.

Mr Stevanović, in addition to investment and business in Switzerland, has launched a number of projects in Lopare, such as investments in tourism and catering, real estate and agriculture, and has presented a new project for production of wood and barbecue coal, for which there is great interest at the EU market.

FIPA will provide technical support for creation of projects, as well as their promotion with the aim to find potential foreign investors. It was agreed to further cooperate with Mr Stevanović in organizing and participating in trade shows and conferences of Diaspora.

Otherwise, the representative of FIPA has made contact with Mr Stevanović during the "Forum of BiH Diaspora in Switzerland", held on 26 November 2016, organized by non-governmental organization "and-platform - Diaspora for the development of Bosnia and Herzegovina" in collaboration with the Swiss Agency for Development (SCD).