Organized by the Chamber of Commerce of FBiH, under the auspices of the President of FBiH Mr Marinko Čavara, the 1st Business Forum was held on 24 November 2016 in Vitez.
In the panel
discussion: "European integration: Economic policy of BiH - challenges,
opportunities, threats," the Deputy Director of FIPA Blaženka Mišković spoke
about regional cooperation in the field of investments, stressing that the neighbouring
countries and EU countries are the largest investors in BiH.
In addition to
the tradition in the business cooperation, proximity of the EU market, the raw
material and the resource base, Free Trade Agreements, Agreements on Avoiding Double
Taxation and Agreements on the Promotion and Protection of Investments that BiH
has signed with other countries have an important role.
The audience
was addressed among others by the Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic
Relations of BiH Mr Mirko Šarović, and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of
BiH Mr Josip Brkić.
The forum was
attended by hundreds of guests: businessmen, representatives of the entities’
and cantonal governments, mayors of municipalities, and media representatives.