"Forum of the BiH Diaspora in Switzerland" was held on 26 November 2016, organized by non-governmental organization "i-platform - Diaspora for the development of Bosnia and Herzegovina" in cooperation with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SCD).
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The forum was dedicated to establishing of
"i-platform", to presenting its further development, improving
successful cooperation between diaspora and BiH, as well as to the contribution
of the diaspora to the economic development of BiH.
Within the Panel on Investing in BiH, the FIPA
representative PhD. Maida Bećirović presented activities of the Agency, and
pointed out that FIPA is a service of diaspora in their investment and starting
business in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
She also presented advantages for investing in
Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as attractive sectors for investing with
concrete projects for investments.
Diaspora in Switzerland has shown a great
interest in investing in BiH. It was interesting to hear on this occasion
representatives of the diaspora who already have business activities in Bosnia
and Herzegovina, who pointed out that, despite some shortcomings, BiH is a
country that offers excellent opportunities for foreign investors.
The significance of this event is confirmed by
the fact that the forum was attended by over a hundred participants, members of
several associations of Diaspora in Switzerland, business people as well as the
Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina Anđelko Grahovac, the Ambassador of
Switzerland in Bosnia and Herzegovina Andrea Rauber Saxer, as well as
representatives of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.