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THE BIH WINE CAN BE FOUND IN THE STORES IN JAPAN

3/27/2014

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This is the first time, that BiH exports wine to Japan and that the BiH wine can be found in the Japanese stores.

For having these results, the FIPA Country Representative in Japan Mr Shigehiko Nishihama made important efforts.

Japanese import company named M & P Corporation (Tokyo) decided to import total 9 kinds of BiH wine (6 Red, 3 White) from 2 wineries Vinogradi Nuic (Ljubuski) and Vino Manastir Tvrdos (Trebinje).

From Vinogradi Nuic, 6 kinds of wine, (4 Red, Blatina Barrique 2011, Blatina Premium 2010,       Blatina Quality 2011, Cabernet Sauvignon 2011, and 2 White, Zilavka Premium 2012, Zilavka Quality 2012)

From Vino Manastir Tvrdos, 3 kinds of wine, (2 Red, Vranac 2010, Cabernet Sauvignon 2009, and 1 White, Zilavka 2012)

These 9 kinds of BiH wine have already started to sell at stores and on the Web-site of the shopping mall in Japan, for example, as follows; http://item.rakuten.co.jp/chichukai/c/0000000358/

Consumers of Japanese markets are satisfied with high quality of BiH wine and enjoyed tasting special original grape, Blatina, Zilavka and Vranac. Japanese consumers recognized high quality of wine from the BiH original grape.

Last March, 4 BiH wineries participated at FOODEX Japan, the biggest International Food and Beverage Exhibition in Asia since 1976. (Every March, once a year) http://www3.jma.or.jp/foodex/en/

FIPA Country Representative in Japan Shigehiko Nishihama had good relations with BiH wineries more than 10 years; he visited their wineries and promoted the quality of BiH wine to Japanese.

It takes long years but finally he succeed to find trustworthy reliable Japanese importer for BiH wine.

The FIPA Country Representative in Japan Mr Nishihama will continue to do best for promoting and growing BiH wine at the Japanese market.

The successful results of the first exporting of the BiH wine to Japan is great honour for BiH showing the high quality of wine for world-wide markets like Japan, and contribution for the BiH economy.

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Global Investment Promotion Best Practices 2012 of the World Bank has cited one example of support that FIPA provides to foreign investors who are running business in Bosnia and Herzegovina in order to contribute to increase the flow of foreign capital in the country.

The article said:  

„The Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA) of Bosnia and Herzegovina was an early convert to the idea of providing facilitation services to agribusiness investors as a way to maximize the positive impact of agriculture on the economy.

In 2007, for example, FIPA assisted a Dutch food processing company establish a US$1.6 million production facility to process unused milk ingredients into value-added products in Sarajevo to sell to markets in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

As part of its aftercare program, FIPA assisted the company with its expansion plans. Among other things, the agency helped facilitate veterinary permissions, navigate various bureaucratic hurdles and played an important role in securing funding for the company’s expansion. It also helped develop a network of local suppliers and customers. As a result of these efforts, the Dutch investor developed stronger links with the Bosnian economy, thus increasing the positive spillover effects on the local economy.

Currently a new investment to establish a drying facility for milk powder is under way. This will further expand the processing facilities of unused milk ingredients. This additional planned investment is worth approximately US$2.8 million, thus nearly trebling the company’s original investment in the country“.

 

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