NLB Bank d.d., Sarajevo entered the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina market in 2005 after the acquisition of a domestic bank in Tuzla. They currently employ around 500 people. Nova Ljubljanska banka d.d., Ljubljana, Slovenia invested BAM 52,177,300 in NLB Bank d.d., Sarajevo as share capital.

In addition to the bank operating in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the NLB Group owns another bank in Bosnia and Herzegovina - NLB Banka a.d. Banja Luka, which operates as a separate economic entity on the territory of the Republic of Srpska.

Open issues that the Bank faces when it comes to digital signature, card operations, and innovations introduced by the Indirect Taxation Administration of Bosnia and Herzegovina, factoring, and other challenges in the daily work of the Bank were discussed during the meeting. Members of the Bank's Management Board also spoke about the significant introduction of digitalization into the bank's business processes, as well as that the Bank is a member of the NET-ZERO alliance, and that it has a significant application of the green energy system in its work.

The Bank's representatives were also informed about the work of the Collaborative Network, and plans, as well as the initiation of open issues that the Bank has with institutions, all with the aim to improve the work, and to continue to invest in the BiH economy.

During the meeting, possible cooperation between the Bank and the Municipality of Center was also discussed, and a special meeting was agreed to try to have an agreement on cooperation and projects.

The visit is carried out within the Aftercare program that FIPA implements together with other institutions from the Collaborative Network, which was formed with the technical support of IFC from the World Bank Group.