Post by radovic on Dec 18, 2007 9:41:34 GMT -5
BiH:2007 record year in terms of amoud of foreign investments realized
EMonline
According to available data, Serbia was the biggest foreign investor this year, injecting some 707 million EUR, then follow Switzerland, Russia and Austria.
This year was a record in sense of amount of foreign investments realized, or three times higher comparing most successful years in earlier periods, director of the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA) Haris Basic said at the annual press conference on Thursday. He noted that overall investments this year were 1.630 billion EUR.
According to available data, Serbia was the biggest foreign investor this year, injecting some 707 million EUR, then follow Switzerland, Russia and Austria.
"Thus overall foreign investments in BiH, in the period from 1994 until December 2007, reached 4.6 billion EUR. These results were accomplished in circumstances that have not promised great success," Basic noted.
He underlined that advertising campaign "Enjoy life BiH", according to opinion of domestic and world public, have yielded great contribution to changing the perception on BiH and promoted the country as rich with tourism offer which can please various interests.
Basic said that FIPA introduced at the beginning of the year its own statistical researches and registration of inflow of direct foreign investments, aiming to timely inform those interested.
"According to all analyzes and assessments, there are realistic assumptions that this positive investment growth trend in our country resumes next year. I sincerely hope more constructive cooperation with all institutions responsible for attracting foreign investments, in order to jointly create necessary positive preconditions for that to happen."
At today's annual conference, Basic stressed that FIPA enters next year with a new motto called "Invest in Bosnia and Herzegovina -your new opportunity".(Bosnian News)
EMonline
According to available data, Serbia was the biggest foreign investor this year, injecting some 707 million EUR, then follow Switzerland, Russia and Austria.
This year was a record in sense of amount of foreign investments realized, or three times higher comparing most successful years in earlier periods, director of the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA) Haris Basic said at the annual press conference on Thursday. He noted that overall investments this year were 1.630 billion EUR.
According to available data, Serbia was the biggest foreign investor this year, injecting some 707 million EUR, then follow Switzerland, Russia and Austria.
"Thus overall foreign investments in BiH, in the period from 1994 until December 2007, reached 4.6 billion EUR. These results were accomplished in circumstances that have not promised great success," Basic noted.
He underlined that advertising campaign "Enjoy life BiH", according to opinion of domestic and world public, have yielded great contribution to changing the perception on BiH and promoted the country as rich with tourism offer which can please various interests.
Basic said that FIPA introduced at the beginning of the year its own statistical researches and registration of inflow of direct foreign investments, aiming to timely inform those interested.
"According to all analyzes and assessments, there are realistic assumptions that this positive investment growth trend in our country resumes next year. I sincerely hope more constructive cooperation with all institutions responsible for attracting foreign investments, in order to jointly create necessary positive preconditions for that to happen."
At today's annual conference, Basic stressed that FIPA enters next year with a new motto called "Invest in Bosnia and Herzegovina -your new opportunity".(Bosnian News)