1 / 17

Director Haris Bašić

Director Haris Bašić. FIPA SUPPORT. Servicing potential and existing investors , especially during the process of business registration L egal advises for foreign investors Providing of all information related to BiH business environment I nvestor’s after-care Policy advocacy

andrewchapman
Download Presentation

Director Haris Bašić

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Director Haris Bašić

  2. FIPA SUPPORT • Servicing potential and existing investors, especially during the process of business registration • Legal advises for foreign investors • Providing of all information related to BiH business environment • Investor’s after-care • Policy advocacy • Analysis and presentation of attractive sectors for foreign investments • Good co-operation with all levels of Government in BiH OUR SERVICES ARE FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL!

  3. Bosnia and Herzegovina – facts and figures • Located in the West Balkans – SE Europe • Territory: 51,209 sq.km • Territorial units: • two entities – Federation B&H • Republika Srpska • one district – Brčko District B&H • Climate: continental, sub-continental, Mediterranian • Population: about 4 million

  4. GENERAL ECONOMIC INDICATORS (2000 – 2005) Source : Central Bank B&H, MOFTER 1 Statistical offices in B&H produce only data for Industrial Production Growth rate on entity levels. Therefore, B&H Industrial Production Growth rate is estimation. 2 The Labour Force Survey was for the first time carried out in April 2006, as an annual survey 3Source: Central Bank B&H

  5. SARAJEVO AND BANJA LUKA STOCK EXCHANGE In Million EUR Sources: SASE – Sarajevo Stock Exchange and Banja Luka Stock Exchange

  6. MAJOR FOREIGN TRADE PARTNERS (2005) TOP INVESTOR COUNTRIES IN BIH (1994 – 2005)TOTAL AMOUNT 2.2 billions € 294,00 281,21 252,58 221,39 201,45 151,85 50,11 39,37 39,37 29,65 Austria Croatia Lithuania Netherlands Antili Slovenia Germany Netherlands Serbia and Montenegro Switzerland Italy milion €

  7. FDI in BiH by sectors (May 1994 – June 30, 2006) Source: Central Bank of BiH, MOFTER

  8. Top 20 Foreign Investment 1994- June, 2006 (million EUR) Source: MOFTER

  9. FDI INFLOWS IN SOUTH EAST EUROPE (mil. $) FDI PER CAPITA (in $) Source: UN World Investment Report 2005 1 Source: Hrvatska narodna banka 2 Source: SIEPA 3 Source: InvestBulgaria Agency 4 Source: Centralana banka BiH

  10. Why invest in BiH? • Economic Accelerated Reform Process • Fast improvement of business climate • Stable financial sector • Unique VAT rate of 17% • Availability of skilled, educated and competitivelypriced labour force • An abundance of premises and sites: 7 free zones • Long industry tradition and experience of jointventures (engineering, metal) • Negotiations with WTO

  11. Why invest in BiH? Financial Stability • The lowest inflation in SEE • Most stable currency in Southeast Europe(pegged to EURO, 1KM =0.51 EUR) • Permanent growth of GDP 6 % per year • On the May 17, BiH was given “B2” credit rating with a stable perspective by the Moody’s Agency • Large inflow of foreign banks – currently, foreign ownership in banking sector in BiH is 85%

  12. Investment Environment • FDI Law • National treatment of foreign investors • Exemption from payment of custom duties and custom fees for investment • Repatriation of profits • Protection against nationalization, expropriation orsimilar measures • Right to freely employ foreign nationals, subject to the labour and immigration laws in Bosnia and Herzegovina • Tax incentives • Five year exemption from payment of tax on profits in Federation BiH • Corporate organization • There are no citizenship/nationality limitations for partners or the members of the management and supervisory boards Favourable Legislative Treatment

  13. Investment potentials – Attractive economic sectors • Auto-components • Metal industry • Energy sector • Tourism • Agriculture and Food processing industry • ICT • Wood industry • Infrastructure

  14. OUR GOALS • Sustain economic growth • Progress in reforms and economical liberalization • Creating enviromant for public private partnerschips • Creating of industrial parks and eraes • Creating a friendly business environment • Removal of administrative barriers • Implementation Strategy for promotion – attraction investmants in BiH

  15. Advantages are: • Macro economic stability • The lowest inflation in the region • The fastest GDP growth in the region • Stable Currency exchange rate • Completely reformed banking sector • Reform of tax system, including VAT system, created unique tax system in the Country. • Favorable legal framework for foreign investment.

  16. Branilaca Sarajeva 21 Phone: ++387 33 278 080 Fax: ++387 33 278 081 E-mail: fipa@fipa.gov.ba

More Related