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BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
In cooperation with:
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Presented by
Alma Šabeta
Head of the Investor Support Unit
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A small country with huge potential
Population
3.4 million
Possibility to export
to about 600 mill.
people market
without customs
duties
Strategic
location
The fastest
growth
of GDP
Competitively
priced labor force
The most stable currency
in SEE
*FIPA
Indicators
Source: CB BiH, Agency for Statistics of BiH,*FIPA
2000
2001
2002
2003
5.5
5.9
6.6
7.4
1,660
1,786
1,958
Real GDP growth rate (%)
5.5
4.5
Industrial production growth
rate (%)
8.8
Average net wages (EUR)
Annual inflation rate (%)
Nominal GDP (billion EUR)
GDP per capita (EUR)
Annual unemployment rate (%)
Currency reserves (mill EUR)
Trade balance (billion EUR)
Total FDI (mill EUR)
FDI contribution to GDP (%)
Deposits of households in
Commercial Banks, mill EUR
Population (in million)
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
8.1
8.7
9.8
11.1
12.5*
2,214
2,388
2,561
2,873
3,254
3,648*
5.5
3.0
6.3
3.9
6.7
6.8
7.1*
12.2
9.2
4.8
9.0
10.0
11.0
10.0
9.2
190
209
228
247
258
275
300
322
385*
4.8
3.1
0.4
0.6
0.4
3.7
6.1
1.5
6.5
39.7
40.3
40.9
42.0
43.2
43.0
31.0
29.0
23.4
522
1,379
1,270
1,428
1,779
2,160
2,787
3,425
3,184
- 3.00
- 3.31
- 3.52
- 3.67
- 3.68
- 4.01
- 3.41
- 4.14
- 4.52
159
133
282
338
567
478
564
1,628
701*
2.9
2.2
4.3
4.6
7.0
5.5
5.8
14.7
5.6*
267
740
829
985
1,273
1,629
2,097
2,641
2,565
3.30
3.32
3.35
3.35
3.38
3.38
3.40
3.40
3.44
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Investment potentials –
Attractive economic sectors
• Energy Sector
• Agriculture and Food Processing Industry
• Infrastructure and Construction Sector
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ENERGY SECTOR
OVERVIEW:
• One of the most powerful and prospective sectors in BiH with a long tradition
• Actual capacity of all power plants in BiH is app. 4.000 MW (56% in thermal and 46% in hydropower plants)
• Presently there are a four distribution Companies, with18 system distribution regions (they serve
approximately 1.2 million of consumers, distribution losses remain at the 10% level)
• Generation and Consumption of energy mix in 2008 (GWh):
Generation
13 942.00
Hydro PP
4 818.00
Thermal PP
8 933.00
Small PP
Consumption
191.00
12 241.00
COMPETENT AUTHORITIES (C.P.)
AVAILABILITY OF RE SOURCES
• The Energy Policy, Laws and Regulations, and
Strategy Development - the State Ministry
• Production and transmission of Energy Laws and
Regulations - Entity Ministries
• Transmission of Electricity and International Trade
- the State Electricity Regulatory Commission
• Licensing, Tariffs and Technical Conditions Entities Regulatory Commissions
•Transmission and Market Development - A single
transmission company
Small-scale hydro power plants (up to 5 MW):
•Planned installed power 286 MW
•Expected annual generation 963 GWh
•Installed power in operation 37,7 MW
• Wind – total estimated power is cca 2.000 MW
• Solar energy – use potential cca 70,5 GWh
• Geothermal energy – potential cca 90.2 MWt
• Biomass – firewood and charcoal are currently
growing energy source in BiH
AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PROCESSING
INDUSTRY
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OVERVIEW:
• Land
~ 1.2 million ha of arable land: ~ 100,000 ha of orchards and vineyards; ~
500,000 ha of improved grazing land; ~ 850,000 ha of mountain pastures
• Climate
~ predominantly moderate continental (Central BiH); ~ predominantly
continental (Northern BiH); ~ Sub-Mediterranean (South BiH)
• Rural Development
~ focus of all governmental institutions in BiH; ~ essential to increase the
volume of agricultural production, employment opportunities, incomes and
living standards of rural population, to improve environmental protection; ~
81% of the total land area and 61% of the population classified as rural in BiH
• Labor
~ considering the presence of the rural unemployment and the fact that
agriculture employs about 15% of the labor force agricultural labor is abundant
and cheap; all categories of experienced workforce (engineers, technicians,
skilled workers) require in food processing industry are available under
competitive prices
DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT POTENTIAL SUBSECTORS
• Field Crops
• Medicinal and Aromatic Herbs
• Fruit, Vegetable and Wine Growing
• Livestock and Forage Production
e.g. Company Sigma Prom doo Novi Grad, goat raising & breeding farm
•Food Processing
e.g. Agropodrinje Gorazde, construction of storage and the installation of
primary treatment, conservation and packing of dry fruit, medical herbs, etc.
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INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCTION
SECTORS
BUSINESS CONDITIONS:
~Long standing tradition and reputation, in-country and abroad;
~State-of-the art solutions in architecture and civil engineering;
~Price competitive, qualified work force; ~All elements of
construction (design, high quality construction, building materials)
NEEDS:
~Creation of consortiums required for large scale projects; ~Substantial
investments needed, generally and in the equipment and machinery.
PROJECTS:
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Infrastructure projects
- Construction of highway V-c Corridor Budapest – Sarajevo – Ploče
as a part of the EU’s TEN Network (priority)
- The railway reconstruction as a part of Vc Corridor
- Two ports on river Sava – reconstruction and improvement of
waterway transport : Brčko and Šamac (connection to Danube)
Projects as per development plans of mayor cities
Building material production projects
Joint-venture projects:
- Business Zone Gračanica – ŠIRBEGOVIĆ Group
- Commercial and Business Centre BELIRA – Energoplan d.o.o.
- Production of Construction Material – MS ŠAMOT-RS, Sokolac
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Favorable Legislation
•
FDI Law
• National treatment of foreign investors
• Repatriation of profits
• Protection against nationalization, expropriation
or similar measures
• Right to freely employ foreign nationals, subject
to the labor and immigration laws in BiH
•
Trade and export agreements and regimes
• Central European Free Trade Agreement
• Free Trade Agreement with Turkey
• Preferential export regime with EU and others
• 39 Agreements on Promotion and Protection of
Investment (Greece included)
• 32 Agreements on Avoidance of Double Taxation
(Greece included)
INVEST IN
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
YOUR NEW OPPORTUNITY
Sarajevo Office
Branilaca Sarajeva 21
Phone: ++387 33 278 080
Fax:
++387 33 278 081
E-mail: [email protected]
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In cooperation with:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Banja Luka Office
Ðure Daničića 1/III
Phone/ Fax: : ++387 51 226 180
E-mail: [email protected]
Mostar Office
Rade Bitange 30
Phone /Fax: ++387 36 558 815
E-mail: [email protected]
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
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