According to the currently available data of the Central Bank of B&H for the first three months of 2015. 123.2 million BAM were registered in B&H, which represents a decrease of 60% compared to the same period in 2014, as said in the statement of the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA).
As explained from FIPA, the first quarter may not reflect the annual trend.
It was said that currently, there are no data about which countries investments arrived the most from and in which sectors it has been invested the most, given that it is about a very short period for such analysis.
B&H as well has certain advantages for attracting the foreign investments, and FIPA stated reasons for investing in B&H.
“Depending on the sector in which they are operating, the foreign investors emphasize various reasons why they have invested in B&H, starting from the proximity of the European market, availability of raw materials, cheaper, qualitative, educated and creative workforce, cheaper products, opportunities for investments, availability of production capacities etc“, as stated from FIPA.
When asked whether the establishment of “One stop shop“ desks for the registration of enterprises, by acquiring certificates about the favorable business environment and various their actions of local communities would led to the higher investment activity in B&H, it was said from FIPA that “One stop shop“ services became a trend in the world, and they are slowly becoming a trend in countries of the region.
(Source: akta.ba)
