In Ten Years, 2.5 Million People left the Western Balkans in Search of a Better Life
According to Eurostat data, by 2050, the population of the Balkans will decrease by more than 15% This trend seriously threatens the long-term economic growth and productivity of countries in…
Trade Unions Demand Separate Pay for Sunday Work in RS
The Federation of Trade Unions of Republika Srpska will initiate a panel discussion with social partners regarding work on Sundays because they believe that work on weekends cannot be treated…
Confirmed Interest Rates In The U.S. Triggered The Strongest Opposition From Governors Since 1993
The decision of the United States (U.S.) central bank to confirm the current interest rates received the most negative votes from governors in more than three decades, official data showed.…
IOM: Western Balkan Countries need Migrant Workers
The Western Balkans are becoming a destination for migrants who want to work and contribute to the economy, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) points out, noting that migration must…
Vujicic: With The Introduction Of Tariffs, The Defense Industry Will Likely Be The Most Affected
Member of the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina (PABiH) Miroslav Vujicic (SNSD), commenting on the Decision to introduce 30 percent tariffs on products from…
The Number of Pensioners in BiH has increased by 100,000 in a Decade
Economists and employers warn: BiH has one of the worst worker-pensioner ratios in Europe, and the situation is getting worse. In just ten years, the number of pensioners in Bosnia…
Defense Industry Poised to Take Biggest Hit from New Tariffs
Member of the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina (PABiH) Miroslav Vujicic (SNSD), commenting on the Decision to introduce 30 percent tariffs on products from…
Around 2,000 Workers lost their Jobs due to the non-working Sunday
There have been around 2,000 fewer employees in trade in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) since Sunday was introduced as a non-working day in that sector. The number…
BiH Businesspeople Warn: U.S. Tariffs Threaten Exports
The decision to introduce 30 percent tariffs on products from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) exported to the United States (U.S.) market represents a serious challenge for all exporters, according to…
New Collective Agreement Signed for FBiH Metal Industry
The Association of Employers in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Group of Employers for the Metal Industry in the FBiH and the Metalworkers' Union of the FBiH have…
Trump’s Tariffs Put Swiss Watchmakers Under Pressure
Swiss watchmaker Swatch Group (UHR.S) is in trouble with United States (U.S.) tariffs as time runs out. Swatch Group is the third-largest Swiss watchmaker by revenue, after Rolex and Richemont,…
The Viaduct Case is over: The Debt is repaid, and the Assets of BiH are safe
The official confirmation has arrived. After the payment of 110.6 million marks, the Viaduct case was completed, the debt was repaid, and the assets of Bosnia and Herzegovina were safe.…
U.S. Trade Deficit Significantly Drops, Smallest Gap With China In Over Two Decades
The trade deficit of the United States (U.S.) decreased by 16% in June, reaching 60.2 billion dollars, which represents the lowest level since September 2023, according to data from the…
S&P maintains BiH’s Credit Rating
International rating agency S&P Global Ratings has maintained Bosnia and Herzegovina's credit rating at 'B+' with a stable outlook. In a report on Bosnia and Herzegovina, S&P analysts state that…
Wood Industry of BiH records Surplus of 547.7 Million BAM
The total foreign trade turnover of the BiH wood industry in the first half of the year amounted to 1.113 billion KM, which represents a slight decrease of 0.6 percent…
Turkish Construction Company halts Works at Highway Section over unpaid Dues
The Turkish construction company Cengiz Insaat Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. has suspended all work on the Medakovo - Ozimice section of Corridor Vc, citing overdue payments exceeding 130 million BAM…
A Million Marks thrown in the Trash
Although investments from domestic and international sources have been made in Doboj in recent years to improve waste management, the situation on the ground has remained almost unchanged. Citizens still…
Dretelj Terminal to be auctioned, OHR reminds of Ban on Disposal
Following the news that in just over twenty days a public auction for the sale of the Dretelj Oil Terminal will be held at the headquarters of the bankrupt Hercegovacka…
Mate Rimac Showed His Car Collection Worth More Than 10 Million Euros
Mate Rimac, a well-known innovator and entrepreneur from Croatia, is the owner of a car collection that includes modern sports models, but also legendary specimens produced over the past four…
Record Revenues From Indirect Taxes In The Past Seven Months
Revenues from indirect taxes for seven months of this year amount to six billion and 850 million BAM and are higher by 355 million BAM or 5.5% compared to the…
Suspicious Transactions In BiH Worth 300 Million BAM
Financial inspectors received as many as 1,279 notifications of suspicious transactions last year, amounting to 298.19 million, which is 30.67 million BAM more compared to the previous year. The Financial…
Food Donations Exempt from VAT Total 75,822 BAM in First Half of the Year
In the period from January 1st to June 30th of this year, the value of donated food close to expiration without VAT calculation amounted to 75.822 BAM, the Indirect Taxation…
U.S. Imposes Tariff on All Goods Imported from BiH Starting Tomorrow
US President Donald Trump has imposed a 30 percent tariff on all goods entering the US from Bosnia and Herzegovina, starting August 1. Trump published a letter on the “Social…
Helicopter Of The CS Ministry Of Internal Affairs Arriving Ahead Of Schedule
The procurement process for the helicopter intended for the Helicopter Unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Canton Sarajevo (CS) is, increasingly likely, to be completed by mid-next year…
Central Bank of BiH: Core Inflation 4.24 Percent in Six Months
The Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina estimated the annual core inflation for the first six months in the services sector at 4.24 percent, while the annual growth in average…
Professor Efendic on Emigration from BiH: Political Instability a Bigger Issue Than Unemployment
The collection of papers entitled "Demographic Changes in BiH from 2013 to 2024", edited by Academician Mirko Pejanović and Prof. Dr. Melika Husić-Mehmedović, provides a comprehensive overview of key demographic…
BHANSA Becomes First in Region to Use Drones for CNS Measurements
The Air Navigation Service Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHANSA) has taken another significant step in the modernization and digitalization of aviation infrastructure, becoming the first air navigation service provider…
Japanese Experts Precisely Analyze Traffic Patterns in Sarajevo
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) created an extremely detailed project for the management and operation of public transportation in the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) two years ago,…
BiH Logistics Consortium announces Protests from September 1st
Representatives of the Logistics Consortium of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which brings together key players in the transport and logistics sector, sent an open letter to Zoran Tegeltija, Director of the…
BiH’s Military Industry Shows No Signs of Slowing Down
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) exported weapons and ammunition worth 238.6 million BAM in the first half of 2025. This is 33.6 percent more compared to the first half of last…
Salary Payments for May Begin for Zenica Miners, but Work Stoppage Continues
Salary payments for May began yesterday for the Zenica miners who, at the beginning of this month, halted work on equipment extraction, but they will return to work only after…
Transporters Demand To Be Allowed Refund Of Excise Duties On Diesel
The Logistika Consortium of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), which brings together transporters, is demanding from the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH (PABiH) urgent amendments to the law to allow them a…
Signals From The CBBiH: What The Rapid Assessment Of GDP And Inflation Shows
The Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CBBiH) has revised its estimate of real GDP growth for the first quarter of 2025 to 2.2%, which represents a decrease of 0.4…
Is German Industry Losing the Race Against Chinese Competition?
German industry is losing the race against Chinese competition, and its biggest obstacle is high energy costs, warn economists and industry experts. German exports fell last year, according to statistical…
Life Without Loan Becomes Impossible for Most People in BiH
Life on credit – BiH everyday life. Credit – debt slavery or problem solving? Citizens are increasingly borrowing to cover basic expenses. According to data from the Central Bank of…
Where is the Public Interest in the Purchase of the ITA Building?
The Indirect Taxation Authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina is getting its own building in the center of Banja Luka. Director Zoran Tegeltija signed a decision to purchase two buildings from…
How Will The New UK-India Agreement Change The Global Economy?
After years of arduous negotiations, the two economic powers have finally found common ground. Keir Starmer and Narendra Modi yesterday put their signatures on a trade agreement that promises to…
ITA acquires Building in Banja Luka for 99 Million BAM
The Indirect Taxation Administration (ITA) of BiH has accepted an offer to purchase the "Grand Trade" building owned by Mile Radišić for 99 million BAM for the purposes of housing…
Minister Delic: The Pension Fund Is Currently Stable, But Long-Term And Systemic Reforms Are Needed
At the session of the House of Representatives of the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) yesterday, the state of the Pension and Disability Insurance Fund (PIO/MIO)…
Ten Italian Companies to Participate in This Year’s ZEPS Fair
Ten Italian companies will participate in this year's ZEPS fair as part of a joint stand organized by the Association of Italian Businessmen in BiH, which is in the final…
BiH’s Foreign Trade Deficit amounts to 6.25 Billion BAM
Exports from Bosnia and Herzegovina in the first six months of this year (January - June) amounted to 8 billion and 432 million BAM, which is 5.8 percent more than…
Federation Government Adopts One-Time Payment for Pensioners
The Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina adopted at today's telephone session, at the proposal of the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Policy, the Regulation on a…
Electricity Prices to Increase for BiH Citizens
The Regulatory Commission for Energy in the Federation of BiH (FERK) approved at its session on Wednesday an increase in the price of electricity for end customers of JP Elektroprivreda…
Restaurant In The Parliamentary Assembly Likely The Cheapest In BiH
The restaurant located in the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina (PABiH) is probably the only one in BiH, and almost certainly in Europe, where food and drink prices have…
Auditors warn that BiH Institutions are not following Recommendations
The Office for the Audit of the Institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina was the first of the four supreme audit institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct a financial audit…
Number of Pensioners in BiH Nearly Equals Number of Workers
For every new employee in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are two pensioners. This is how economists describe the new data on the pension system of the Federation…
Remittances from Abroad in the First Quarter amounted to around 931.4 million BAM
Remittances from abroad to BiH in the first quarter amounted to 931.39 million BAM and are 72.94 million BAM or 8.5 percent higher than the same period last year, the…
China Announces Start Of Construction Of The World’s Largest Hydroelectric Power Plant
Chinese Premier Li Qiang has announced the start of construction of the world's largest hydroelectric power plant, which will be located on the eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau. The…
Bihac won the Legal Battle against Betting Shops – Tuzla follows their Example
After months of legal battle, the City of Bihać has won a case against the organizers of games of chance, confirming the legality of the decision to increase municipal taxes…
Agreement reached between Miners and the FBiH Government
The delegation of the Independent Union of Mine Workers of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, led by Sinan Husić, managed, after several hours of negotiations with the Government of…
