Possible Flight Cancellations from Banja Luka Airport
The decision of the Banja Luka City Administration to withdraw the Rescue and Fire Service from the Banja Luka Airport further complicates the airport's operations, harms both Banja Luka and…
National Delicacies and Unique Treasures Shine at the Diplomatic Winter Bazaar Today
Diplomatic Winter Bazaar, the biggest humanitarian event of the year, will be held today in the Hall Mirza Delibasic in Sarajevo. This is the event that gathers almost all embassies…
Citizens spent 275 million BAM on ‘Black Friday’ in FBiH
According to data on recorded turnover via fiscal devices on the server of the Tax Administration of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FAB), the total recorded turnover of fiscal…
Citizens of the FBiH left around 13 Billion BAM to Betting Shops
Every fourth child between the ages of 13 and 17 in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina plays one of the games of chance, and the citizens of the Federation…
BiH Citizens expect New Increase in Price of Electricity
Electricity in the Republika Srpska is set to increase in price from January 1, 2025. The Energy Regulatory Commission has received a request. The amount of the price increase is…
ITA of BiH Reports Record Growth: Over 10.5 Billion BAM Collected This Year
Revenues from indirect taxes for the eleven months of this year amounted to 10 billion and 498 million BAM and are 770 million BAM higher or 7.91 percent compared to…
Christmas Bazaar held in the Embassy of Germany in Sarajevo
The German Embassy in Sarajevo hosted a Christmas Bazaar today, organized by the embassy's employees. The bazaar was opened by the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany Thomas Fitschen…
Confirmed: Large Lithium Deposits found in BiH
Potential lithium deposits, a raw material of strategic importance, have not yet been comprehensively explored in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). However, confirmed reserves in the eastern part of the country…
Chinese Company successfully operating in BiH, plans to expand Production
The company produces packaging for sushi and other products made from paper, plastic, and vacuum-heated foil. The Mayor of Derventa, Igor Zunic, visited the Chinese company Grand Pack, which specializes…
Industrial Production in BiH increased in October
Total seasonally adjusted industrial production in Bosnia and Herzegovina in October was 1.1 percent higher than in the previous month, and compared to the same month last year, industrial production,…
The City of Orasje does not want a non-working Sunday
The city of Orašje has become the first city in Bosnia and Herzegovina to officially request an exemption from the decision on a non-working week in the territory of the…
Federation of BiH taking on new major Debt
The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) is set to take on new debt amounting to 50 million BAM. The borrowing will be carried out through a bond issuance, which…
BiH expected to lack 100.000 Workers
Despite employers' requests, the quota for employing foreign workers has not been increased. Currently, the Employment Service of Republika Srpska (RS) is not issuing permits for foreign workers because the…
A Historic Rise of BiH’s Arms Industry
Companies from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) exported nearly 344 million BAM worth of weapons and ammunition in the first ten months of this year. This marks an impressive 37.5% increase…
The Central Bank of BiH estimates Growth of Economic Activity and Inflation
The Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina estimates annual growth in real economic activity in the current year at 2.4 percent, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the April…
Republika Srpska Healthcare Workers want higher Salaries
Healthcare workers in the Republika Srpska are calling for urgent negotiations with the Government and the relevant ministry. They are demanding that the labor prices for 2025 be determined and…
Izetbegovic: We left them 68 Million BAM; in just 9 Months, they are already 6 Million in Debt
Dr. Dragan Stevanovic, a member of the temporary Board of Directors of the Clinical Center of the University of Sarajevo (KCUS), confirmed that after Dr. Sebija Izetbegovic stepped down as…
The Government of Japan donated 147,092 BAM for the Purchase of new Equipment for the Judo Club
The Government of Japan has donated 147,092 BAM for the purchase of new training equipment and tatami mats for the hall of the Judo Club "Borsa" in Mostar. The handover…
Monday is a Non-Working Day in the Federation of BiH
The Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Policy announced that Monday, November 25 - Statehood Day of Bosnia and Herzegovina, is a non-working day. The Law on Proclaiming November 25…
Health Workers announce Protest in front of the Clinical Centre in Sarajevo
A protest organized by the Sarajevo Canton Health Workers Union has been announced for today in front of the main entrance to the KCUS. The President of the Sarajevo Canton…
A sharp Increase in the Price of Gold
Gold prices rose for a second day on Tuesday, reflecting investors' increased demand for safe-haven assets amid escalating tensions between the United States and Russia over Ukraine. An ounce of…
Food Control for Pesticides blocked: How is Citizen Safety endangered?
It sounds incredible, but in Bosnia and Herzegovina there is currently no laboratory control of pesticide residues in food of plant and animal origin. The Food Safety Agency of Bosnia…
Federation of BiH declares the First Non-Working Sunday
Federal Minister of Trade Amir Hasičević announced today in Sarajevo that the first non-working week in the trade sector in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina will be on November…
The “Advent in Mostar” Event to begin soon
The annual event "Advent in Mostar" will begin on Saturday, November 30th, with the lighting of the first Advent candle. The hospitality stands and the ice skating rink will open…
Tobacco and Production Equipment worth more than One Million BAM seized
Authorized officers of the Indirect Taxation Administration (ITA) of Bosnia and Herzegovina seized a large amount of illegal tobacco and equipment for its production worth over 1,000,000 BAM in the…
Excessive Bureaucracy costs Germany up to 146 Billion Euros annually
Excessive bureaucracy costs Germany up to 146 billion euros annually in lost economic output, according to a study by the Ifo Institute on Thursday, providing a bleak figure on the…
This is what VW Beetle Production looked like in Sarajevo
On November 10th, 1973, the first Yugoslav-made "Beetle" rolled off the assembly line at the Sarajevo Automobile Factory (TAS) in Vogosca, near Sarajevo. Beetles were produced in Yugoslavia from 1973…
Mobile Mammography Unit acquired – and placed in the Department of Public Affairs’ Garage
In the Brcko area, the number of women diagnosed with breast cancer is rising each year, with 30 to 40 new cases annually. Experts explained that the focus must be…
BiH records Decrease in the Number of Employed Persons
At the end of September, there were 324,712 people registered with employment agencies and services in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and compared to the previous month, the number of unemployed decreased…
The Union Consumer Basket for October amounts to 3,080 BAM
The trade union consumer basket calculated by the Confederation of Autonomous Trade Unions of Bosnia and Herzegovina (SSSBiH) for October this year amounts to 3,080.60 BAM. The average salary paid…
Advent in Stolac offers a diverse Program for all Generations
Stolac will once again mark the pre-Christmas period with a rich and varied program that will last throughout December, and Advent events will begin on Saturday, November 30, when the…
No Employer in FBiH will be able to pay Wages lower than 1.200 BAM
The Deputy Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) and Federal Minister of Development, Entrepreneurship, and Crafts, Vojin Mijatovic, stated yesterday that, starting from January 1st of…
Szijjarto: Hungary to take over Three Projects in RS that Germany withdrew from
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, Peter Szijjarto, announced that Hungarian companies are preparing to take over three projects in Republika Srpska (RS) from which German investors withdrew, including participation…
“Republika Srpska – Slovak Republic Business Forum” opened in Banja Luka
The "Republika Srpska - Republic of Slovakia Business Forum" is being held in Banja Luka, with the participation of representatives of around 50 companies from that country. They note that…
Dodik and Szijjarto at an Investment Conference in Jahorina
The President of the Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, Peter Szijjarto, will participate today in the "Invest Srpska 2024" conference, which will be…
Successful completion of SDG Week in BiH for 2024
The fourth SDG Week in Bosnia and Herzegovina concluded with a series of successful events that highlighted the importance of partnerships, innovation, and sustainable practices for inclusive development. Gathering over…
Is the Sarajevo Canton in a Budget Crisis?
During the negotiations on the budget rebalance, the Sarajevo Canton Government, due to the reduced projection of funds from the Federal Ministry of Finance, abandoned the rebalance. Accordingly, a decision…
Do Citizens of Republika Srpska expect more Electricity from the New Year?
Are citizens and businesses in Republika Srpska expecting higher electricity prices from the New Year? Prime Minister Radovan Višković confirmed that Elektroprivreda's request for an increase in electricity prices has…
An Ancient Necropolis and Coins at Banja Luka’s Kastel Fortress were discovered
Students from several faculties and their professors unearthed an ancient coin at the Kastel Fortress in Banja Luka and believe they may have discovered an ancient necropolis. Definitive confirmation is…
How much meat do Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina eat?
According to the “Landgeist Map” research, citizens of BiH eat almost the least amount of meat in the region. Considering the challenges in production, but also the continuous increase in…
New Cars for 15 Families who suffered heavy Losses during the Floods
Thanks to the cooperation of the Pomozi.ba organization and the Pace Athletic Club, 15 families from Klis who suffered great losses during the floods will receive new cars. Through the…
Federation of BiH declares the First Non-Working Sunday
Federal Minister of Trade Amir Hasičević announced today in Sarajevo that the first non-working week in the trade sector in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina will be on November…
Worrying Data on Number of Citizens of BiH leaving to work abroad
The data on leaving Bosnia and Herzegovina to work abroad is worrying. About 15 thousand workers go to Slovenia alone every year. The Slovenian labor market has needs for various…
KCUS reports Six Million BAM Deficit for the First Nine Months of 2024
The Clinical Center University of Sarajevo (KCUS) has informed the public of a deficit amounting to six million BAM for the first nine months of 2024. Acting Director of Non-Medical…
Only about 140 km of Highway were built in BiH in nearly Two Decades
The construction of the Herzegovina Bridge, part of the section connecting Pocitelj in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) with the Bijaca border crossing, was delayed by two years. The section received…
How one of the poorest Municipalities in BiH became the “Valley of Millionaires”
The city was neglected for a long time and was among the most underdeveloped local communities in the entire country Siroki Brijeg is known to the public today as the…
BiH introduces a non-working Sunday in Shops
The House of Peoples of the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina adopted the Draft Law on Internal Trade, which introduces a non-working Sunday in shops in the…
The Japanese Government has provided 292,090 Euros to support Healthcare Institutions
The Government of Japan has decided to provide grant funds in the amount of approx. 292,090 Euro (approx. 570,280 BAM) for three projects - ambulance and medical equipment procurement projects…
More than Half of the local Communities in the RS have the Status of underdeveloped
Although we often hear about investments in local communities, the figures showing the level of development of these communities do not change much from year to year. More than half…
Deposits of Households in BiH amount to 16.94 Billion BAM
In conjunction with the World Savings Day, the CBBH publishes available data on deposits. Total household deposits with commercial banks in BiH at the end of September 2024 amounted to…
