Last year, direct foreign investments, according to estimates by the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CBBiH), amounted to 1.7 billion BAM.
However, these are still estimates, and the official results on the exact amount of foreign investments in BiH for the entire year 2023 will be known no later than mid-August.
”For the purposes of the balance of payments of BiH, direct foreign investments for the year 2023 were estimated in the amount of 1.7 billion BAM, and the final official data will be published on the website of the CBBiH after the completion of the annual survey for 2023. year, no later than August 15th, 2024,” the CBBiH told.
According to their statements, the CBBiH currently has data for nine months of 2023, and according to that data, direct investments in BiH amounted to 1.44 billion BAM.
In terms of direct investment flows, in the first nine months of 2023, most investments were recorded from Russia, followed by the Netherlands and Croatia.
Compared to the same period in 2022 (January – September 2022), direct foreign investment flows are higher by 278.8 million BAM.
The most direct foreign investments in the nine months of 2023 were in financial services, followed by the production of coke and refined petroleum products, and the production and supply of electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning.
Regarding the state of direct investments in BiH, as of December 31st, 2022, most investments were recorded from Austria, Croatia, and Serbia, Biznis Info writes.
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