FIC



EBRD supports local retailer Bingo
in Bosnia and Herzegovina

- 6.5 million loan to expand local retail chain -

The EBRD is providing a 6.5 million loan to Bingo, one of the leading retailers operating in Bosnia and Herzegovina, to support the expansion of its regional network into new cities.
For more info, please click here

Macroeconomic Overview

GDP per capita:
$6,600 (2010 est.)


Real GDP growth rate (%):
1.1% (2010 est.)


Economic growth:
0,5 % - 24.700.000 mill. KM

Inflation rate (%):
1.9% (2010 est)


Total FDI (million KM):
121 mill eur. ( 2010 Q 3 )

FDI contribution to GDP (%):
1,3 %  ( 2010 est. )

FDI inflow by sectors May 1994 - December 2010 (%):
Services 7%, Real Estate 2%, Transport 2%, Tourism 1%, Manufacturing 34%, Banking 22%, Telecommunication 13%, Trade 12%, other financial services 7%

Top investors countries May 1994 - December 2010:
Austria,Slovenia,Germany, Turkey, Croatia

Deposits of households in commercial banks, mill KM:
6,16 billions  KM( 2010 est. )


Natural resources:
coal, iron ore, bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, cobalt, manganese, nickel, clay, gypsum, salt, sand, forests, hydropower

Industries:
steel, coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, manganese, bauxite, vehicle assembly, textiles, tobacco products, wooden furniture, tank and aircraft assembly, domestic appliances, oil refining

Exports
$4.787 billion (2010 est.)

Exports partners:
Croatia 13, 3%, Russia 12, 3%, Germany 8, 5%, China 8, 1%, Serbia 7, 9% - (2010)

Imports
$9.403 billion (2010 est.)


Imports partners:
Croatia 24.3%, Slovenia 12.6%, Germany 12.1%, Italy 10.4%, Hungary 6.5%, Turkey 6.4%, Austria 6.2% - (2010)

Unemployment rate:
27.2% (2010 est.)


Environment - current issues:
air pollution from metallurgical plants; sites for disposing of urban waste are limited; water shortages and destruction of infrastructure because of the 1992-95 civil strife; deforestation

Environment:
international agreements: party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
Sources: Foreign Investment Promotion Agency of BiH, Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina, World Bank and IMF statistics

Facts & Figures:
Country Profile
Macroeconomic Overview
Attractive Sectors
White Book

The 2010/11 White Book is the fourth publication of the FIC. Its purpose is to provide BiH authorities with a prioritized agenda for reforms to address key obstacles to investment that can be accomplished in the upcoming period.
(download .pdf)
FIC Recommends

Investment Development Bank of Republic of Srpska, has published a sixth edition of the IRBRS Economic Monitor. In this document you can find analytical presentation and overview of economic trends in the Republic of Srpska, essential for decision making on investments.
(To download the document,
click here)

Zmaja od Bosne 4, Office 1015, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Phone: +387-33-288-015, E-mail: info@fic.ba

C 2008-2010 FIC, all rights reserved. Design by a