Zvizdić, Bevanda and Šarović Talk with EBRD President

Chairman of the Council of Ministers of BIH Dr Denis Zvizdić. Together with his Deputies, Minister of Finance and Treasury of BIH Vjekolsav Bevanda and Minister of Foreign trade and Economic Relations of BIH Mirko Šarović, talked in Sarajevo with a Delegation of the European Bank for reconstruction and D3vleopment, led by EBRD President Suma Chakrabrati. 

Chairman Zvizdić expressed his thankfulness to President Chakrabrati and the whole EBRD team, saying that holding of the EBRD Governors meeting in Sarajevo represents a great recognition to Bosnia and Herzegovina, He highlighted a fact that the overall investments by the EBRD to BIH to date were EUR 2.3 billion through 160 projects.

President Chakrabrati thanked to Chairman Zvizdić for significant engagement of the Council of Ministers of BIH at the organisation of the EBRD Conference, as well as at hospitality, and stressed that the annual EBRD Board of Governors’ meeting is an extremely important event for BIH and the region as a whole. He said that the annual EBRD meeting, taking place in Sarajevo this year will be a unique opportunity for both the city and country to represent themselves a place for doing business.

President Charkabrati pointed out at readiness to increase the volume of investments to BIH in relation to previous years, as the outcome of joint effort by the EBRD and Council of Ministers of BIH. He stressed that the EBDR is a friend to BUH, emphasising the support to private sector development, regional and European integrations and improvement of energy efficacy.

Chairman Zvizdić thanked to President Chakrabrati for EBRD engagement in Bosnia and Herzegovina, saying that the result of the cooperation is a great number of implemented, extremely important, infrastructure and other projects, relevant for economic recovery and development of BIH.

The EBRD Board of Governors’ annual meeting 2019 in Sarajevo is one of the most important events in BIH, for which the attendance was announced for more than 3,000 participants, including a great number of businessmen and investors from the whole world.

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