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Sarajevo Business Forum Hosts Foreign Investors
Hundreds of foreign visitors attended the third Sarajevo Business Forum where they were presented with a range of projects to invest in - and also heard of the problems deterring investors such as themselves.
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01 Feb 08 / 07:23:38
Bulgaria Nets Big Budget Surplus
Sofia _ Bulgaria ended 2007 with a budget surplus of 3.8% of GDP, according to Finance Minister Plamen Oresharski.
23 Jan 08 / 12:36:19
Bosnia: Growing Crisis over Budget
Sarajevo _ The top international official in Bosnia and Herzegovina has expressed his concern over the continuing failure of local leaders to agree a budget for this year.
Russia and Bulgaria Agree Gas Deal
Sofia _ Bulgaria and Russia will each have a 50% share in the planned South Stream gas pipeline on Bulgarian territory under a deal reached on Friday.
17 Jan 08 / 09:24:02
Bosnia Unions In Soaring Prices Warning
Sarajevo _ Bosnia and Herzegovina's main trade union has warned it will organise mass protests against soaring prices and the government's failure to tackle the problem.
10 Jan 08 / 12:10:25
Bosnia Scandal over Food Reserves
Sarajevo _ The parliament of one of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s two autonomous entities has slammed the government over a scandal involving the release of cooking oil and grain stocks from strategic reserves.
17 Dec 07 / 08:50:29
New World Bank Loans for Bosnia
Sarajevo _ The World Bank has approved a new four-year Country Partnership Strategy for Bosnia which outlines an additional lending programme of about US$ 200 million (€139 million).
29 Nov 07 / 13:29:58
Bosnia Prices Reflect Global Trend
Sarajevo _ The steep rise in food prices in Bosnia mainly reflects similar price movements on world markets, and has not been caused by stockpiling, due war psychosis, according to international institutions.
29 Nov 07 / 10:15:00
Bosnia: Slow Start to Ski Season
Sarajevo _ Although officially opened a week ago, this winter’s ski season has been delayed across Bosnia and Herzegovina by warm weather and not enough snowfall.
21 Nov 07 / 12:06:00
World Bank Slates Bosnia Tax System
Sarajevo _ Lack of recent reforms and a complex payments regime have pushed Bosnia a long way down in the latest international league table on tax sytems.
18 Oct 07 / 08:35:00
Bosnia Leaders Agree on Economic Reform
Sarajevo _ Bosnia and Herzegovina’s leading officials have signed a document which stipulates that urgent economic reforms cannot wait for the resolution of political disputes.
11 Oct 07 / 08:36:00
Foreign Investment Boost to Bosnia
Sarajevo _ Foreign investment in Bosnia increased by nearly one-fifth last year, the country’s Central Bank said in a statement on Wednesday.
World Bank Praise for Balkan Business Reforms
Sarajevo_ Several Balkan countries are among the group of top reformers to have improved conditions for doing business over the past year, according to a World Bank report published on Wednesday.
25 Sep 07 / 08:42:00
World Bank Says Bosnian Pensions Unsustainable
Sarajevo _ Bosnia’s two entities have undertaken substantial reforms of their pension funds, but the current system cannot continue in the long term, the World Bank warned on Tuesday.
21 Sep 07 / 04:36:00
Bosnian Auditors Say Public Funds Squandered
Sarajevo _ Tens of millions of Convertible Marks, KM, were misspent in one of Bosnia’s two entities in 2006 due to lack of internal controls and violations of the law, according to an auditors’ report.
13 Sep 07 / 07:08:00
Serb Power Companies Discuss Drina Project
Sarajevo_ Directors of Serbian and Bosnian Serb power companies will meet next week to launch a joint project for the construction of the Buk Bijela power plant, Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy, Aleksandar Popovic, said on Thursday.
Politics and Society
Mladic’s Trial to Resume on June 25
The first prosecution witness at the trial of Ratko Mladic will be examined on June 25 announced the Trial Chamber of the Hague Tribunal, ICTY.
24 May 12 / 15:41:18
Amnesty International: 2011 Was Turbulent
24 May 12 / 14:08:17
International Supervision of Brcko to be Lifted
24 May 12 / 12:32:19
Bosnia's US Embassy Gunman Pleads Not Guilty
23 May 12 / 10:44:32
EU Officials Encourage Bosnia's Membership Efforts
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Bosnia Cuts Dismissed as 'Illusion For IMF'
Announced cuts of 4.5 per cent to state sector salaries fail to address the fact that the country’s profligate entities spend far more money that the state, analysts say.
14 Nov 11 / 11:15:50
Bees Create Economic Buzz in Rural Bosnia
26 Apr 11 / 14:20:47
Bosnian Serbs Plan Highway to The Future
07 Dec 10 / 07:20:23
Turkey’s Balkan Shopping Spree
01 Oct 10 / 12:19:28
Bosnia Searching for Economic Impetus
25 Mar 10 / 15:23:49
Secure Gas Supplies Will Empower Balkan Integration
18 Mar 10 / 15:57:35
Balkan Economies Brace for Fallout from Greece Crisis
09 Mar 10 / 17:54:48
Crisis Will Not Shake Fundamentals of Greek Diplomacy
Culture and Lifestyle
Sarajevo Days Presents Bosnian Culture in Belgrade
Dani Sarajeva introduces Bosnian artists to the Belgrade public in a showcase of regional cultural cooperation.
16 May 12 / 16:24:51
Culture Watch Award Announced
08 May 12 / 13:58:27
Montenegrin Media Most Free in Balkans, Report Says
03 May 12 / 17:57:43
Bosnian Broadcasters Run By Parties, Union Says
05 Apr 12 / 12:49:39
Co-productions Remain Filmmakers’ Dream in Bosnia
