Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina Initiates Collecting of Data on All Direct Foreign Investment in Bosnia and Herzegovina

At the initiative of the Central Bank Bosnia and Herzegovina, today, on September, 19 2000 the meeting was held between the representatives of the Central Bank of BiH and the representatives of BH Ministry for Foreign Trade and Economic Relations, BiH Ministry of Treasury, Ministry of Finance of both BiH entities, Institutes of Statistics of both entities and Agency for Promotion of Foreign Investment in BiH. The meeting was chaired by Governor of the CBBH , Mr. Peter Nicholl.

Central Bank of BIH is interested in collecting all data on direct foreign investments on one place, because the CBBH is in charge of preparing balance of payments.

It is stated at the meeting that certain institutions of the entities and state have data on direct foreign investments, but they are not comprehensive and completed. Therefore, they all agreed that it is necessary to centralize all data on direct foreign investments from the whole BiH, meaning to gather and have them in one place.

Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina, initiating this issue, will be also the bearer in these operations of collecting data about the direct foreign investments in BiH, which is in accord with the Law on the Central Bank of BiH:

It is foreseen to hold soon whole serial of consulting meetings with the representatives of the state and entities' institutions and agencies, that can assist in this very important job.