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SARAJEVO, May 17 (FENA) - Sustainable development and regional cooperation are the focus of the 12th Sarajevo Business Forum (SBF), which will be held on May 17 and 18, and the organizers have confirmed the participation of more than a thousand participants from 40 countries around the world.
At this meeting of investors and businessmen, numerous representatives of states and governments of the region and the world, participants will have the opportunity to learn about investment opportunities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but also in the countries of the region: Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Albania.
On Wednesday and Thursday, May 17 and 18, Sarajevo will be the economic center of the region, but it will also be closely watched in the United Arab Emirates, Great Britain, Greece, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Germany and others from the countries of origin of this year's speakers and panelists come.
SBF, under the auspices of the Presidency of BiH, is organized by Bosna Bank International in cooperation with strategic partner the Ministry of Economy of Sarajevo Canton, and shareholders of BBI Bank - Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) and Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) as well as numerous others domestic and foreign partners.
This year's Forum will reveal a series of projects from energy, finance, infrastructure, construction, services, tourism and other development sectors, with the participation of a large number of distinguished investors and dignitaries.
On the first day, at the opening of the Forum, a member of the BiH Presidency will speak. Denis Bećirević, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Elmedin Konaković, European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement from the European Commission Olivér Várhelyi and Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Nermin Nikšić with the participation and address of a business delegation from the United Arab Emirates, led by the State Minister of Foreign Trade dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi.
Alek Bakalović, President of the Management Board of Bosna Bank International (BBI), will deliver the opening address on behalf of the organizers of the Sarajevo Business Forum, while Zlatko Mijatović, Minister of Economy of Sarajevo Canton, will deliver the opening speech on behalf of the Strategic Partner of the Forum.
This year too, the traditional "Sarajevo Business Bridge Awards" will be awarded to companies and individuals who, with their business, innovative ideas and employment of young people, have contributed to the significant development of entrepreneurship, sustainable development and the investment climate in the region.
On the second day of the Forum, in cooperation with the USAID Project for the Development of Sustainable Tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Tourism), a special panel will be held that will be dedicated exclusively to the tourism industry, the organizers announced.
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