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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.
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Macroeconomic Overview

GDP per capita:
$4545 (2009 estimate, official estimates not available yet)

Real GDP growth rate (%):
3.4% (2009 estimate, official estimates not available yet)

Economic growth:
BiH is lower middle income country. Approximately 62% of GDP is created in the service sector, 29$ in industry and 9% in agriculture

Inflation (%):
0% (2009)

Total FDI (million $):
417 (2009 estimates)

FDI contribution to GDP (%):
2.4% (2009)

FDI inflow by sectors May 1994 - December 2009 (%):
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 2009:
Austria,Slovenia,Germany, Turkey, Croatia

Deposits of households in commercial banks, mill $:
2894 (2009 estimate)

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 milion Euro f.o.b.
2819 (2009 estimate)

Exports partners:
Croatia 13, 3%, Russia 12, 3%, Germany 8, 5%, China 8, 1%, Serbia 7, 9% - (2009)

Imports milion Euro f.o.b.:
6298 (2009 estimate)

Imports partners:
Croatia 24.3%, Slovenia 12.6%, Germany 12.1%, Italy 10.4%, Hungary 6.5%, Turkey 6.4%, Austria 6.2% - (2009)

Unemployment rate:
25% (2009 estimate)

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 2009 White Book is the third 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.
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