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At the beginning of March 2020, the global pandemic of the COVID-19 virus began to significantly affect economic trends in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the world, which resulted in a significant reduction in all economic activities in our country.

Eastern Mining Company, which will open a lead, zinc and barite mine in next two years, will move completely to Vareš by the end of this year.

As part of its project "In Friendship with Nature", the Lukavac Cement Factory made an educational film about alternative fuels called "Pioneers in the use of alternative fuels."

Foreign Investors Council in BiH (FIC) together with Foreign Trade Chamber of BiH will organize a webinar entitled "Challenges of employers in the field of labor law & personal data protection during COVID-19 pandemic", on Thursday, April 23, 2020, starting at 10 am via Zoom online platform.

roposal of the Law on Mitigation of Negative Economic Consequences Caused by a Coronavirus Pandemic

After the FBiH Government, at its extraordinary session held on April 6, 2020, formulated a draft Law on Mitigation of Negative Economic Consequences Caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic, and directed it to be adopted by the FBiH Parliament as a matter of urgency, the FIC members of submitted amendments and comments on the proposed Law as well as proposals for measures that would have a significant, positive impact on maintaining the economic activity and financial stability of companies.

In order to mitigate the negative economic consequences caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Denis Zvizdić, submitted to the urgent parliamentary procedure the Amendments to the VAT Law, by which the deadline for filing applications and paying VAT would be shifted from the 10th to the last working day of the month.

According to the recommendations of the competent authorities in the Federation of BiH to postpone all public gatherings due to the threat of spreading the COVID-19 disease, the Foreign Investors Council in BiH (FIC) decided to postpone the planned expert discussion on "Challenges in application of the Consumer Protection Law in BiH €ť.

We hereby inform our members, partners and associates that due to the new health situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and in accordance with the orders and recommendations of the Federal Department of Civilian Protection and the Crisis Staff of the FBiH Ministry of Health, the FIC office located in Sarajevo, will not be operational from 16 March 2020 until the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.

'On the occasion of World Employers Day, FBiH Employers' Association gives award 'Emerik Blum €ť to the Best Entrepreneur in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2020. Recognition will be given to the most efficient entrepreneur, who shifts boundaries, demonstrating that it is possible to create added value while respecting the social and natural environment. We urge all business people, business associations and citizens to nominate the entrepreneurs they consider to be the best and most successful, but also entrepreneurs to stand as candidates," the FBiH Employers' Association said.