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Vareški Minerali

Vareški Minerali is a company registered in Bosnia and Herzegovina, dedicated to the geological exploration of mineral resources. Based on a concession agreement with the Ministry of Economy of the Zenica-Doboj Canton, the company is conducting geological research of chromite ore and associated minerals in the Duboštica-Tribija area, Municipality of Vareš.

The company’s mission is to examine the potential of this region for the discovery of mineral resources through a professional, careful, and responsible approach. By analyzing previous studies, Vareški Minerali d.o.o. has identified areas with potential for economically significant reserves of chromite, building on the historic mining tradition of Vareš.

From the very beginning, our operations have been built on the foundations of responsibility, transparency, and sustainability, ensuring that all company activities are aligned with the highest ESG standards.

Our business policy is clear: sustainability is not only an obligation, but also an opportunity to drive positive change in both industry and society. As a proud member of the Foreign Investors Council (FIC), Vareški Minerali  strives to set an example of responsible resource management and to contribute to the economic development of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

 

Business & Languages d.o.o. Educational Center

About Us

In a market with an abundance of language programs, it is natural to ask:
“Why choose Business & Languages?”

We were founded to provide uncompromising quality in language education, professional, clearly structured, fully tailored to each client, and highly measurable in a short time frame.
We deliver our programs at our Sarajevo facility, online, or at your company premises, all with seamless integration into your work schedule.

Unlike generic language courses, we offer what cannot be improvised:
expertise, experience, and genuine commitment to the development of your team.

Business & Languages was founded by professors with more than two decades of experience, whose results are proven through thousands of successful learners and collaborations with companies across various industries. Their employees have advanced with our methodology from beginner levels to functional workplace communication, gained confidence, and mastered both general and sector-specific terminology.

This is why we clearly understand what modern organizations truly need, and why our center exists.

We do not expect you to trust our words. We invite you to trust our results.

From the first consultation to measurable progress in communication, confidence, and overall efficiency, you will see that quality at Business & Languages is a standard, not an empty phrase.

What Sets Us Apart

  • Decades of teaching experience
  • Programs designed according to industry-specific needs
  • Specialized language courses for management, finance and banking, HR, call centers, tourism, sales, the automotive sector, technical departments, and many other fields
  • Preparation for international exams (Goethe, ÖSD, telc, Cambridge, DSH, EDP etc.)
  • Our philosophy, “Because we care”, reflects our belief that the progress of each learner is our personal responsibility.

All our clients have experienced our expertise, dedication, and measurable impact on their teams.

If you entrust us with developing the language competencies of your employees, you will quickly feel the difference between an ordinary course and training that becomes a strategic advantage, efficient, measurable, and oriented toward long-term excellence.

Business & Languages – Because we care.

KISMET d.o.o.

About us

Headquartered in Brijesnica Mala, Doboj Istok, KISMET was founded in 1994 and has since grown into a reputable clothing manufacturer in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the wider region. Over nearly three decades, the company has evolved from contract manufacturing (LOHN) for renowned partners in Germany, Austria, and Italy, to developing its own premium brand Maestro Suits, a collection of men’s suits crafted using Italian technology and high standards of quality. KISMET employs 79 skilled workers and operates production facilities covering more than 4,000 m². Today, the company successfully combines export production with a domestic retail network, through Maestro Suits retail stores in Brijesnica Mala, Sarajevo and Banja Luka (opened in 2025).
The company’s core strengths are high product quality, innovative design, and personalized customer service. In addition to suits, KISMET also manufactures workwear, ski apparel, and specialized garments, building long-term partnerships with individuals, institutions, and businesses seeking reliability, style, and functionality. KISMET’s vision is to become the leading producer of premium suits in the region and to expand its presence in international markets, with a strong focus on sustainable development and social responsibility.

Legal Solutions d.o.o. 

The law firm “Legal Solutions” d.o.o. is a professional team with decades of experience, operating under this name for more than three years and successfully providing comprehensive legal support to a wide range of clients, with a particular focus on foreign investors doing business in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Thanks to its high level of expertise, dedication, and understanding of the business environment, Legal Solutions is recognized as a reliable and long-term partner in the implementation of complex projects and in resolving demanding legal matters.

One of the key areas of its specialized expertise is legal advisory in the field of concessions, particularly in the sectors of geological exploration, mining, and renewable energy. Our team actively participates in all stages of concession procedures—from preparing documentation and analyzing regulatory requirements to conducting negotiations and providing full legal support to investors in the implementation of concession projects.

In addition, Legal Solutions has extensive experience in business and corporate law, including advisory services related to corporate changes, transactions, commercial contracts, and regulatory compliance. Over the past years, the team has taken part in establishing a large number of business entities and has provided full support to clients throughout all registration procedures, including amendments to founding acts, changes in governance structures, capital adjustments, and all other related processes.

Our practice also includes advisory services in the fields of labor law and property law, representation before competent institutions, and support in resolving complex legal issues that affect clients’ business operations. We pay special attention to providing legal support to companies facing business and legal challenges that require restructuring, reorganization, or other forms of business adjustment. In such cases, we offer a comprehensive analysis of the existing situation, development of the optimal legal and business model, and full implementation support, with a strong focus on protecting clients’ interests and ensuring the stability of their operations.

With a clear understanding of the needs of the modern market, Legal Solutions provides its clients with high-quality, timely, and strategically oriented legal assistance, ensuring the safety and success of their business activities.

📍 Head Office: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

🌐 Website: www.legal-solutions.ba

✉️ Email: info@legal-solutions.ba

China State Construction Engineering Corporation

About us

China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), established in 1982, is one of China’s largest investment and construction groups with the longest history of professional development, the earliest initiation of market-oriented operations, the highest degree of integration, and the largest scale globally.

The company ranks 14th on the 2024 Fortune Global 500 list and 4th on the Top 500 Chinese Enterprises. It also maintains the top spot among ENR’s “Top 250 Global Contractors” and maintains the highest global credit rating in the industry.

CSCEC operates in nearly 100 countries and regions across China and overseas, encompassing five key business sectors: housing construction, infrastructure, real estate development, surveying and design, and emerging businesses such as green, low-carbon development and digitalization. CSCEC offers comprehensive services across the entire industry chain, including planning and design, engineering construction, investment and development, operations management, technological innovation, and equipment manufacturing.

As a key player in China’s infrastructure development, CSCEC has participated in numerous major projects, including Olympic venues, Winter Olympics facilities, high-speed railways, airport hubs, super-high-rise buildings, and urban complexes. It continues to play a vital role in promoting urban renewal, coordinated regional development, and the Belt and Road Initiative.

 

TELEMAX d.o.o.

About us

In a time frame from 2002 until today, TELEMAX has become one of the leading companies in the field of communications technology, specializing in the design and installation of intelligent installations and optical networks.

In addition to its core business, TELEMAX company relies heavily on the communication progress of its customers and the market as a whole.

In the era of intelligent installations and optical networks, following new directions is the key method in business and building a company’s reputation. Correct information at the right time often means success in the market and an advantage over the competition.

Communication speed has become as important as communication itself. The company’s strategic commitment is to apply the proven quality of the global energy, communications, and safety equipment manufacturers and the expert team’s experience in installation, as well as in the process of delivering complex infrastructure projects to their clients.

 

The competitive advantage of TELEMAX is based on numerous personal references and the respectable experience of experts employed by its team. Proven good management, as well as an enviable reference list accompanied by installed capacities, are sufficient to guarantee that the expert team of the company TELEMAX knows what it wants and how to achieve it.

As the crown of eighteen years of successful work, using the gained experience and the desire to use new technologies, we have created a brand of smart urban furniture – City Gecko. Our new brand together with its products has already found its place in the business world and, like the rest of the company, is developing according to the needs and requirements of the market.

STUDEN Holding

About us

The Development of the Studen Holding began opening the first trading company in Vienna in 1992. As a significant investor in the Western Balkans Studen Holding has built its successful business by privatization of factory for production of vegetable oil in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2002, when the Bimal factory in Brcko relaunched its production facilities. Only a few years later there was a realization of one of the largest projects in the food industry of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is to build the only sugar refinery in the country, Studen-AGRANA Sugar Refinery. In this way, the manufacturing center of the business group became the Brcko District where is located the biggest agribusiness in the region.

Through investments worth of 200 million Studen Holding is present as one of the most important investors in the Western Balkans, with more than 500 employees in the business group. Constant expansion of knowledge and business development both in the Balkans and the countries of Southeast Europe there was a vision of creating their own brands. Therefore, Studen Holding has developed a fully integrated supply chain from procurement of raw materials to the final product, and its portfolio includes products and recognizable brands of white crystalline AGRAGOLD sugar and edible oil Bimal.

The moto of Studen Holding is that “quality does not recognize the trade-offs” to the achievement of broader goals of the company who is focused on segments of manufacturing, trading and distribution of agri commodity. Constant investment in production facilities and product quality Bimal Holding scored oil seed processing capacity of 26,000 tons per year increased up to today’s 120,000 t of processed seeds. In the same way, AGRAGOLD sugar has achieved initial production plans and this year produced the million tons of processed sugar.

Since Studen Holding for 25 years accompanied by a clear vision of development and orientation towards international and emerging market, business group started a new phase of the investment cycle in the food industry in the region of the Western Balkans and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and plans to implement more than 20 million KM of new investments.

Mikroelektronika a.d.

About us

Mikroelektronika AD was founded on the foundations of one of the largest and most modern companies in Southeast Europe.

Transforming from the field of military industry, in which the development function was dominant, and the quality and reliability of products are crucial, in the commercial industry, Mikroelektronika AD has become a leader in the commercial market as a manufacturer focused on monitoring and meeting the requirements of the end user, offering him not only products but also system solutions in accordance with his needs, and based on still extremely strong development potential and defined quality management policy.

In line with the general trend of rapid progress of society and technology, Mikroelektronika AD has developed a new business philosophy that it has implemented in all segments of its business. New products become complex, multifunctional devices and systems, which on several levels satisfy all existing needs of their users, and at the same time create new needs and trends.

Mikroelektronika AD today offers a new generation of products for the control and management of electricity consumption and related software solutions which, with their functionality and quality, position themselves among the leading products on the world market. Top quality devices and services, company Mikroelektronika AD guarantees with its highly professional staff, excellent technical equipment, as well as long-term presence on the market.

Mikroelektronika AD in addition to the energy segment produces fiscal systems and accompanying solutions to improve the business of all users with exceptional success.

We offer a partnership that brings innovative ideas and allows you to constantly develop and improve your business.

Heidelberg Materials Cement BiH

About us

Heidelberg Materials Cement BiH d.d. Kakanj is the leading Bosnian and Herzegovinian producer of high-quality cement types, used in the construction of the most significant infrastructure, commercial, and residential projects in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region.

The company was founded in 1978 under the name Cement Factory Kakanj. In July 2000, as part of a large-scale privatization pilot project, a majority share in the Kakanj cement plant was acquired by the German group Heidelberg Materials, one of the world’s largest building materials producers, employing around 51,000 people at 3,000 locations in more than 50 countries worldwide.

Since then, Heidelberg Materials Cement BiH has been on a continuous growth trajectory, achieving success after success. Production technology has been improving year after year, while environmental protection standards have been elevated to the European level.

Google Developers Group Sarajevo

About us

For us, cooperation with the Foreign Investors Council is not just a formal partnership – it is a true bridge between the technology community and the business sector. At a time when the boundaries between industries are blurring, and digital transformation requires constant adaptation, this partnership allows us to connect people, ideas and resources in a way that brings concrete results. Through joint projects and initiatives, we create synergy in which innovations driven by the IT sector meet the capital, business experience and global perspectives brought by foreign investors. This interconnection opens up the possibility of turning local ideas into products and services ready for the international market, while at the same time strengthening the capacities of the domestic economy. In the digital ecosystem of Bosnia and Herzegovina, every new collaboration that combines technology and business has a multiplier effect. It not only contributes to the growth of individual companies or communities, but also creates the foundation for long-term sustainable development. Thanks to the Foreign Investors Council, our work within the Google Developers Group Sarajevo is directly connected to business infrastructure and investment channels, which enables faster startup development, more effective knowledge transfer and expansion of the network of professionals. This model of joint work shows that Bosnia and Herzegovina has the potential to be recognized as a regional center of digital innovation. Through continuous dialogue and exchange of experiences between investors and the technology community, we build trust, which is the key to any serious business and development story. Ultimately, our goal is for innovation, knowledge and investment to not be separate elements, but part of a single process that shapes a stronger, more resilient and more inclusive digital ecosystem of our country. As Kemal C., leader of the Google Developers Group Sarajevo Community, says: “For us, cooperation with the Foreign Investors Council represents a bridge between the technology community and the business sector. Through this synergy, we are building a space where innovation, knowledge and investment together shape a stronger digital ecosystem of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

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