BiH's economic growth three to four percent

In Bosnia-Herzegovina in 2009. year can be expected prepolovljavanje growth of gross društevnog products in three to four percent, judged the head of the World Bank office in Sarajevo Marko Mantovaneli, adding that this year must be used to consolidate the budget. "Here, first of all, I think the social transfer of war veterans and damaged in the war," said Mantovaneli. He added that Bosnia-Herzegovina, due to the low level of industrialization, since the end of the war and low imports relatively little earned from foreign trade, because the negative effects found in the borders. Mantovaneli in an interview with Austrian daily Virtšaftsblat "stressed that the priority of both entities in the past months been maintaining stability and liquidity of the banking sector and that it was successful. "On the banks in BiH are not passive equity, a negative is that the loans do not give nearly. In foreign hands was 92 percent of the banking system, a major bank stifled its subsidiaries are giving loans," said Mantovaneli. He said that the World Bank evaluated positively the relatively low public sector debts, and foreign debts.

In 2008. trade deficit 9.574 billion KM

Bosnia and Herzegovina in December 2008. made exports worth 444.7 million KM, and import value of 1176 billion KM, said today at the press conference in Sarajevo, Director of the Agency for Statistics of BiH Zdenko Milinovic. Within the total foreign trade resulting Transport in that month, the percentage of coverage of imports by exports was 37.8 percent. In 2008. made the export value of 6711 billion KM, which is 13.1 percent more than in the same period the previous year, while imports amounted to 16,286 billion KM, which is 17.2 percent more than in the same period the previous year. In that period, the percentage of coverage of imports by exports was 41.2 percent, while the trade deficit amounted to 9574 billion KM. In 2008. most are exported to Croatia in the value of 1156 miljardi BAM, which is 17.2 percent of total exports and made Serbia worth 942 million KM, or 14 percent of total exports achieved. At the same time, most are imported from Croatia in the value of 2779 billion KM, which is 17.1 percent of total imports resulting from Serbia in the value of 1725 billion KM, or 10.6 percent of total imports realized. The largest share in exports in 2008. achieved in the sector, ordinary metals and products made of ordinary metals with a value of 1798 billion KM, which is 26.8 percent of total exports, while the largest share in imports achieved in the sector of mineral substances with a value of 2836 billion KM, which is 17.4 percent of the total imports.

Turkish delegation of city Kayserija visited the city of Mostar

Delegation of the Turkish city Kayserija, headed Mayor Mehmet Ozhasekijem, visited today the city of Mostar.

On that occasion, the cultural unit of the Turkish consulates are handed diplomas students second and third round of the course handicraft works organized and financed by the city of Kayseri friendly, and there was an exhibition of works.

Mayor of Mostar Ljubo Beslic said that during the visit with Mayor Ozhasekijem talked about the cooperation of these two city and about the ways in which it is possible to draw closer to the citizens of these cities.

"We spoke about what could be a first step, and we agreed that the young people of Mostar visiting Kayseri and that young people Kayserija visit Mostar, because we think that young people are the future and they will carry the friendship the two cities, and that cooperation Every day will be all the better, "said Beslic.

Mayor Kayserija Mehmet Ozhaseki said that the Mostar is a lot of tasks and heavy tasks, and added that all eyes are fixed on the world of Mostar.

"It is not an easy task to renew all the buildings and build infrastructure, a word to delete traces of war are still visible. Maybe this is just more difficult to erase traces of the war who are in the hearts of people.

We came to say that we are willing to stand behind each project in which we can specifically help the city brother and believe that these projects behind which stand jointly help permanently coexistence and peace in Mostar, "said Ozhaseki.

In 2008. foreign investment in Bosna and Herzegovina 700 million euros

In Bosnia and Herzegovina during 2008. despite a number of unfavorable circumstances recorded inflow of 700 million euros of foreign direct investment.

Achieved the level of foreign direct investment can be considered satisfactory, especially taking into account the positive structure, the main investment in the manufacturing sector (49 percent), followed by commerce (25 percent), services (13 percent), banking sector (8 percent), and high participation grenfield investment, etc.

The largest investor is Slovenia with 179,999,065 euros, and then followed by Austria with 151,056,374 euros and Croatia to 70,369,630 euros.

Taking into account the overall world economic trends, as well as business and investment environment in our country, we come to conclusion that the overall environment for foreign investment in 2008. was considerably more complex and expensively compared with 2007. year when the UN made the influx of foreign investment amounting to 1.62 billion euros.

FIPA in 2008. The successfully implemented a greater number of important projects and events including the Crans Montana Forum, which represented one of the most important political and economic events in our country, and the issuance of a new promotional films and videos "Enjoy Business Bosnia and Herzegovina", which are promoted at the end of November .

"World public showed that B & H offers a favorable environment for the safe and successful business, as well as a wide range of opportunities for investment in different industrial and service activities, quality and skilled workforce, stressing that this is a country that is open to foreign investment, the introduction and application of new technologies, and that is an ideal destination where you can go out to new markets, which are FIPA and.

This approach also intend to keep this year, in which we enter aware of the complexity of our position, but without the pessimism.

Although BiH economy is not directly affected recession, and that the global financial crisis has not produced significant negative effects in the financial sector of Bosnia and Herzegovina, owing to the isolation of BiH market, and thanks to the measures the Central Bank of BiH, the recession of world economy will surely have an impact on the BiH economy, the slowdown of economic activities particularly in the first months of 2009. and thus an investment in our country.

All this indicates that the FIPA to be exposed to new challenges, and will operate in much more complex conditions in relation to 2008.

To these negative impacts eliminate or alleviate the FIPA and stressing that the necessary designed and coordinated action of all relevant institutions and businesses in the country, and that governments at all levels adopt measures which would be to promote economic activities.

Also considered necessary to speed up the process of privatization, which are in deadlock, define the promotion of the manufacturing sector and employment, with the use of financial resources, investment-development banks and extract significant resources for the promotion of the country and generally invest in institutional marketing, with the creation of attractive investment opportunities and projects for potential foreign investors.

"If it is successfully realized, there is a possibility that the turbulent world economic trends and prestrojavanja reverse in our favor, given that in every crisis, and a good pass," they say in FIPA.

Full support of Turkey towards the path of Bosnia and Herzegovina to NATO

The Republic of Turkey will provide every kind of support and assist Bosnia and Herzegovina on its path to full membership in NATO, said today in Sarajevo, Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan, after meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Svenom Alkalajem.

It is important to evaluate what the BiH signed the Stabilization and Association Agreement with the EU (SAA), and expressed the hope that this year BiH obtain the status of candidate for EU membership, which will be a significant step in the process of European integration.

Babacan said that Turkey attaches importance to the preservation of territorial sovereignty, integrity and internationally recognized borders of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and that BiH is crucial for the stability of the entire region.

- The great importance we attach to the unity of Bosnia and Herzegovina and its further development, said Minister Babacan, who heads the delegation of Turkey in the two-day official visit to our country.

Ministers Babacan and Alkalaj evaluated the relations between the two countries are very good, but the opinion that the necessary improvement of economic and trade cooperation.

Volume of trade exchange between the two countries last year has crossed 600 million U.S. dollars, and the ministers are evaluated to have the space to the volume increase in the coming years.

The Head of Turkish diplomacy has arrived, and a group of Turkish businessmen and business people who will be on the concrete activities of improving cooperation in this field to talk with Bosnian businessmen.

Minister Babacan pointed out that the qualitative contribution to the development of economic relations requires the joint performance of companies and more investment. As a good example of partnership between the Turkish and Bosnian companies said the signing of an agreement between Air Bosnia and Turkish Airlines.

Minister Alkalaj added that it was agreed that certain specific things in the field of enhancing trade cooperation implemented in the meetings of joint commissions and joint committees in the first quarter of this year.

Also at the meeting of two Heads of diplomacy, it was agreed the improvement of relations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the two countries through consultations on the political and consular level.

Minister Babacan has once again confirmed the support of Turkey's candidacy for Bosnia and Herzegovina non-permanent membership of UN Security Council for the period 2010.-2011. year.

The European parlament adopted the resolution on Srebrenica

International Institute for Middle East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES) from Ljubljana, Slovenia, on the occasion of the adoption of a resolution on Srebrenica, which today is 15th January 2009. The issued European Parliament (EP) at the plenary session in Strasbourg, issued the following statement to the public:

Today 15th January 2009. The European Parliament (EP) on this year's first plenary session in Strasbourg adopted a resolution on Srebrenica, which the EP calls on the Member States the EU and the Western Balkans, to mark the 11th July day to remember the genocide in Srebrenica. The resolution, which was jointly predložile all political groups in the EP, it also noted that the recall is necessary and appropriate gift to all the victims of crimes, which were committed during the wars in the Balkans.

The resolution was adopted exactly three months from when he was in Brussels, the delegation, "the Association of Srebrenica mothers and Žepe", which is the European Parliament Deputy Diana Wallis from the political group of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE), izručila draft resolution on Srebrenica in the presence of deputies in the Slovenian EP Jelka Kacina (LDS / ALDE). Diana Wallis last year together with the Slovenian deputy in the European Parliament Jelkom Kacinom attended commemoration in Potocari (Srebrenica). Presenting a proposal in the EP resolution was attended by the supreme leader of Muslims in Bosnia and Herzegovina Reise-l-ulema Dr. Mustafa Ceric.

In the explanation of the proposal resolution Slovenian deputy in the EP Jelko Kacin is among other things, said: "Srebrenica and whitewash the crimes and destruction of mass graves. Srebrenica have incorporated into our common historical memory and the foundations of EU enlargement to the Western Balkans region. We should not adhere to the discriminatory and exclusive stereotypes about individual nations, we must fight against the collective guilt. responsible for genocide in Srebrenica must be to The Hague, the court, in prison, we must help build and enable European future for Srebrenica, for the people and the whole of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Especially to thanked the conference president, which was unanimously supported the proposal, that young Bosniaks and Serbs from Srebrenica, together, every year, invite the EP, to outside Srebrenica, without the pressures and stresses of domestic mid-thought, planned and built a common and brighter future for Srebrenica and the whole of BiH. This resolution is not aimed at the past. Although the talk about the dead is intended for the living and their better future. "

International Institute IFIMES welcomes adoption of resolution and hope that will be the Western Balkans and respond to mark 11th July / July as a day of mourning and to remember the genocide committed in Srebrenica. Mothers of Srebrenica, which had lost the war in their family, are aware that the future of the Western Balkans is not possible without truth, justice and reconciliation. They want a stable and safe region for all the generations that come with the hope that such crimes will never again happen.

International Institute IFIMES warned that local politicians in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in the Western Balkans must not misuse adopted a resolution on Srebrenica for the extraction of political points, but the opportunity should be used as a step forward towards the necessary reconciliation in the Western Balkans.

As written in the resolution reached, the genocide in Srebrenica took place in July / July 1995, when Serb forces under the command of General Ratko Mladic, who was directly subordinate to the then President of the Republic of Srpska Radovan Karadzic, killed more than 8000 Bosnian Muslims ( Bosniaks) primarily men and boys, and deported nearly 25,000 women, children and elderly. So committed is the biggest war crime in Europe after the end of World War II.

The European Parliament is the only EU institutions, which directly represents the citizens of member states, because it is so much more important that the resolution passed with the support of all poslaničkih group, which gives a special stamp recently okončanoj year of Intercultural Dialogue in Europe, said in saopćenju International Institute for Middle-East and Balkan Studies in Ljubljana

Bosnia say STOP THE WAR IN PALESTINA

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In Sarajevo quiet walk and performance artists to support Palestine
Sarajevo, 17.01.2009

In Sarajevo, held a new protest against the violence in Palestine, whose organizers were members of several associations of citizens. Central city streets, from the Great Park, where the gathering started, on Bascarsija is several hundred citizens who carried banners with messages that condemn the aggression of Israel and invited world powers to stop the violence in the Gaza belt. "Stop the massacre of Israel, stop the siege of Gaza", "40 percent of Palestinians killed are women and children", "Do you remember Sarajevo? Gaza today Sarajevo", are just some of transparents which gathered the citizens expressed their attitude towards the situation in Palestine. Quiet protestna walk, whose goal was once again expressed opposition to aggression of Israel against the Palestinian people, which takes place before the eyes of the entire world, ending with a projection of short films about Palestine.
Message against another aggression that takes place before the eyes of the whole world and make the artists Sarajevo. Traveled to the town that will forever recollect and testify about the war and fool our recent past. "We wish to express our solidarity with the fathers and mothers and 300 children who were killed in the last 20 days and more than a thousand children who were wounded during this attack. And all those who suffer because of a brutal and unnecessary attack on the civilian population", the message is the world . The message is to the people of Israel to stop its government and the cease of war crimes against Palestinians.

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U Sarajevu mirna šetnja i performans umjetnika za podršku Palestini Sarajevo, 17.01.2009

U Sarajevu je održan novi protest protiv nasilja u Palestini, čiji organizatori su bili članovi nekoliko udruženja građana. Centralnim gradskim ulicama, od Velikog parka, gdje je okupljanje počelo, do Baščaršije prodefilovalo je nekoliko stotina građana koji su nosili transparente sa porukama kojima se osuđuje agresija Izraela i pozivaju svjetske sile da zaustave nasilje u pojasu Gaze. "Zaustavite izraelski masakr, zaustavite opsadu Gaze!", "40 posto ubijenih Palestinaca su žene i djeca", "Sjećate li se Sarajeva? Gaza je danas Sarajevo!", samo su neki od transparenata kojima su okupljeni građani iskazali svoj stav prema situaciji u Palestini. Mirna protestna šetnja, čiji cilj je bio još jednom iskazati protivljenje agresiji Izraela nad palestinskim narodom, koja se odvija pred očima cijelog svijeta, okončana je projekcijom kratkog filma o Palestini.
Poruku protiv još jedne agresije koja se odvija pred očima cijelog svijeta uputili su i umjetnici Sarajeva. Uputili su je s mjesta koje će zauvijek opominjati i svjedočiti o ratnom stradanju i bezumlju naše nedavne prošlosti. "Želimo izraziti našu solidarnost s očevima i majkama 300 djece koji su ubijeni u zadnjih 20 dana i više od tisuće djece koji su ranjeni za vrijeme ovog napada. I svim onim koji pate zbog jednog brutalnog i nepotrebnog napada na civilno stanovništvo", poruka je svijetu. Poruka narodu Izraela jeste da zaustave svoju vladu te tako prekinu ratne zločine nad Palestincima.


Bosnian woman with five children trying to get out of Gaza

Another citizen of BiH, the mother of five children, who live in Gaza belt, approached the embassies of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the countries of the region to make out with their four children in this area exposed to attacks by Israel.

Zlatan Burzić advisor in the cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Sven Alkalaja said today that her fifth child, daughter, wants to remain in Gaza with her husband and child.

Burzić behalf of the women married to Palestinians, he could not disclose for security reasons.

He said that the Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the countries of the region (Tel Aviv, Cairo and Amman) have the capacity to organize its leaving, and are therefore in constant contact with the embassies of other countries, local authorities and international humanitarian organizations in order to found a solution.

- Our embassies have acquired all the necessary permits to citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the Palestinian territories leave in Jordan or Egypt. Without these permits would not be able to exceed the limit, he said Burzić.

Humanitarian assistance to the people of Palestine
Palestine Ambassador to BiH Amir Rostom visited today, "Klas" dd Sarajevo and MIMS Group, where he met with the owner group Mujom Selimović and director of "Class" Vahid Pašovićem.

During the meeting, Ambassador Rostom his hosts met with an extremely difficult situation in the area of Gaza, and the needs of the people of Palestine humanitarian assistance, saopćeno from the "Class".

MIMS group owner Mohamed Selimovic informed the ambassador about the activity of collecting money to help the people of Palestine, which was initiated In the Coordination Committee of Trade Unions, and the extremely large turnout and a high degree of compassion employees group.

Selimovic was palestinskog also informed the ambassador that the people of Palestine group and make a donation of food products.

It is a donation of about 60 tons of flour, pasta, sugar, tea biscuits, jams, juices, water and other products, which will be referred to Palestine through the Merhamet BiH, the state of the company "Klas".

"Stop killing people of Palestine"

Stop the killing of children", "Yesterday Bosnia-Herzegovina, Palestine today and tomorrow?" are just some of the messages forwarded to the protest today's paper, which is precisely at noon held at the town square of defenders in Gorazde.

In a sign of solidarity with the people of Palestine protest meeting was organized by the coordination of associations with this area so that the citizens of Gorazde in this way send a clear message to the world, to stop the bloodshed in Palestine.

- The central message of the 'Stop killing the people, Palestine,' and we want to hear those of us who can stop this bloodshed and killing of innocent civilians and children. Goražde citizens themselves have experienced a similar fate, and we are obliged to at least this way iskažemo solidarity with the people of Palestine - said Rasid Sijerčić president of the Association for the preservation of natural heritage and civilization, "Sinan-pasha Sijerčić."

His protest against the war in Palestine, were young and Gorazde.

"We want to stop killing innocent people and especially children, because we know how it looks. And in Gorazde were ubijala innocent children who are not anything anyone skrivila and participation at this gathering is our message to anyone and never to evil does not happen" said Nedim Krajišnik President of the Association of Youth "Vejk Up" Gorazde.

The event was addressed by Mayor of Gorazde Muhamed Ramović who welcomed this solidarity with a call to citizens to help the people of Palestine and running through a series of humanitarian action.

In the hope that today addressed a message to reach those who can stop the bloodshed in Palestine, protest meeting citizens Goražde end are quiet stroll through the streets of the city.

Was organized by the Association for the preservation of natural heritage and civilization, "Sinan-pasha Sijerčić" Association antifašista fighters and NOR, a Company Josip Broz Tito and the Association of camp inmates, RBiH Army soldiers, military and war invalids, families šehida and killed soldiers, Civilian victims of war, the Association for the Protection of the achievement of the struggle for Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina Association of General and youth associations "Vejk Up," "The City Council of Youth" and "Youth Network Civitas.