China and BiH Join Hands to Open a New Chapter of Investment Cooperation

　　High-LevelInvestmentPromotionConferenceofBosniaandHerzegovinaandBusinessForumforChineseEnterprisesHeldinSarajevo.

　　OnSeptember3,2026localtime,theHigh-LevelInvestmentPromotionConferenceofBosniaandHerzegovinaandBusinessForumforChineseEnterpriseswasheldattheParliamentBuildingofBosniaandHerzegovinainSarajevo.RepresentativesfromBiHgovernmentdepartments,investmentpromotionagencies,andchambersofcommercegatheredwithaChineseentrepreneurdelegationtoengageinin-depthexchangesontheinvestmentenvironment,keyindustries,majorprojects,andpracticalcooperationbetweenChineseandBiHenterprises,jointlyexploringnewopportunitiesforChina-BiHeconomicandtradecooperation.

　　TheforumwasjointlyorganizedbytheMinistryofFinanceandTreasuryofBiH,theForeignInvestmentPromotionAgency(FIPA),andtheForeignTradeChamberofBiH,withtheattendanceofrepresentativesfromtheEmbassyofBiHinChinaandtheChineseEmbassyinBiH.EntrepreneurrepresentativesfromChina'sconstructionengineering,realestatedevelopment,consumergoodsmanufacturing,powerandenergy,newenergy,digitaleconomy,vocationaleducation,andbuildingmaterialsandhomefurnishingsectorsparticipatedintheforum.

　　BiHSendsPositiveSignalsforInvestmentCooperation

　　Attheopeningceremony,SlavisaCeranic,AssistantMinisteroftheMinistryofFinanceandTreasuryofBiH,attendedanddeliveredaspeechonbehalfoftheMinisterofFinanceandTreasury.HestatedthattheBiHgovernmentattachesgreatimportancetointernationalinvestmentandiscommittedtofosteringastable,transparent,andpredictableinvestmentandbusinessenvironment.WhatBiHhopestoattractisnotonlycapital,butalsoinvestmentsthatcancreatenewvalue,includingnewtechnologies,newjobs,newexportcapabilities,andnewindustrialdevelopmentopportunities.

　　SlavisaCeranic,AssistantMinisteroftheMinistryofFinanceandTreasuryofBiH,deliveringaspeech

　　CeranicpointedoutthatChineseenterprisespossesscapital,technology,andglobalmarketexperience,whileBiHboastsanindustrialfoundation,professionaltalent,naturalresources,andgeographicaladvantages.Thetwosidescanfurtherstrengthencooperationininfrastructure,energy,andindustrialmanufacturing."WehopethatChineseenterpriseswillseeinBiHnotonlyamarket,butapartnerworthyoflong-termcooperation,"hesaid.

　　MarkoCubatlija,DirectoroftheForeignInvestmentPromotionAgency(FIPA)ofBiH,presentedtheinvestmentenvironmentandindustrialdevelopmentopportunitiesinBiH.HenotedthatBiHisstrategicallylocatedintheimportantregionofSoutheasternEuropeandtheBalkanPeninsula,connectingthemarketsofCentralEurope,theAdriaticSea,andSoutheasternEurope,withgeographicalandindustrialadvantagesintransportation,energy,industrialmanufacturing,andresourcedevelopment.Duringtheforum,CubatlijaalsoprovideddetailedinformationonBiH'sinvestmentpolicies,competitiveindustries,andprojectswithinvestmentpotential,andexchangedviewsonissuesofconcerntoChineseenterprisesregardingtheinvestmentenvironment,industrialcooperation,andprojectimplementation.

　　MarkoCubatlija,DirectoroftheForeignInvestmentPromotionAgency(FIPA)ofBiH,deliveringapresentation

　　CubatlijastatedthatwiththecontinuousrestructuringofEuropeanindustrialandsupplychains,BiHisembracingnewdevelopmentopportunitiesinattractingindustrialinvestment,developingmanufacturing,advancingenergytransition,andexpandingregionalmarketcooperation.ForChineseenterprisesseekingtofurtherexpandintotheEuropeanandBalkanmarkets,BiHisemergingasaninvestmentdestinationandregionalcooperationhubworthyofattention.

　　AdvancingCooperationfrom"Exchange"to"Action"

　　SinisaBerjan,AmbassadorofBiHtoChina,statedinhisspeechthatinrecentyears,hehascontinuouslyintroducedBiHtoChineseenterprisesandpeoplefromallwalksoflife,hopingthatmoreChineseenterpriseswouldvisitBiHtopersonallylearnaboutthelocalmarket,industries,andprojects.ThearrivalofthisChineseentrepreneurdelegationinBiHisapositiveresponsetothisinvitation.

　　SinisaBerjan,AmbassadorofBiHtoChina,deliveringaspeech

　　BerjannotedthatBiHandChinaenjoyasoundandfriendlycooperativerelationship,andthecurrentimportanttaskistofurthertranslatethetraditionalfriendshipbetweenthetwocountriesintomoreconcreteeconomicoutcomes,promotingmoreinvestment,jointventures,newtechnologies,newjobs,andlarger-scaletradeexchanges."Therealachievementisnothowmanyspeechesweheardtoday,norhowmanybusinesscardsweexchanged,butwhatwillhappenafterthisforum,"heemphasized.

　　Dr.ZdravkoMarinkovic,PresidentoftheForeignTradeChamberofBiH,statedthateconomiccooperationbetweenChinaandBiHshouldnotremainsolelyattheleveloflarge-scalestrategicprojects,butshouldfurtherpromotedeepconnectionsbetweentheenterprises,industries,andmarketsofbothsides.HepointedoutthattheBeltandRoadInitiativeprovidesanimportantplatformforeconomicandtradecooperationbetweenthetwosides,whosevalueisreflectednotonlyinlargeinfrastructureprojects,butalsoinfosteringconnectionsbetweenenterprises,markets,technologies,anddevelopmentresources.

　　Dr.ZdravkoMarinkovic,PresidentoftheForeignTradeChamberofBiH,deliveringaspeech

　　MarinkovicstatedthatBiHhopestofurtherexpandopportunitiesforitsdomesticproductstoentertheChinesemarket,particularlyexploringmoreopportunitiesforcooperationinmetalprocessing,woodprocessing,electricalindustry,andfoodproducts,whilepromotingcooperationingreentransition,digitaleconomy,energyefficiency,andtalentdevelopment.TheForeignTradeChamberiswillingtoserveasanimportantbridgeconnectingBiHandChineseenterprises,helpingbothsidesfindpartnersandexpandmarkets.

　　Sejla,DirectoroftheOfficeofthePresidentoftheForeignTradeChamberofBiH,deliveringaspeech

　　ChineseSideProposesFiveKeyCooperationDirections

　　ZhaoZichen,Secretary-GeneraloftheModernServiceIndustryWorkingCommitteeoftheEconomicJointCommitteeofChinaCommercialStockEnterprises,deliveredaspeechattheforum.ShestatedthatthepurposeofleadingthisChineseentrepreneurdelegationtoBiHisnotonlytounderstandthelocalinvestmentenvironment,butmoreimportantly,toseekcooperationprojectsthatcanbetrulyimplementedthroughon-sitevisits,governmentexchanges,andenterprisematchmaking.Thedelegationcoversmultipleindustrialsectorswithstrongindustrialcomplementarity.

　　ZhaoZichen,Secretary-GeneraloftheModernServiceIndustryWorkingCommitteeoftheEconomicJointCommitteeofChinaCommercialStockEnterprises,deliveringaspeech

　　ZhaoZichenpointedoutthatBiHislocatedinthecoreregionoftheBalkanPeninsulaandservesasanimportantnodeconnectingtheEuropeanmarket.Chineseenterprisespossesscapital,technology,industrialcapabilities,andglobalmarketexperience,whileBiHenjoysadvantagesingeography,industry,talent,andresources.Complementarystrengthsformthefoundationofbilateralcooperation,andpromotingprojectimplementationisthegoalofbilateralcooperation.RegardingfutureChina-BiHcooperation,sheproposedfivekeycooperationdirections:

　　First,jointlybuildingaChina-BiHInnovationandIndustryIncubationCenter.Leveragingtheindustrialresourcesandtechnologicaladvantagesofbothsides,theinitiativeaimstopromotetheconstructionofaninnovationandindustryincubationplatform,focusingontraditionalindustryupgrading,high-techresearchanddevelopment,innovativeenterprisecultivation,andcommercializationofscientificandtechnologicalachievements,providingservicessuchaspolicyconsulting,projectincubation,marketexpansion,andresourcematchmakingforenterprisesofbothsides.

　　Second,deepeningcooperationindigitalinfrastructureandartificialintelligenceindustries.Cooperationwillbecarriedoutindigitalinfrastructure,artificialintelligenceapplications,digitalcontent,andcross-bordere-commerce,exploringtheapplicationofAItechnologyingovernmentaffairs,judiciary,culturaltourism,andotherfieldstopromotethedevelopmentofthedigitaleconomy.

　　Third,promotingtheestablishmentofa"BiHInternationalSilkRoadReceptionHall".Leveragingtheglobal"SilkRoadReceptionHall"cooperationnetwork,theinitiativeexplorestheestablishmentofanInternationalSilkRoadReceptionHallinBiH,buildingadual-drivenmodelof"offlinephysicalplatform+onlinedigitalexhibitionhall",continuouslyconductingprojectpromotion,enterprisematchmaking,investmentnegotiation,andculturalexchanges,makingitanimportantcooperationnodeconnectingChineseenterpriseswithBiHandEuropeanmarkets.

　　Fourth,promotingvocationaleducationandtrainingbaseconstruction.Addressingthetalentneedsindigitaleconomy,advancedmanufacturing,andmodernservices,theinitiativepromotesjointprogramdevelopment,facultyandstudentexchanges,jointtraining,andtrainingbaseconstructionbetweenChinesevocationaleducationinstitutionsandBiHuniversities,providingtalentsupportforindustrialcooperationbetweenthetwosides.

　　Fifth,conductingpreciseenterprisematchmakingacrossmultipleindustries.Targetingtheindustriesoftheenterprisesinthisdelegation,furtherspecializedmatchmakingwillbeconductedwithrelevantBiHgovernmentdepartments,industryorganizations,andlocalleadingenterprises,engaginginin-depthnegotiationsonindustrialinvestment,commoditytrade,productioncapacitycooperation,andmarketexpansiontopromotemorepracticalcooperationoutcomes.

　　ConnectingResourcesThroughPlatforms,PromotingImplementationThroughCooperation

　　AstheorganizerofthisChineseentrepreneurdelegation,SanchuangHeyi(Beijing)TechnologyCo.,Ltd.hascontinuouslyfocusedontheinternationaldevelopmentneedsofChineseenterprisesandactivelyparticipatedininternationaleconomicandtradeexchangesandindustrialresourcematchmaking.Inrecentyears,thecompanyhasactivelybuiltcommunicationbridgesamonggovernments,institutions,andenterprisesaroundthe"GoingGlobal"ofenterprises,internationalprojectcooperation,industrialresourcematchmaking,andcross-bordereconomicandtradeexchanges,promotingChineseenterprisestoestablishmorestableandefficientcooperativetieswithoverseasmarkets.OrganizingChineseenterprisestovisitBiHthistimeispreciselytoenablemoreChineseenterprisestogainanin-depthunderstandingoftheBiHmarketandpromotetheimplementationofpracticalcooperationprojectsthroughthemodelof"governmentsettingthestage,institutionscoordinating,andenterprisestakingthespotlight".

　　Duringtheforum,participatingguestsalsoengagedinin-depthexchangesonkeyinvestmentprojectsinBiH,economicandtradecooperationopportunities,industrialdevelopment,andtheinvestmentneedsofChineseenterprises.Allparticipatingpartiesunanimouslyagreedthatfrominfrastructuretoenergy,fromadvancedmanufacturingtodigitaleconomy,fromvocationaleducationtomodernservices,fromcommoditytradetoindustrialinvestment,ChinaandBiHenjoybroadcooperationspace.Friendshiprequiresexchange,andcooperationrequiresaction.Promotingcooperationfrom"acquaintance"to"mutualunderstanding"andfrom"exchange"to"action"hasbecomeanimportantconsensusofthisforum.