More than 70 companies from the Western Balkans participate in the EU Technical Assistance Program for entering the European and global market

Thirteen companies from Bosnia and Herzegovina have been selected to participate in the Technical Assistance Program for entering the European and global market, organized by the Western Balkans Chamber Investment Forum (KIF ZB) and the Foreign Trade/Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

In addition to companies from Bosnia and Herzegovina, 60 small and medium-sized companies from Albania, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo and Macedonia also participate in this program. The program, which is financed by the European Union, offers completely free assistance to selected companies for the placement of their products on the European Union market, with a special emphasis on the German and Italian markets.

The companies from Bosnia and Herzegovina that qualified and passed the selection are: Airvent, PINUS AM, SHIFT - Pokret d.o.o. Sarajevo, Key processing, Neptis, Heti, Proven d.o.o. Sarajevo, Koteks d.o.o., Forster Rohner Ilidža d.o.o., Liv d.o.o., Trgovir d.o.o., Zenko d.o.o. and General Constructions d.o.o.

The selection of companies was made taking into account the demand and trends of the target markets.

As part of the program, group workshops will be organized for various sectors, including construction, metal, automotive, textile, agriculture, design and engineering, and the plastics and infrastructure sector.

The Chamber Investment Forum of the Western Balkans (KIF ZB) is a joint initiative of chambers of commerce from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia.

In 2017, the Chambers established a cooperation platform with the aim of providing a common voice for the business community in the region, facilitating business contacts and promoting the region as an investment destination. KIF ZB represents about 350,000 companies, mostly small and medium-sized enterprises, in its mission to open new opportunities for stronger networking of business communities in the region, remove remaining obstacles in the development of regional economic cooperation and improve the business and investment climate in the region.