BOSNIAN PRESIDENT ZELJKO KOMSIC INVITED FRENCH COMPANIES TO INVEST IN BOSNIA

PARIS, France (November 30,2007) – The Bosnian President Zeljko Komsic and a delegation of Bosnian BiH businessmen met in Paris with some 30 managers of leading French companies gathered in the French Association of Employers MEDEF International, which gathers some 750 major French companies.

President Komsic discussed with the MEDEF leadership and French businessmen the current situation in Bosnia, ways to improve economic relations between the two countries and to expand cooperation between French and Bosnian businessmen.

He informed his hosts about macroeconomic indicators in Bosnia and invited them to invest in Bosnia, especially in the sectors of infrastructure, electric energy, tourism and banking.

The Bosnian Association of Employers President Tomislav Grizelj and the Bosnian Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA) Deputy Director Jasna Krivosic-Prpic held special presentations.

MEDEF officials responsible for international cooperation have announced their visit to Bosnia, which will be used to sign the agreement on cooperation between the Bosnian Association of Employers and MEDEF.

Bosnian bussinesmen also held a series of meetings with representatives of major French companies and agreed forms of cooperation.

Representatives of five major French banks have expressed great interest in cooperation and announced their plans to soon visit Bosnia.