Welcome to Canton Sarajevo: Capital of Foreign Direct Investment!

We are the most investment-friendly region in the country and the wider Balkan region

Every day we open and see a new chance for investors. We are keen to overcome all the challenges and to establish partnerships with every investor. We know that investor success is our success. Welcome to Canton Sarajevo, the future capital of FDI, and champion of investor incentives in Western Balkans!
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+8.700
Number of companies
+12 bilion BAM
Total Industry Sales (2022)
+1,3 bilion BAM
Annual investments in Sarajevo Canton
+114k
Jobs Generated
Where are the opportunities?

Strategic sectors with added value

Sarajevo Canton Development Strategy 2021 – 2027
Sarajevo Sarajevo Canton Development Strategy 2021 – 2027 is integrated into several priorities: Improvement of business environment, through systemic development of entrepreneurial infrastructure, Improved Canton government has recognized investment and entrepreneurship as the key development goal. As such, the quality of education, the implementation of curricular reform is envisaged to include entrepreneurship as an essential skill, Activation of the unemployed, through support for social entrepreneurship, and Improved digital transformation, through support programs for entrepreneurship in the ICT field.
Stable banking sector and EU integration
The banking and financial system in Canton Sarajevo is adequately capitalized, stable, and liquid. The new and vibrant cantonal government is committed to investment-friendly policies. Largescale infrastructure investments are triggering faster private sector growth and a very positive economic and also stable political atmosphere. Canton Sarajevo has been growing to become a flagship of a wider prosperity wave driven by a European integration process. Opening the negotiation with the EU for the final integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina into the European Union is a major step that will give more power to the investment and economic growth in Canton Sarajevo.
Main sectors for the FDI
The main sectors for FDI are manufacturing, banking, trade, and telecommunications, and the investors are now more focused on renewable energy, tourism, real estate, and the metal-processing industry with an emphasis on the automotive sector. Our country, and Canton Sarajevo, is richly endowed with natural resources, providing potential opportunities in energy (hydro, wind, solar, along with traditional thermal), agriculture, timber, and tourism.

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