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First Chinese Business Delegation Visits the Municipality of Brod

The Municipality of Brod was visited today by the first Chinese business delegation, marking the beginning of a new chapter in potential cooperation between our municipality and Chinese partners.

The Mayor of Brod, Mr. Milan Zečević, together with his associates, held a working meeting with Mr. Qiang Hongrui, an entrepreneur from the Chinese city of Qingdao, as well as Ms. Guo Jing, Deputy Secretary General of the China-Europe Association for Technical and Economic Cooperation (CEATEC).

During the meeting, the Chinese delegation was introduced to the economic potential of the Municipality of Brod and the various advantages this local community offers to potential investors. The favorable geographical location of Brod was presented, along with the administrative steps required to start a business.

In the coming days, the guests from China will visit existing companies operating in the Brod area, as well as tour business facilities currently under construction. In addition to economic activities, the delegation will also be introduced to the culture, traditions, and customs of the region.

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Entrepreneurs’ Proposals – The Key to Improving the Business Environment

Meetings where opinions, suggestions, and comments related to the work and operations of entrepreneurs in our local community are exchanged are necessary in order to timely recognize and implement activities aimed at improving and enhancing business practices, it was emphasized at yesterday’s public discussion on the status of entrepreneurs in the municipality of Brod.

“Every meeting with our citizens, especially in this format—meetings that likely have never even been held before—can sometimes be uncomfortable or difficult, but in this case, I want to commend everyone who raised very concrete issues. I want to thank our entrepreneurs who, despite their daily business obligations, still find time to participate in our public life,” said the Mayor of Brod, Milan Zečević, after the meeting.

He emphasized that entrepreneurs are the most important segment when it comes to determining the main directions of action for initiating and developing economic activities in the municipality.

“Because how can we formulate an Economic Development Strategy if we don’t consult our entrepreneurs, if we don’t ask the end users of that strategy? In this case, the task of the municipal administration is to listen, to accept the guidelines, and we hope that by the end of the year we will adopt a more concrete direction of action and provide support to this category of the population,” Zečević said.

Also attending the meeting with the entrepreneurs were the Head of the Department of Finance, Radojka Popadić, and the Head of the Department of Economy and Social Activities, Draženka Duronja.

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Public Call by the “Enterprise Development Agency” in the Field of Energy Management and Digitalization

On Thursday, June 12, 2025, Eda – Enterprise Development Agency published a Public Call for Expressions of Interest to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the areas of energy transition, management, and digitalization, as part of the DESET – Digitally Enabled Sustainable Energy Transition of manufacturing SMEs project.

The call is open to export-oriented companies that meet the following profile:

  1. They are registered as a business entity,
  2. They fall under the SME category, according to the provided definition,
  3. They operate in the manufacturing sector of wood processing, metal, food, or plastic industries (registered predominant activity according to the attached list of Activity Classification – Annex 3),
  4. Their headquarters are located in Bosnia and Herzegovina,
  5. They are willing to co-finance part of the activities within the mentioned types of support, particularly in equipment procurement, as specified.

The Public Call and Guidelines for the Public Call for SMEs for support in the field of energy transition and digitalization are available at the following link: https://bit.ly/43YrzzG

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Invitation to Entrepreneurs of the Municipality of Brod to a Public Discussion

The Department of Economy and Social Affairs invites all entrepreneurs and representatives of small and medium-sized enterprises to participate in a public discussion, which will be held on June 25, 2025 (Wednesday) at 5:00 PM in the Assembly Hall of the Municipality of Brod (Post Office building).

Proposed Agenda:

  • Opening remarks,
  • Exchange of opinions, suggestions, and comments related to the work and operations of entrepreneurs in our local community,
  • Discussion.

The meeting will be attended by the Mayor of the Municipality along with associates.
You can download the full invitation HERE.

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Representatives of the Municipality of Brod Participated in Training on the Use of EU Pre-Accession Assistance

By attending a two-day training in Neum on the topic “Preparation of Specific Documents for the Use of EU Pre-Accession Assistance,” representatives of the Municipality of Brod continued strengthening their capacities for the European integration process. This training marked the conclusion of a mini training cycle during which more than 20 representatives of local communities and members of the EU network from various municipalities and cities had the opportunity to acquire basic knowledge about the instruments and principles of using EU pre-accession assistance (IPA III).

Following earlier sessions held in Konjic and Bijeljina—where participants focused on strategic planning and project cycle management—the final training in Neum was dedicated to concrete elements of EU pre-accession programming. In cooperation with lecturers from the Directorate for European Integration, the representatives of Brod worked on practical examples of drafting key documents such as the strategic response, action document, and action fiche.

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