29.09.2005

Speech by Principal Deputy HR Larry Butler at a Conference on the BiH Financial Sector: “BiH Needs Government Securities Market, Strong Banking Supervision”

One of the lessons made plain by the experience of the Central and East European transition countries in the last decade is that you cannot fix an economy piecemeal. You have to do the job holistically. Privatisation doesn’t work if you don’t upgrade the business environment as a whole; business environment improvements aren’t effective if they a [...]
22.06.2005

Remarks by Principal Deputy HR Larry Butler at a Conference on Attracting Foreign Investment to BiH “BiH Needs Tough and Compelling Arguments from Business Community”

I’m accustomed to speaking in public about Bosnia and Herzegovina’s efforts to move forward with the European integration process while developing the institutions that will allow it to function as a modern state and interact productively with other modern states. Today, I am in distinguished company: Osman Topcagic and Jakob Finci are key figures [...]