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Bosnian entrepreneurs, struggling for years with administrative obstacles in the still largely divided Balkans country, have recently been given the opportunity by the international community to work on improving the business environment here. Bosnia's parliament passed in May 50 proposals formulated by businessmen which focused on harmonization o [...]

Teška faza, ono što je Kipling opisao kao “pobjeda u divljačkom ratu za mir”, tek predstoji. Koalicija je dobila rat u Iraku, ali još uvijek može izgubiti mir. Javna debata, danas kao i uvijek, uglavnom je usmjerena na mehanizam rata a ne na to kako postići rješenje u dalekoj zemlji.

This week I am in Belgrade, attending the Inter-Balkan Cooperation summit. One of the topics that I will be discussing while I am there will be the urgent need to develop an effective regional response to the problem of organised crime. Last year some though I was wrong when I said that the biggest security threat to BiH comes not from nationalis [...]

There is a sense today in Bosnia and Herzegovina that economic reform is beginning to take on a momentum of its own. This is critical if this country is to find its proper place in Europe and in the world's market place. Reform means more than just sweeping away outdated legislation and privatization. It means changing an entire mindset - from wait [...]

The debate concerning how best to provide BiH citizens and companies in this country with competitive telecom services at competitive prices - has now been engaged. I think this is a good thing, the people of this country need to be better informed about all aspects of this issue. Telephone calls made in and from this country are too expensive for [...]

"Where Did All That Money in Bosnia Go?" (Week in Review, Feb. 16) correctly notes that Bosnia and Herzegovina has set out to "build a market economy based on the rule of law and privatize state assets to attract foreign investment that can create jobs." But it is suggested that this may be a nearly impossible task. It isn't.

The way forward on customs and VAT reform in BiH will be decided this week. These reforms will affect every man, woman and child in the RS. On Wednesday, the High Representative will establish the Commission that will oversee the process of setting a single customs administration and state-level VAT. He will also issue a legal Decision setting [...]

Odgovor na članak “Vrijeme je da se prizna poraz u Bosni i Hercegovini” (Pogledi, 10. listopada) autora Williama Pfaffa. Sugerirati, kako to čini g. Pfaff, kako bi moglo biti korisno da se Bosna i Hercegovina rasparča je neprihvatljivo za međunarodnu zajednicu, opasno je za Balkan. Prvo, takva podjela donijela bi nepoštenu pobjedu osobama koje su [...]