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Name: Federal Ministry for the Development of Entrepreneurship
and Craftsmanship
Contact: Stjepana Radića 33, Mostar, (Zgrada „Projektant“), Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Email: fmrpo@tel.net.ba
Website: http://www.fmrpo.gov.ba/
The Federal Ministry for the Development of Entrepreneurship and Craftsmanship is
responsible for developing the SME sector. This is in recognition of the importance of
the SME sector and the necessity for effective co-ordination in the Federation of BiH
(FBiH). The FBIH lacks an SME strategy at present.
Administrative, expert and other tasks as defined by the laws related to jurisdiction of
the FBiH in the following areas:
• Stimulation of development, entrepreneurship and crafts;
• Support to application of innovations and introduction of modern technologies
in the area of entrepreneurship and crafts;
• Increase of entrepreneurship and crafts share in the economy;
• Organizing of institutions for entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial
infrastructure in the economy; and
• Training of entrepreneurs and craftsmen through regular and supplemental
courses, as well as other tasks established by law.
Name: RS (Republic of Srpska Government) Ministry of Economy,
Energy and Development
Contact: Vuka Karadžića 4, 78000 Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska
Email: mper@mper.vladars.net
Website: http://www.vladars.net/en/min/mer.html
The Ministry of Economy, Energy and Development has established a Department of
Private Entrepreneurship, which has prepared and adopted an SME strategy
(Programme of Development of SMEs 2002 - 2005) in 2001. The strategy defines
SMEs using a similar definition to that of the EC. Furthermore, an Agency for SMEs
was created in 2003 to implement the SME strategy. Although it was expected to
have a budget of EUR 75,000 in 2003, it was not yet established due to a lack of
sufficient state funds. The same applies to the Fund for SME Development. Both
Agency and Fund were planned to be implemented as they were key parts of the
economic policy of RS Government in 2004 (Pohl Consulting&Associates 2004).
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