The World Bank In Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina is an upper middle-income country which has accomplished a great deal since the mid-1990s. Today, it is an EU potential candidate country and is now embarking on a new growth model amid a period of slow growth and the global financial crisis.

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Facing Ongoing Shocks, Policies are needed that Protect Most Vulnerable

Economic growth in the Western Balkans is slowing. Higher energy and food prices have pushed inflation, eroding purchasing power.
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New Country Partnership Framework

Our multi-year strategy is aimed to support job creation and sustainable post-COVID recovery in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Supporting Business

Employment Support Project is helping BiH address constraints to economic activity triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bosnia and Herzegovina At-A-Glance

After accelerating to 7.5 percent in 2021, Bosnia and Herzegovina's real GDP growth is expected to slow to 4.0 percent in 2022. Inflation, meanwhile, surged to 16.7 percent in July 2022 (y-o-y) driven by food and energy prices, creating risks for poverty reduction. Annual inflation is expected to reach 11 percent in 2022 compared to 2 percent in 2021.

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Securing Property Rights

The Real Estate Registration Project is working with land registry and cadastre offices around the country to develop a sustainable real estate registration system. The project is expected to help 1.68 million people across nearly 500 cadastral municipalities.

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Economic Outlook for the Western Balkans

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Xiaoqing Yu

Country Director for the Western Balkans

Christopher Sheldon

Country Manager for Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro

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Economic Update

Western Balkans Regular Economic Report

This is a semi-annual report on recent economic developments and economic outlook in the Western Balkans.
Engagement Strategy

Country Partnership Strategy

The latest strategy for working with the country outlines key development priorities for the period of 2016-2020.
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BiH Employment Support Program

What does the future of the BiH labor market hold? Read in this summary.
Regional Economy

The Western Balkans Labor Market

Countries in the region have created roughly 300,000 jobs since 2010. But more needs to be done to address high unemployment.