During the implementation of the project, we focused on the different fields with each having unique economic challenges in both entities.  Populari discussed how to improve the benefits SMEs and middle size entrepreneurs received from consultants (through diagnosis of the problem, offering solutions and progress evaluations) as well as the availability of consultants (through the promotion of field visits, identification of various type of required knowledge at different prices). The aim of the brochure was to inform participants of the Business Bus Project on relevant and available sources of assistance.  Topics were selected based on issues identified during the consultations and the goal was to give more specific information on the  availability…

Doboj, along the front lines of the war and now split into four parts, was once a hotbed of ethnic tension. However, twelve years after the war ended, it has become an example of multiethnic harmony. Nonetheless, development of the region has been limited by economic malaise. Still, there is hope yet for a future of prosperity for Doboj, and Bosnia as a whole, with the establishment of a regionally integrated energy industry. Twelve years ago, Doboj was consumed by nationalism and ethnic division. Being on the front lines of the war, the once multiethnic region was engulfed in fighting and ethnic cleansing and ended the war split into four parts. …

Bosnia and Herzegovina has been heavily criticized for the poor performance of its security sector. In this report, we argue that BiH actually has an impressive record in this regard, and that the major problems concerning security sector reform stem from the international community’s double standards and the inflexible position of the OHR. Bosnia has been heavily criticized for the poor performance of its security sector. While many of its neighbors have signed a Stability and Association Agreement with the European Union, Bosnia has not due to its failure to agree on a police reform that would conform to “European Standards”. In fact, Bosnia has an impressive record in this sector.  Having…