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                                                                Power Design Institute to build US$ 722 million Unit 7 Coal-
                                            Sulejman Al Shidi,   fired Thermal Power Plant in Tuzla. This has been the biggest
                                             arapski investitor
                                                                investment in B&H since the war. The head of the Chinese
                                             Sulejman Al Shidi,   delegation was Minister Ning Jizhe. Jinze said the steps China
                                                Arab investor   has done to develop its industry could be an example for
                                                                Central and Eastern Europe.
                                                                “These countries are the gate of Europe and they play very
                                                                important role. China has very advanced industry and we
                                                                can contribute to significant investments in order to develop
                                                                industry here. We want to build roads and other transportation
                                                                systems. This includes our work on railways in Serbia and
                                                                Hungary”, Jizhe said.
                                                                “China straighten cooperation with countries that have access
                                                                to seas, particularly the Adriatic and the Black Sea. We need
                                                                projects in energy sector, infrastructure and environmental
                                                                protection. Some of these 16 countries are members of the EU,
                                                                some will join the EU. Our plan is to found a fond and support
                                                                projects”, Jihze added. Sarajevo Business Forum is recognised
                                                                for his work on a development of tourism and attracting
                                                                tourists from Arabian countries. Thanks to BBI management,
                                                                B&H lifted visa requirements for citizens of Kuwait, Qatar,
                                                                Bahrein and Oman. Direct air line between Sarajevo and
                                                                Dubai was initiated, and air line between Sarajevo and Doha
                                                                was established. Aggravating circumstance is that citizens of
                                                                Saudi Arabia need visas to enter B&H. An investment group
                                                                from Dubai invested five million BAM in Bosnaplod from Brčko.
                                                                This year Sarajevo Business Forum will try to attract even more
                                                                notable speakers and investors, not only in B&H, but also in the
                                                                Western Balkan countries that need capital.
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