Business Opportunities for Business Opportunities for FDI in Balkans in the field of FDI in Balkans in the field of renewable energies, waste renewable energies, waste management and recyclingmanagement and recycling
PARTNERSPARTNERS
The CCI Republika Srpska, B&H
The Chamber of Economy of Vojvodina, Serbia
The Chamber of Commerce Mälardalen, Sweden
The Chamber of Commerce of East Sweden, Sweden
The Chamber of Commerce of Gipuzkoa, Spain
MOTIVATION
• benefits for Chambers in Vojvodina and Republika Srpska
• benefits for companies
• general benefits for all society
To launch a work programme in the field of renewable energies, waste management
and recycling in order to increase the amount of FDI through best practices and
information share
MAIN OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVES• strengthen role of Balkan chambers through best practices• increase visibility• Promote network of companies in renewable energies. • increase the renewable energy sector knowledge• help in the achievement of a possible FDI• create new chamber services• Networking among Chambers in EU and Balkans
Components• 1. Identifying existing and potential
companies through study research• 2. Presenting best practices in Spain and
Sweden• 3. Presentation of opportunities for FDI in
Vojvodina and Republika Srpska• 4. Matchmaking between companies
Component 1: market research • A research study will be done using
the following tools:• Already existing chambers database and
other relevant institutions • Already existing studies from universities and
other governmental institutions• Direct visits to companies, mailings and
phone calls• Internal analyse from the Chambers
Component 2: best practices • A study visit to Spain in March and to Sweden in April.
• Energy Supply Chain Spanish Association, Cener, Basque agency for Energy, Chamber of Gipuzkoa service of dangerous waste treatment, companies related to renewable energies, waste management and recycling, etc.
• Waste management plants, University of Linkoping, Mälardalen University, etc.
Component 3: Presentation of opportunities for FDI
• Presentation to be held in the frame of study visits to Mälardalen/East Sweden and Gipuzkoa
• Press conference in Novi Sad and Banja Luka to inform public
Component 4: Matchmaking between companies
• Matchmaking preparation: direct visits to companies, telephone calls, insertion of information in the websites and newsletters.
• Matchmaking: can be made in two different ways. - individual meetings on a one to one basis between May and July if interest from EU companies.
• - 5 Balkan companies invited to meet Spanish/Swedish companies
Institutions involved• VIP – Vojvodina investment promotion agency• Provincial secretariat for agriculture• Provincial secretariat for energy• Agriculture institute Novi Sad
• Institute for informatics (computer science), ecology and protection of RS• Environmental protection Fond• Banja Luka University – Institute of Economy at the Faculty of Economics, Faculty of
Technology• Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction and Ecology
• Waste management plants• University of Linkoping• Mälardalen University• Companies related to renewable energies, waste management and recycling
• Energy Supply Chain Spanish Association• Cener• Basque agency for Energy• Companies related to renewable energies, waste management and recycling
Expected results• Market research study finished
• Best practices shared
• Presentation of FDI opportunities and matchmaking between companies organized
• Possible FDI achieved
THANK YOU- Blanca Ortueta/Jon Zabaleta – Gipuzkoa Chamber, Spain
- Susanne Wossmar, Chamber of Commerce Mälardalen, Sweden
- Milan Stojanov– Vojvodina Chamber of Economy, Serbia
- Dragana Sobot, CCI RS, Republika Sparska
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