This paper presents Bosnia and Herzegovina's Request for Purchase Under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI). RFI is expected to help provide support for scaling up priority spending on health and social assistance, while preserving debt sustainability. Preserving the currency board arrangement...

Bosnia and Herzegovina has come a long way, but has to achieve more in terms of economic transition. The core and most urgent economic task is corporate restructuring. Labor market institutions need to be transformed alongside. The fiscal and structural reform agenda will require strengthened...

This report highlights Bosnia and Herzegovina's Request for Stand-By Arrangement (SBA). The authorities have requested a 15-month SBA in the amount of SDR 67.6 million (40 percent of quota) for June 2002–September 2003. Private investment and FDI remain mired in concerns over political risks,...

The economy of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is strongly connected to Europe through trade and financial channels, continues to pay a high price for the tough conditions in the area. The paper discuss that, following low demand in its trading partners, exports slumped in 2012 by 7.5 percent,...