International Conference Marko Čadež, President of the CCIS on Regional Market, Statistics Development and Investment Opportunities Role of Chamber System and New Tools for Support to Investors and Business Development Marko Čadež, President of the CCIS Sarajevo, 7 November 2017

CCIS INFORMATION-ANALYTICAL CAPACITY Unified database Specialised analyst teams Products and services: Analyses, reports and other specially created tools for support to businesses Initiatives and guidelines for improvement of business investment environment Sarajevo, 7 November 2017

RELEVANT SOURCES FOR CCIS DATABASE Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia (CCIS) has at its disposal a unified database updated from relevant domestic and foreign sources: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia National Bank of Serbia Business Registers Agency Customs Administration National Employment Service Compulsory Social Insurance Central Register Other institutions managing data International databases (financial and commodity exchanges) Sarajevo, 7 November 2017

CCIS DATABASE SYSTEM CCIS DATABASE SYSTEM Sarajevo, 7 November 2017 Industry, agriculture, services Foreign trade Companies and entrepreneurs Labour market (employment and wages) Investments (domestic and foreign) Financial and commodity markets Sarajevo, 7 November 2017

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia’s specialised analyst teams are preparing analyses and reports on economic trends, state of play (developments) in specific sectors of industry, agriculture and services, foreign trade, market conditions and other issues of significance for business operation: Business performance indicators (in-house matrix, as a special ‘cross-referenced’ database, viewing the economy from the standpoint of companies and business sectors) CCIS sectoral newsletters (19 associations in the sectors of industry, agriculture and services) “Serbian Economy” (macroeconomic framework, overview of changes to regulations and other issues of importance for business operation) Quarterly analysis of changes to regulations of significance for businesses Barometer Daily and weekly reports on the status of financial and commodity markets Sarajevo, 7 November 2017

SECTORAL ANALYSES Sarajevo, 7 November 2017

CCIS SECTORAL NEWSLETTERS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR INDUSTRY SECTOR SERVICES SECTOR Sarajevo, 7 November 2017

MEASURABLE RESULTS Analyses and reports compiled on the basis of data from the unified database serve as a starting point for: Identifying problems and the economy’s potential Proposing corrective measures to decision-makers at all levels in order to improve the regulatory framework and other elements of business investment environment More efficient service for companies to which we provide relevant information for an overview of the current state of play in a given sector, their market positions relative to the competition, business planning, breaking into markets, investment decision-making Sarajevo, 7 November 2017

Legal and economic initiatives TOWARDS BETTER BUSINESS INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT Analyses & reports Business counselling Planning Legal and economic initiatives Data Information Sarajevo, 7 November 2017

SUPPORT TO INVESTORS In their preparation and implementation of investment projects, domestic and foreign investors may count on the support of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia reflected in: A broad range of data and information on economic activities available in one place Advisory services provided by expert analyst teams A possibility for a quality SWOT analysis Contacts with potential partners (supplier databases) More efficient communication with state institutions and local self-governments Sarajevo, 7 November 2017

CHAMBER INVESTMENT FORUM – FOR FEWER BARRIERS & MORE INVESTMENTS IN THE REGION The goals of the Western Balkans Chamber Investment Forum as a regional platform bringing together eight chambers of commerce and industry with half a million companies – their respective members: Eliminating administrative and non-tariff barriers Improvement of business investment environment in the region Greater involvement of business communities in carrying out infrastructure and other regional development projects Networking among companies so as to come up with joint offers and break into third markets together Important role of the Chamber Investment Forum and the Standing Secretariat in Trieste in carrying out the Multi-Year Action Plan for Regional Economic Area (MAP REA) Sarajevo, 7 November 2017

ON-LINE REGIONAL INVESTMENT DATABASE Regional investment platform with all information necessary for investors to make their decisions on investing in the region’s economies (information on legal frameworks, key indicators for macroeconomic environment, financial and other incentives, specific investment projects) Guidance for chambers of commerce, the Chamber Investment Forum members, in drafting recommendations for decision-makers to eliminate barriers to more successful business operation, to approximate regulations, procedures and practices to a legal framework with which the investors are more familiar, and to create an enabling environment for economic growth and development of the Western Balkans Need to harmonise and standardise methodologies for measuring economic benchmarks in the region Sarajevo, 7 November 2017