Chairman of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Presidency Milorad Dodik (L) speaks at the opening ceremony of the 10th International Investment Conference Sarajevo Business Forum in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on April 17, 2019. The 10th International Investment Conference Sarajevo Business Forum (SBF) officially started in Bosnia and Herzegovina's (BiH's) capital Sarajevo on Wednesday under "One Region One Economy" slogan. During the opening ceremony, Chairman of BiH's Presidency Milorad Dodik emphasized that BiH is a stable country for business. (Xinhua/Nedim Grabovica)

SARAJEVO, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The 10th International Investment Conference Sarajevo Business Forum (SBF) officially started in Bosnia and Herzegovina's (BiH's) capital Sarajevo on Wednesday under "One Region One Economy" slogan.

During the opening ceremony, Chairman of BiH's Presidency Milorad Dodik emphasized that BiH is a stable country for business.

"You can develop your business here with certainty," Dodik said, calling on the businessmen to invest in BiH. He said that BiH is becoming, as well as the entire region, a place of Chinese investments.

Under the auspices of the BiH Presidency, the SBF was organized by Bosna Bank International (BBI), whose Board Chairman Bukvic stressed during the opening that the international conference is "recognized as one of the most significant business and investment events in Southeast Europe."

"The forum will, for three days, gather almost 2,000 participants, and 300 projects will be presented," Bukvic added.

Slovenian President Borut Pahor in his address stated that EU's enlargement policy in the next few years should be more flexible, but that governments of Western Balkans countries should accelerate reforms as well.

The Conference was initially organized in 2010 and since then, has been held every year. This year, SBF gathered large delegations from Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Albania, Slovenia, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Libya, Kuwait, and Oman.

During the forum, there will be business presentations, meetings aiming for networking of participants and development of new business opportunities, and special attention will be paid to the economic potential of BiH and its young people.