Local Economic Development in Bosnia and Herzegovina (LED in BiH)

LED in BiH project aims to facilitate new and inclusive economic opportunities thanks to local actors' joint vision and partnerships on local economic development. The project includes eleven local partner governments in BiH and the existing structures that support local economic development, like development agencies, business associations, and business councils. LED in BiH supports strengthening the local actors’ capacities to access the local comparative economic advantages and improve the localities’ competitiveness.

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The overall project objective is to promote economic development on a local and regional basis. Local and regional stakeholders jointly develop a strategic vision for economic growth in target communities and cities and implement it to promote innovation and improve women's and men's incomes. This is intended to achieve more institutionalised and participatory economic development planning, building on the specific comparative advantages of the target locations.

By promoting more business-friendly conditions on the part of the collaborating municipalities and cities, the local private sector will contribute to the prosperity of the target areas.

Overall, this approach is expected to lead to more sustainable and inclusive economic development with more decent and inclusive jobs and higher incomes for all genders.

Focus area	Sustainable Economic and Migration Cooperation
Status	Ongoing
Implementers	CARITAS Switzerland and NIRAS
Partners	Local governments, development agencies, economic councils, business associations in partner municipalities, Civil Service Agency, state and entity ministries
Projects implemented in	Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republika Srpska
Cantons	Zenica-Doboj Canton
Municipalities/Cities	Banja Luka, Čelinac, Doboj, Doboj Jug, Kakanj, Prijedor, Tešanj, Teslić, Zavidovići, Zenica, Žepče

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