Herzegovina, April 06, 2010, SPA -- Hoping to revive an economy that never recovered from the war, Bosnian business leaders began presenting on Tuesday some 157 projects worth over ¤5.5 billion ($7.41 billion) to foreign investors at a major two-day conference. The Sarajevo Business Forum offers over 600 businessmen from mainly Muslim countries and global organizations investment opportunities in the energy sector, food production industry, tourism and infrastructure, the Associated Press reported. Leaders like Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos and leaders from the region will hold a series of meetings at the sidelines of the conference. Spain currently presides over the EU. The forum «is most probably the single most significant business gathering in Bosnia and the region in recent history,» said Haris Silajdzic, a member of the country's collective Presidency and one of the initiators of the conference. --MORE
