Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations (Bosnia and Herzegovina) explained

Agency Name:	Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Type:	Department
Nativename:	Ministarstvo vanjske trgovine i ekonomskih odnosa Bosne i Hercegovine
Nativename A:	Министарство спољне трговине и економских односа Босне и Херцеговине
Seal:	Coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg
Formed:	1997
Headquarters:	Sarajevo
Minister1 Name:	Staša Košarac^[1]
Website:	http://mvteo.gov.ba/

The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Ministarstvo vanjske trgovine i ekonomskih odnosa Bosne i Hercegovine / Министарство спољне трговине и економских односа Босне и Херцеговине) is the governmental department in charge of foreign trade policy and economic relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

History

The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina was established in the first post-war 1996 Bosnian general election, while the ministry began its work on 3 January 1997, headed by minister Hasan Muratović (SDA),^[2] after the first post-war government in Bosnia and Herzegovina was proclaimed between the Party of Democratic Action (SDA), the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ BiH) and the Serb Democratic Party (SDS), also headed by Muratović.

Organization

The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina is organized into seven sectors, which are reorganized into a total of 32 departments, and one inspectorate.

• Sector for Foreign Trade Policy and Foreign Investments (6 departments)
• Sector for International Trade Relations (4 departments)
• Sector for Customs Policy and Tariffs (3 departments)
• Sector for Economic Development and Entrepreneurship (4 departments)
• Sector for Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Protection (6 departments)
• Sector for Legal and General Affairs (5 departments)
• Agriculture, Food, Forestry and Rural Development Sector (4 departments)
• Inspectorate

List of ministers

Ministers of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1997–present)

Political parties:

Notes and References

1. Web site: Počela sjednica o imenovanju Vijeća ministara BiH. 23 December 2019. 23 December 2019. Bosnian. Er.M.. Klix.ba.
2. Web site: Sazivi Vijeća ministara. Vijeće ministara Bosne i Hercegovine. 25 June 2016.