An anonymously held fund from Malta bought government shares in Bosnalijek
FBiH government’s shares sold for 23.4 million KM.
Local Elections in BiH
The Bosnian and Herzegovinian electorate is due to cast its ballot today to elect 131 heads of municipalities, 10 mayors and 3,136 councillors. Local elections will offer a choice from 30,445 candidates.
Chief Public Prosecutor Goran Salihović Suspended
A decision about Salihović’s suspension follows in the wake of disciplinary proceedings against him. Gordana Tadić will take over from him tomorrow.
BiH Ranked 6th Highest in the World for Mortality from Ambient Air Pollution
According to a World Health Organization study, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is ranked sixth highest in the world for the number of mortalities caused by outdoor air pollution .
Expensive and Useless Pipeline
The public corporation BH Gas has built a 41.5 million KM pipeline from Zenica to Travnik. Due to bad decisions and conflicts among three successive company managements, the pipeline has been unused, unmaintained and is potentially dangerous.
Fishy Transactions from Russia via Sberbank
Certain money used for the 2013 acquisition of Bosnalijek shares, through a Sarajevo-branch of Sberbank, was of questionable provenance.
Public Health Clinics in Trouble Because of Politics
Politically minded managements of health care clinics in the Republika Srpska hire excess staff and run up debts.
Continued support to investigative journalism in Bosnia and Herzegovina
For the next four years the Embassy of Sweden will continue to provide financial support to Centre for Investigative Reporting, CIN.
Thousand Patients on a Waiting List
Due to the malfunctioning of the magnetic resonance scanner in the Cantonal Hospital Zenica, a number of patients have been put on a waiting list. Repair of the machine will take months. Meanwhile patients have to repeat testing and bear additional costs.