Prime Minister of Republic of Srpska Savo Minić opened the Second Regional Trade Summit in Banja Luka today, highlighting the importance of this sector to the economy of Republika Srpska and announcing new measures to support the business sector.

Prime Minister Minić expressed satisfaction with the high level of interest for the trade summit and emphasized the importance of the trade sector for the Republic of Srpska since it employs over 50,000 people out of a total of 290,000 workers in the economy.

"Trade is significant not only because of the number of the people it employs, but also because it facilitates the exchange of goods and provides all that is necessary for functioning of the economy that is currently experiencing continuous growth", Prime Minister Minić said and added that the Government was aware of the challenges that certain economic sectors were facing due to rising energy prices and market shifts. 

The Prime Minister announced that the Government of Republic of Srpska has just finalized a new set of support measures, the proposal that will be presented at tomorrow’s Government session. 

Prime Minister Minić expressed his conviction that participants of the Trade Summit would further enhance cooperation through mutual discussions and networking, and reach reasonable conclusions which the Government would strive to implement.