On December 20, 2024, Amela Kurta, CREDI researcher, participated in the economic forum ‘Race to the Bottom – State Aid Transparency to Attract and Support Investments,’ held in Skopje. The forum was part of a project financially supported by the Open Society Foundation Western Balkans and implemented by the regional network WEBecon. The forum brought…
A policy paper authored by experts from Public Policy Research Centre (Re-People), CREDI, and Luigj Gurakuqi University of Shkodra examines the rising informality in platform-based work in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), and Albania. Produced as part of the project “Western Balkans Initiative on Tackling Informal Employment on Online Platforms,” with financial support from the…
The report presenting the results of comprehensive research on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s tax environment and private sector satisfaction when interacting and using tax administration services has been published, as part of the USAID Fiscal Reform Activity in BiH (FRA). FRA is a five-year USAID-funded Activity working with the ministries of finance and tax administrations in…
On September 25, 2024, Dr. Nermin Oruč, our director of research, took part in a conference, delivering a presentation and participating in a panel discussion. The conference, titled “Protection and Economic Prospects: Fostering Labour Participation of Asylum Seekers in the Western Balkans,” was held at the Aleksandar Palace Hotel in Skopje, North Macedonia. He presented…
At a recent GreenFORCE Project event held on October 25th 2024, our director of research, Nermin Oruč, presented findings from the study “Assessment of Local Impact of Decarbonization in Coal Mining in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, coauthored with Amela Kurta and Ilma Kurtović. The study examines the social and economic effects of coal mine closures on…
CREDI researchers Nermin Oruč, Amela Kurta, and Ilma Kurtović have released a study titled “Assessment of Local Impact of Decarbonization in Coal Mining in Bosnia and Herzegovina,” as part of the GreenFORCE Project’s efforts to advance just green transition (JGT) initiatives across the Western Balkans. This case study examines the anticipated impact of future coal…
Based on the Statement on the Transformation of Education by the Ministries of Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) from June 2022, and in cooperation with the Ministry of Civil Affairs of BiH, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF ), the Office of the European Union…
We are proud to announce that our esteemed researchers, Amela Kurta and Nermin Oruč, participated in the Economic Forum titled “After the Storm: Navigating Food and Energy Security in the Western Balkans,” held on May 30, 2024, in Skopje, North Macedonia. Nermin Oruč contributed to Panel 2: Fostering Sustainability through Cooperation and Trade. During this…
Our researchers Amela Kurta and Nermin Oruč have published a study titled “Food/Energy Security and Household Livelihoods in the Western Balkans”. This publication is part of a broader regional project, “The Perfect Storm: Food and Energy Insecurities Threaten the Economies of the Western Balkan,” implemented by the WEBEcon network and financially supported by the SMART…
CREDI organised a national workshop within the JUSTMIG project on 16th May 2024 in hybrid mode. The workshop was a part of the EU-funded project “JUSTMIG – Sustainable and Socially Just Transnational Sectoral Labour Markets: Industrial Relations and Labour Market Adjustment to the Rise in Temporary Labour Migration” (Grant No. 101126535). The general objective of…
