Chamber of commerce and industry of Banja Luka region

Name	CCI RS – Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Banja Luka Region
Acronym	PPK BL
Name in English	Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Banja Luka Region
Address	Branka Ćopića 6, 78000 Banja Luka
Activity	94.11 Activities of business associations and associations of employers
ID number	01004077
UIN	4400946790004
VAT number	400946790004
Bank account	562-099-00016769-45

Crafts Association with 120 members was founded in 1902 in Banja Luka. This event marked the start of economic organization in our area. Law on Establishment of Chamber of Trade and Crafts in 1909 for the first time regulates the organization of the Chamber as a public-legal institution in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Professional chambers, mainly for agriculture, catering, trade and crafts were active until 1962. With the Law on Establishment of the unique Chambers of Commerce from 1962, there was constituted Chamber of Commerce, as the chamber of general type which represents all areas and branches of the economy equally.

Chamber Today

Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Banja Luka Region (CCI BL) is a part of the chamber system of Republic of Srpska, established by the Law on Chamber of Commerce of Republic of Srpska (Official Gazette of RS 65/08), the Statute of the Chamber of Commerce of RS and the Statute of CCI BL. Chamber of Commerce of RS, together with the five regional chambers, is organized in line with the European tradition and model of Austrian and German chambers as a so-called continental type chamber with mandatory membership.

Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Banja Luka Region (CCI BL) includes 21 local communities. Four cities (Banja Luka, Prijedor, Gradiška and Laktaši) and 17 municipalities: Mrkonjić Grad, Prnjavor, Kotor Varoš, Šipovo, Kozarska Dubica, Ribnik, Novi Grad, Srbac, Čelinac, Kneževo, Oštra Luka, Petrovac-Drinić, Kostajnica, Krupa na Uni, Kupres, Istočni Drvar i Jezero.

Chamber of Commerce is the autonomous and independent, professional and business association of business entities, whose headquarters are in the area of operation of the chamber. The Chamber of Commerce has the status of a legal entity.

For over a decade, RS chamber system is operating in accordance with the requirements of ISO 9001.

Vision

To become a leading institution in Republic of Srpska in the area of representing the interests of its economy, promoting and linking the economy, business education, information and advisory services.

Mission

For the purpose of economic development of Republic of Srpska, as a common mission of our members, we have been entrusted to:

– represent the interests of the economy before the authorities and thus create conditions for the improvement of operations;

– create and improve business ties with foreign countries and to present Republic of Srpska economy in the country and abroad;

– provide a professional education, business information and counseling.

Program objectives

1. CREATING A FAVORABLE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
2. INCREASING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE ECONOMY
3. PROMOTION OF THE ECONOMY IN THE COUNTRY AND ABROAD
4. QUALITY INFORMATION OF THE PUBLIC AND MEMBERS OF THE CHAMBER
5. IMPROVING THE OPERATION OF THE CHAMBER

Basic information