The websites listed below provide useful facts on Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as contacts and tools for companies operating in Bosnia and Herzegovina:

• International Finance Corporation: Global SME Toolkit
  Guide to sustainable business management practices for SMEs.
• Business Fighting Corruption
  An online resource centre for business on collective action to avoid corruption which contains a guide and resources for partnerships with companies and other stakeholders to fight against corruption.
• CIA World Factbook: Bosnia and Herzegovina Profile
• World Bank: Bosnia and Herzegovina Data Profile

Sources for further reading:

• Freedom House: Nations in Transit - Bosnia-Herzegovina 2011.
• Freedom House: Freedom in the World - Bosnia-Herzegovina 2011.
• European Commission: Enlargement Strategy and Progress Reports 2011.
• The Bertelsmann Foundation: Transformation Index - Bosnia and Herzegovina 2010.
• Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2009.
• Global Integrity: Bosnia and Herzegovina Country Report 2009.
• Transparency International: National Integrity System Country Study Report Bosnia and Herzegovina 2007.

UNCAC Status: Signed 16 September 2005. Ratified 26 October 2006.

Status on UNCAC Implementation
This field describes the country's status on the United Nations Convention against Corruption. Please note any declarations and reservations made upon ratification. The list of signatories can be found on the UNODC website. Read more about the UNCAC.

Other Relevant Conventions or Treaties:

• Council of Europe Criminal Law Convention on Corruption: Ratified 30 January 2002.
  Read Transparency International's summary and assessment of the convention.
• Council of Europe Civil Law Convention on Corruption. Signed in 2000. Ratified 11 January 2003.
  Read Transparency International's summary and assessment of the convention.
• Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime: Signed 30 March 2004. Ratified 30 March 2004. Entered into force 1 July 2004.
• European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters: Signed 30 April 2004. Ratified 25 April 2005. Entered into Force 24 July 2005.
• United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime: Signed 12 December 2000. Ratified 24 April 2002.
  Read Transparency International's summary and assessment of the convention.
• Member of the Resource Center of Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative for SEE (RAI-SEE).

Transparency CPI: 2010: 91/178 (Score: 3.2)

Transparency CPI
This field consists of the score for the country in question on the Corruption Perceptions Index from Transparency International as well as its ranking.

World Bank CORR Index (-2.5 - +2.5): 2009: -0.31

World Bank Corruption Index
This field consists of the score for the country in question on the 'Control of Corruption' indicator in the World Bank Governance Research Indicator Country Snapshot (GRICS): 1996-2009.

OECD Country Risk Classification (0-7): 2011: 7

Country Risk Classification
The classification of countries by risk category has the aim of providing OECD countries with a basis for calculating the premium interest rate to be charged to cover the risk of non-repayment of export credits. Countries are placed in risk categories 0 - 7, with 0 being the lowest risk category and thus the least expensive. Conversely, premium group 7 is the highest risk category. Each classification is comprised of 2 components: 1) an assessment of the country's economic/financial situation, and 2) its overall political stability. Access the complete list of OECD Country Risk Classification figures.

Data Verification:

Publication date: November 2011

Data verified by: Global Advice Network