Retrospective of the Conference

Employment in the Western Balkans: challenges of a young market economy

Srdjan Vukasinovic

The conference was a platform for ideas and approaches to narrow the gap between employers and job seekers. Experts from the business and academic communities discussed the economic potential of the Western Balkans based on insights garnered in multilateral work.

Media release

	Employment in the Western Balkans: challenges of a young market economy Introduction film (de)
	Switzerland and the Western Balkans – The significance of the private sector for economic development and the role of education and training Johann Schneider-Ammann, Federal Councillor, Head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs (FDEA) Video speech (de) Speech
	Vocational training and youth employment in Albania: SDC Project Film on the project (fr, en)
	Investissements pour l’avenir – exemples du Start-up Fund du SECO en Serbie Film on the project (de)
	Discussion: Training and the labour market – Ideas for better interaction between the two Jan Zlatan Kulenović, Head of Youth Information Agency, Bosnia and Herzegovina Nikola Dragović, Head of the SDC's Skills for Jobs programme in Bosnia and Herzegovina Simone Giger, Deputy Head of the Swiss Cooperation Office in Bosnia and Herzegovina Radovan Pazurević, Entrepreneur, footwear factory Sanino Video of Discussion part 1 Video of Discussion part 2
	Youth employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina: SDC Project Film on the project (en) Project «Developing market-oriented skills in the non-formal and adult education sector» Project «Better services for adults in need of further qualification or retraining»
	Discussion: The Economic Potential of the Western Balkans Professor Trajko Slaveski, Economist Ivan Nimac, Investment Climate Department, World Bank Group Pirmin Aregger, Head of Development Services, Swiss Import Promotion Programme SIPPO Irenka Krone-Germann, Programme Manager, SECO Video of Interview
	Outlook Ambassador Martin Dahinden, Director-General of the SDC Video of the interview (de)