Welcome speech by Mr Senad Softić, Governor of the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the Conference "20 Years of Stability", Sarajevo, 22 September 2017.
Your excellencies, distinguished guests,
I would like to welcome you to this Conference and thank you for recognizing the importance of our institution's anniversary.
Central banking in Bosnia and Herzegovina has a history much longer than 20 years.
However, Bosnia and Herzegovina, as a sovereign country, has established its first Central Bank (the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina) in 1997, with a mandate guaranteed by the Constitution to implement monetary policy throughout the entire country under the currency board arrangement