Round table “Poverty in B&H 2011 – Trends and Achievements”

Within the implementation of the Project “Development, Testing and Guidance for Implementation of New Methodology(es) for Targeting of Non-contributory Cash Benefits in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, a Report “Poverty in B&H 2011 – Trends and Achievements” was created. The Report represents a poverty analysis in B&H and is based on the data from the Extended Household Budget Survey (EHBS) 2011. Using 2011 EHBS data, it describes a series of poverty measurements and indicators in B&H and represents a preliminary poverty profile at the level of the state and both entities, Federation of B&H and Republic of Srpska. The Report “Poverty in B&H 2011 – Trends and Achievements” is expanded with a section “Indicators of the Targeting Accuracy of Budgets Transfers for Social Protection in B&H in 2011“.

In June 2013, two round tables were held for decision-makers and other key stakeholders, both in FB&H and RS, in order to present and discuss the Report draft.Round table for the representatives of FB&H was held on 13^th June 2013 at Hotel “Astra Garni” in Sarajevo, while Round table for the representatives of RS was held on 18^th June 2013 at Hotel “Vidović” in Banja Luka.