ZEPS 2025 Lived Up to Expectations as the Leading Business Event in the Region

The International General BH Business Fair ZEPS 2025, held from 10 to 13 September in Zenica, lived up to expectations as the leading business event in the region. The fair featured approximately 500 exhibitors presenting over 2,000 brands from Bosnia and Herzegovina, the region and the world. Over 2,500 B2B meetings were held during the four-day fair, with the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce alone facilitating 1,200 direct meetings with its 50 Turkish companies, from which concrete contracts and new partnerships are expected.

Alongside exhibitors from Turkey, represented by the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, notable participations came from Italy, Libya, Germany, Serbia, Croatia, China, Belgium, Hungary, Poland, Austria, Slovenia and other countries. The focus of this year ZEPS was on strengthening regional ties and the common market, with a panel discussion "Buy Domestic – Strengthen BiH" held in cooperation with the Ministry of Economy of ZDK and the ZDK Chamber of Commerce. Among the fair novelties were the "Open Podium" for direct interaction between exhibitors and visitors, and a panel on digitalisation and artificial intelligence in cooperation with the Blum Institute.

The jubilee 30th International General BH Business Fair ZEPS 2026 will be held from 2 to 5 September in Zenica at Kamberovića Polje, with announcements of additional halls and thematic zones, new technologies, interactive workshops, expert panels and special segments dedicated to startups, innovations and education.