Historical Data

The adoption of the Law on Securities provided the necessary legal framework to establish the capital market of the Republic of Srpska .

The National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska appointed the first members of Republic of Srpska Securities Commission .

Eight Banks and one company trading in securities signed the Contract that established the Banja Luka Stock Exchange (BLSE).

Republic of Srpska Securities Commission issued working permit to Banja Luka Stock Exchange.  

The first equity from the privatization program was registered in the Central Registry of Securities (CRHOV).  

Signed contract on transfer of license between the Directorate for Privatization and the BLSE that provided BLSE with electronic trading system (BTS) developed by the Ljubljana Stock Exchange.

The first BLSE trading session took place, involving six Members that traded 20 listed securities.

The BLSE and the LJSE signed Memorandum on cooperation and exchange of information.

The BLSE purchased 7% of stocks of the Central Registry of Securities.

A contract on regional co-operation in field of education and financial markets was signed at the Belgrade Stock Exchange.

The first session of The Listing Commission took place and stocks of 10 Privatization Investment Funds admitted to the official market of the BLSE.

Shares of Telekom Srpske a.d. Banja Luka and Banjalučka pivara a.d. Banja Luka were listed on the free market of the BLSE.

Bobar Bank a.d. Bijeljina became 10th Member of Banja Luka Stock Exchange.

The first auction for state owned capital took a place on the BLSE.

Shares of Rafinerija ulja a.d. Modrica were listed on the official market of the BLSE as the first company listed on official market in BiH.

Shares of VB bank a.d. Banja Luka were listed on the official market of the BLSE.

Banjaluka Stock Exchange presented Internet portal www.sem-on.net (project of exchange of information between seven Exchanges from the region).  

Shares of Telekom Srpske were listed on the official market of the BLSE.

The Investment Fund Index of Republic of Srpska (FIRS) established, including the shares of 13 PIFs from the Republic of Srpska . 17.09.2004   Banja Luka Stock Exchange became a full member of The Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges (FEAS) at the tenth assembly.  

Beginning of the process of listing shares from Power Utility System of the Republic of Srpska on the Free Market.

Introduction of continuous trading in securities on the Official Market (13 PIFs, Rafinerija ulja Modrica, Telekom Srpske i LHB banka).  

Listing of Elektroprenos Banja Luka shares on the Free Market - the end of the process of listing shares from the Power Utility System of the Republic of Srpska.

Index of ten companies from Electric Power System of Republic of Srpska - ERS10 established.

Introduction of continuous trading in shares from the Free Market which fulfill the liquidity criteria.

Due to acquisition LHB Bank and Razvojna Banka Banja Luka, LHB Banka is not member of the Banja Luka Stock Exchange.

Akcija broker became 10th Member of the Banja Luka Stock Exchange.

Fourth regular revision of indices BIRS and FIRS was made.

Information portal of the RS Capital Market was established, created jointly by the Banja Luka Stock Exchange, Securities Commission and Central Registry of Securities.

First International Conference of the Banja Luka Stock Exchange was held, to observe BLSE fifth anniversary.

Banja Luka Stock Exchange and Wiener Borse signed Cooperation Agreement in Vienna .

For the first time, sale of shares from Pension & Disability Insurance Fund's portfolio.

Mr. Milan Božić was re-elected as a Director of the Banja Luka Stock Exchange to a new four-year term.

Shares of ZTC Banja Vrućica Teslić were listed on the official market of the BLSE as the fourth company listed on official market in BiH.

Index FIRS attained its record value in 2006 (6.221,74 points).

Index ERS10 attained its record value in 2006 (4.511,92 points).

Index BIRS attained its record value in 2006 (2.936,11 points).

Government of Republic of Srpska had accepted Telekom Srbija bid for purchase of state-owned capital (65%) of Telekom Srpska for EUR 646 million.

Fifth regular revision of indices BIRS and FIRS, and first regular revision of index ERS10 was made.

Second extraordinary revision of BIRS, according to which BIRS included shares of 10 companies from RS Electric Power System.

Banja Luka Stock Exchange became the correspondent member of World Federation of Exchanges – WFE (www.world-exchanges.org).

Senzal Broker and Monet Broker became members of the Banja Luka Stock Exchange

Shares of six issuers listed on the official market (Mira ad Prijedor, Banjalučka pivara ad Banja Luka, Metal ad Gradiška, Boksit ad Milići, Jelšingrad Livar livnica čelika ad Banja Luka , Željeznice RS ad Doboj)

Record value of the BIRS (5,218.18) Record value of ERS10 (6,898.98)

Raiffeisen Capital ad Banja Luka became Member of the Banja Luka Stock Exchange

Shares of five issuers listed on the official market (Tržnica ad Banja Luka, Elektrokrajina ad Banja Luka, Autoprevoz ad Banja Luka, Alpro ad Vlasenica, Vitaminka ad Banja Luka ).

Advantis Broker ad Banja Luka became Member of the Banja Luka Stock Exchange

The sixth regular revision of indices (BIRS and FIRS) and second regular revision of ERS10 was made.

The second International Conference of the Banja Luka Stock Exchange took place from 17 to 18 May, 2007.

Interfinance ad Banja Luka became Member of the Banja Luka Stock Exchange.

Shares of two issuers were listed on the official market (Nova Banka ad Bijeljina, Celex ad Banja Luka ). The first bonds (Balkan Investment Bank) were listed on the official market.

The first trading with bonds listed on the official market (Balkan Investment Bank).

Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Hellenic Exchange and Banja Luka Stock Exchange in Thessaloniki (www.helex.gr).

Shares of three issuers were listed on the official market (Vodovod ad Banja Luka, Krajinapetrol ad Banja Luka and Elvaco ad Bijeljina).

The Banja Luka Stock Exchange was granted Corresponding Membership status with the Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE).