Bosnian Firms Claim Slovenian Supermarket Chain 'Robbed' Them

Around a hundred Bosnian companies, which claim they were financially damaged by the withdrawal of the supermarket chain, Tus, launched a joint fight for compensation on Monday.

After the Slovenian company recently announced it was withdrawing from Bosnia and Herzegovina, many domestic companies complained that Tus had left them in the lurch and owed them millions of euro in unpaid supplies.

Tus's debts to producers and suppliers in Bosnia and Herzegovina are believed to be worth around 10 million euro, in various amounts to different companies.

Bruno Bojic, from the Bosnian Foreign Trade Chamber, FTC, described the whole situation with Tus as "a planned fraud" aimed at destroying Bosnian producers.

The FTC on behalf of the damaged companies is demanding an investigation by the judiciary to determine the exact circumstances of Tus's withdrawal and the debts it left behind. Relevant ministries will also be asked to help with the probe.

Bojic said they demanded a complete overview of claims of responsibilities of Tus d.o.o. and Tus Trade.

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