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10 May 13

Serbia to Export Fiats to the US

Fiat plant in Serbia plans to start exporting 3,000 vehicles a month to America, marking a return of Serbia-made cars to the US after a three-decade absence.

Latest Business News from Serbia

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16 Aug 12

Serbia Plans Tax on Wealth, Higher VAT

As a part of the plan to fight the economic crisis, the new government plans to change the tax policy, increasing taxes on the rich and raising VAT.

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06 Aug 12

Chinese Company Offers to Build Corridor 11

Hong Kong based company has sent an offer to Serbia for the construction of the remaining sections of the Corridor 11 highway which will connect Belgrade to the South Adriatic.

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30 Jul 12

Serbia NGOs Appeal Against Governor's Dismissal

Serbian civil society organizations, institutions and individuals have stood against possible sacking of the head of the country's Central bank.

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26 Jul 12

Balkans Vulnerable to Eurozone Crisis, EBRD Says

Southeast Europe remains particularly vulnerable to turbulence in the single currency zone, a report issued by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development suggests.

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25 Jul 12

Serbia Uncovers Major Irregularities in Procurements

Serbia's Public Procurement Office has found irregularities in procurements worth up to 70 million euro in the first half of 2012 - three times more than in the whole of 2011. 

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13 Jun 12

Election-Timed Projects Unravel in Serbia

Several projects that the government rushed out in order to coincide with the general election campaign have since failed to materialise.

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12 Jun 12

Serbia Should Encourage Investors

Central Bank Governer Dejan Soskic said that the new Serbian cabinet must address the rising public debt and seek new investors. 

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05 Jun 12

Serbian Fiscal Council Warns of Debt Crisis

Serbian economy will be in serious trouble if public debt levels continue to grow and exceed 55 per cent of GDP by the end of 2012, body warns.

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05 Jun 12

Belgrade Goes First with Bills by Text

Belgraders are the first people in Serbia who can now pay their electricity bills via text message.

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18 May 12

Euro Crisis Sapping Balkan Recovery, EBRD Warns

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development report predicts that eurozone crisis will buffet Balkan economies, slowing growth in 2012.

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17 Apr 12

Fiat Opening Hailed as Boost For Serbia

Fiat Automobili Srbija, FAS, has officially opened in the industrial city of Kragujevac, raising hopes of a revival of Serbia's ailing economy.

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17 Apr 12

Serbian Union Links Smuggling Boom to Joblessness

Huge number of people now involved in smuggling - the so-called grey economy - is partly a consequence of soaring unemployment, Union of Employees says.

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30 Mar 12

Macedonians Keep Clear of Debts to Banks

New data show that each Macedonian owes on average only about €600 to the banks, while at the other end of the scale the average Slovenian owes about €4,000.

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23 Mar 12

Ikea to Open First Store in Belgrade

The Swedish home-furnishings giant will open up in Belgrade by the end of 2013 following a deal with the Serbian government.

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09 Mar 12

Serbia Leads Rest of Balkans in FDI in 2011

Foreign investors appear to see Serbia as the best place to invest in the Balkans right now thanks to its cheap labour and tax exemptions.

Politics and Society

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17 May 13

Serbia's Presevo Albanians Ask Pristina for Support

As Pristina and Belgrade seek agreement on implementing their EU-brokered deal, Albanian leaders in Serbia’s Presevo Valley are urging the Kosovo authorities to help them win more rights.