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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

26 Dec 07

Russia Offers '1 bn for Serbia's NIS

Belgrade _ The Russian government has offered Serbia €1 billion for a majority stake in the country's oil and gas monopoly, in exchange for the development of a part of the strategic Blue Stream gas pipeline, Belgrade’s Blic daily said Wednesday.
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26 Dec 07

Serbia To Issue IPOs for Key Firms

Belgrade _ Serbia plans to list several state-operated companies on the Belgrade Stock Exchange in 2008, according to media reports.
21 Dec 07

Shareholders Block Serb Company

Vranje _ Former employees of SIMPO, Serbia’s major furniture producer and department store chain, have blocked the company’s accounts to collect a total of €13.5 million in long-overdue salaries.

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21 Dec 07

Serbia Sells Weapons to Iraq

Belgrade _ Serbia has signed a €164 million deal to export weapons and military equipment to Iraq, a statement from the Defence Ministry said on Friday.
20 Dec 07

Ex-Yugo Stock Market Deal Signed

Skopje _ The heads of the Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian and Slovenian stock exchanges have signed a partnership agreement to help them attract more foreign investors to the Balkan region.
20 Dec 07

Serbia: Reduced Wheat Crop Forecast

Belgrade _ In 2008 Serbia will likely have a 39% drop in its wheat crop, due to less sowing, and as a result, will have to bring in imports, according to forecasts.
19 Dec 07

Serbia Cancels Privatization Deal

Kraljevo _ Serbia’s state-run Privatization Agency on Wednesday cancelled the sale of the Magnohrom company to Britain’s Global Steel Holdings Ltd. and said it would fine the British company for failing to adhere to its 2006 contract.
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19 Dec 07

Serbian Minister Confident About Investment

Novi Sad _ In 2008 Serbia could pocket at least $6 billion (€4.2 billion) in direct foreign investment despite uncertainty over the long-term status of the breakaway Kosovo province, Serbia’s economy minister said late on Tuesday.
14 Dec 07

Serbian Nuclear Waste for Russia

Belgrade _ Serbia wants to return all used fuel rods from its now-defunct nuclear reactor to Russia for reprocessing by 2010, a government official announced Friday.
14 Dec 07

Serbia Starts Talks on Bor Mine

Belgrade _ Serbia’s Privatization Agency has started talks with Austria’s A-Tec Industries AG over the purchase of the RTB Bor, the country’s largest copper mining and smelting complex.
14 Dec 07

World Bank Praise for Serbia

Belgrade _ The World Bank has welcomed Serbia’s recent initialling of a key agreement with the European Union, and acknowledged the country’s progress since it joined the World Bank Group in 2001.  
14 Dec 07

Serbian Lawmakers End Budget Debate

Belgrade _ Serbia's parliament concluded its debate on the 2008 draft budget late Thursday without opposition backing for the document that envisages a deficit.
13 Dec 07

Serb City Fights Bus Privatisation

Novi Pazar _ The municipality of Novi Pazar announced on Thursday it would lodge a complaint to Serbia’s state-run Privatization Agency over the sale of a local transport company to an Israeli-based investor.

13 Dec 07

Serbia's Energoprojekt in Sell-off

Belgrade _ Serbia's Energoprojekt Holding has launched a tender for a minimum 51% of stake in its Energoprojekt Garant insurance branch, Belgrade's Ekonomist newspaper said Thursday.
12 Dec 07

Serbia, Russia to Sign Pipeline Deal

Belgrade _ Serbia and Russia are to sign a key agreement on the development of the Serbian stretch of the Blue Stream gas pipeline, media in Belgrade reported Wednesday.

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.

17 May 13

Zoran Raskovic - The Jackal Who Repented

17 May 13

Kosovo and Serbia Optimistic on EU Deal Progress

17 May 13

Croatia Leads Balkans on Gay Rights Legislation

17 May 13

Serbia’s Right-Wingers Dream of Nationalist Resurgence