Articles In This Issue
Opinion
What The Pandemic Has Taught Us
If the new reality that we've entered had to be summarised in a telegraph, its key words would be solidarity, putting people first, commitment...
Audio
Mike Michel, Foreign Investors Council President and CEO of Telenor Serbia
Mike Michel: A Shared Challenge Needs a Shared Response
It is now more important than ever for the FIC to unite its efforts with the Government in working on improvements to regulatory, legal...
Audio
Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure
Zorana Mihajlović: Construction is Our Development Opportunity
It is important for us to continue investing in infrastructure, to invest in the construction of highways and the modernisation of railways, to renew...
FIC
Krstinja Šćepanović, HR Direction Executive Director, OTP Banka Srbija
We Grow Together
Even after the completion of the integration of Vojvođanska banka and OTP bank in 2021, we will continue to be dedicated to employees and...
FIC
Jorgovanka Tabaković, Governor of the National Bank of Serbia
We Were Ready For The Crisis
We will continue to use all monetary policy instruments in order to secure low and stable inflation in the medium term and to preserve...
FIC
Dragana Marković, Director of the Tax Administration of the Republic of Serbia
Continuation of Reforms is My Priority
At the Tax Administration we are concentrated fully on providing support in the best way to all measures of the Government of the Republic...
FIC
Dubravka Negre, Head of Regional Representation for the Western Balkans at the EIB
Support In Challenging Times
It will be of crucial importance in the period ahead for Serbia to have further support for the private sector, in order to maintain...
FIC
Zoran Petrović, Raiffeisen Bank CEO
We Raise The Bar Even When It’s Tough
We've viewed digital transformation as an imperative for several years already, and have started intensive work and investments in a desire to respond to...
FIC
Dejan Turk, Vice President Substitute of the FIC and CEO of Vip mobile and A1 Slovenia
Strong Commitment to Reforms a Must
In the period ahead, Serbia will need to implement a wide-ranging set of structural and economic reforms that call for strong political consensus and...
FIC
Nikos Zois, Managing Director, HEINEKEN Serbia
Safety & Top Quality Come First
In these challenging times we must think agilely, learn quickly and adapt, with the implementation of all precautionary measure in our breweries in Novi...
FIC
Ana Govedarica, Vice President Spokesperson of the Foreign Investors Council and Roche General Manager
Health Comes First
During COVID-19 and in the post-COVID-19 world, better healthcare systems are more important than ever. The main thing that the state has to deal...
FIC
CTP Invest
Premium Class Industrial Space
CTPark Belgrade North, the largest industrial park in Serbia, is set to welcome its first tenant in November: Tehnomanija
Dutch company CTP Invest is the...
Audio
IMF Resident Representative in Serbia
Sebastian Sosa: Dealing With the ‘New Normal’ Is Challenging
Serbia’s hopes for faster recovery than initially expected should be built upon the recent positive data about retail sales, industrial production and external trade....
FIC
Marinko Ukropina, Managing Director At SGS Group For Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, B-H And Montenegro
Challenges Help Us Develop Ourselves
SGS Belgrade has developed continuously since its establishment. The latest example is the development of a very complex service of clinical trials of medicines,...
Audio
Aleksandar Ljubić, Executive Director of the Foreign Investors Council
We Passed The Test
We're proud of the way FIC members have responded to the challenges brought by the pandemic. Our companies have demonstrated solidarity and responsibility, both...
FIC
Marnie Finlayson, General Manager, Rio Sava Exploration d.o.o.
Committed to Deliver
A new mineral, a new process technology and a new market all require careful consideration in order for Jadar to become an enduring, sustainable...
FIC
Tian Ye, Director, Minth Automotive
We’ve Responded Successfully to the Challenge
Minth Automotive’s first serial production and delivery to customers from Loznica will start from the beginning of 2021. It comes as a result of...
FIC
Cheryl Hickman, Science Teacher at The International School of Belgrade
Preparing Students for the Future; It’s not about the Technology…
At the International School of Belgrade, we are not just integrating technology, we are innovating with technology. Technology integration plays a vital role in...
FIC
Dejan Turk, CEO of Vip mobile and A1 Slovenia
Digital Society a Step Closer
Innovation and companies' ability to adapt are what change markets for the better. Testifying to this are the experiences of Vip mobile as a...
Business
Gordana Jelkic, Managing Director and Founder, PUTINVEST d.o.o. (Ltd.)
Striving To Provide A Superior Service
PUTINVEST has built an enviable professional reputation in the domain of designing roads with associated utilities, as well as in providing consultancy services in...
Business
Marija Stepina, President of the Executive Board of API Bank
Niche Players May Have Winning Strategies
Here is our recipe for success: big plans, investor’s support, smart team, healthy ambitions and reasonable realization schedule. It is a sufficient ground for...
FIC
Dušan Lalić, President of the FIC Financial Services Committee
We Won’t Return To Old Ways
In the focus of our committee will be helping the regulator, through proposals for amending regulations, to introduce the full digitalisation of our business...
FIC
Dragan Penezić, Co-President of the FIC Anti-Illicit Trade & Food Committee
Commitment Yields Results
We support the efforts of the Government of Serbia aimed at combatting illicit trade and propose the establishing of a special department of the...
FIC
Dragana Stikić, Co-President of the FIC Anti-Illicit Trade & Food Committee
Ensure Uniform Application of the Law
The work of our committee is devoted to improving the regulatory framework as it relates to the food industry. That's why we continue to...
FIC
Nebojša Jovanović, President of the FIC Digital and Marija Đinđić, Vice President of the FIC Digital
Together We Can Achieve More
- Nebojša Jovanović, President of the FIC Digital & E-Commerce Committee (Raiffeisen Bank JSC Belgrade);- Marija Đinđić, Vice President of the FIC Digital &...
FIC
Daniel Šušnjar, President of the FIC Telecommunications Committee (Telenor d.o.o.)
Telco Infrastructure Critical to Functioning of Society
The 2020 White Book will provide suggestions on how to cut red tape and improve the environmental framework governing base station construction
The crisis caused...
FIC
Milena Jakšić Papac, FIC Human Resources Committee
More Detailed Regulating of Work From Home
With the lifting of the state of emergency, employers remain with inflexible regulations for contracting work from home. This indicates the need for more...
FIC
Ivan Gazdić, President of the FIC Infrastructure & Real Estate Committee
Good Experiences with Shared Work
The FIC has among its members esteemed representatives from the field of real estate and infrastructure development, who are ready to offer innovative solutions...
FIC
Igor Živkovski, President of the FIC Legal Committee
Ready For Changes
During the unpredictable circumstances that have been caused by the Coronavirus pandemic, the FIC Legal Committee will keep a close eye on the economy...
FIC
Radomir Cerović, President of the FIC Pharma Industry Committee (Roche d.o.o.)
Together We’re Stronger
Through cooperation established with the Task Force of the Serbian Government, the FIC Pharmaceutical Industry Committee endeavours to contribute to the strengthening of all...
FIC
Dragan Drača, President of the FIC Taxation Committee
We Hope For a Resumption of Dialogue
We expect a continuation of the constructive dialogue with the Ministry of Finance linked to the improvement of tax regulations and practises, along with...
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Novi Sad’s Ambitious Leap Boosted by Elleven
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New Leadership for Serbia’s FIC
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The Grand Reopening of The Bristol Belgrade
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