Foreign Investors Council 2017

31 August 2017

Articles In This Issue

We Want A More Successful, Efficient And Wealthier Serbia

This government is continuing to build on the foundations set by its predecessor and opening new doors for economic growth through the digitisation process....

Faithful To Its Principles And Mission

Since its establishment in 2002, the Foreign Investors Council has remained faithful to its principles - transparency, equality and predictability. Today, as in the...

We’ve Made Major Steps In Building Infrastructure

We have shown that we are ready to tackle the most challenging issues such as the reform of public enterprises, building roads and improving...

15th Anniversary Of The Foreign Investors Council

Foreign Investors Council in Serbia marks 15 Years of successful operations The Foreign Investors Council (FIC) celebrated 15 years of operating in Serbia with...

We’ll Continue Along The Road Of Reform

The Government of Serbia and the Ministry of Economy will continue to work on improving the business environment and the climate for doing business,...

A Unity Is Our Strength

The FIC’s biggest strength is in the promotion of views and suggestions that are the unified voice of more than 100 entities, whose operations...

We Expect The Government To Continue Reforms

The FIC expects the new Government to accelerate important structural reforms, particularly the privatisation and corporatisation of public enterprises, ensure the better implementation of...

We Want To See Serbia In The EU

My priority is to provide all our help, advice and support to Serbia on its path towards European Union membership. The European Commission is...

We’ve Preserved Unity And Independence

The two most important lessons we’ve learned from 15 years of successful activities are that we have preserved our unity and independence by insisting...

People – The Most Valuable Investment

I believe that the quality of the workforce, good local suppliers, as well as the existing infrastructure, but also even attractive local companies or brands, represent additional reasons for Serbia to be recognised as an attractive investment destination.

Serbia Has Yet To Realise Its Potential

Serbia has enormous growth potential, but many obstacles have yet to be removed. Reasonable legislation, a trim and efficient public administration and a professional,...

Serbia Must Address “Transition Gaps”

EBRD activities in Serbia continue to be focused on improving the governance of stateowned and private companies, supporting investments that help increase innovation and...

We Support The Government In Key Reforms

The IFC is actively engaged in helping Serbia improve its business and investment climate, the insolvency framework and debt resolution, and to attract private...

Hard Won Results Should Be Carefully Defended

It is crucial that the structural reform agenda is fully and expeditiously carried out, to transform Serbia into a modern, private-sector led economy with...

Ball Continues Investing In Serbia

A greenfield investment in Serbia may have seemed unreasonable at the time when Ball Packaging Europe launched its operations here, but each year it...

Results Confirm Business Model’s Quality

The exceptional operational results achieved by Sberbank in the first half of this year, as well as in the previous period, confirm that the...

We Want To Be Among The Region’s Key Players

The strategic goal of AIK Bank over the next few years is to become one of the leading banks on the domestic market and...

Belgrade – Regional Business Centre

Belgrade is ideally positioned to enable easy mobility for our colleagues who have regional responsibilities.

Better Applying Of Law Required

A better credit rating of the surrounding countries and the delay in joining the World Trade Organisation represent obstacles to a more dynamic inflow...

Joint Engagements Lead To Even Better Results

Remarkable results have been achieved in combatting the grey economy. However, in order for this process to be addressed comprehensively, it is necessary to fully implement the Law on Inspection Oversight, harmonise sectoral laws with the umbrella law and ensure good inter-agency cooperation

We Are Committed To The Serbian Market

Since its arrival on the Serbian market in 2003, LUKOIL has invested 343 million dollars. Our strategy centres around establishing an efficient retail network and strengthening our presence on the Serbian market

Significant Progress Achieved

Major breakthroughs have been made in the previous period on complex issues, such as amending the Law on Inspection Oversight and understanding the need for amendments to the Food Safety Act