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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

EBRD lends €100m to Srbija Voz to buy new trains

31 October 2019

• The upgrade is part of network and services modernisation by Srbija Voz, with EBRD as a key partner • EBRD support stimulates a broad...

EBRD and EU boost competitiveness of Serbian firms

14 October 2019

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Serbia will be able to boost their competitiveness thanks to a new EBRD programme combining targeted and grant-supported investments. Read more

EBRD and EU boost competitiveness of Serbian firms

14 October 2019

EBRD issues loans and grant financing to help Serbian businesses compete in European single market • EBRD and EU support Serbian businesses to achieve EU...

SUEZ partners with Belgrade for a 300 million euros investment

8 October 2019

The consortium1 formed by SUEZ and its partners successfully concluded talks with IFC2 and EBRD, the main lenders of a €300 million non-recourse credit...

Belgrade to get new waste management facilities

2 October 2019

EBRD contributes €72 million loan to joint investment as Serbian capital addresses a critical environmental issue • New landfill and energy-from-waste facility will replace unsanitary...

Žužana Hargitaj, Direktor EBRD za Zapadni Balkan

Reforme služe da privuku i zadrže investitore

23 September 2019

Ako Srbija želi da ubrza rast, neophodno je da više radi na unapređenju poslovnog okruženja i omogućavanju rasta lokalnih privatnih investicija. Povrh toga, potrebno je povećati javna ulaganja u infrastrukturu i obrazovanje

Largest wind farm in Serbia Kovačica starts operations

19 September 2019

Largest wind farm in Serbia yet starts operation Facility with 104 MW capacity to generate electricity for over 60,000 households EBRD supported the...

EBRD lends €160 million to UniCredit Bank Serbia

12 September 2019

• €100 million EBRD loan for on-lending to small businesses in Serbia • EBRD loan includes €35 million local currency loan to boost local currency...

EBRD important partner in infrastructure projects

EBRD Serbia’s important partner in infrastructure projects

2 August 2019

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlovic met with European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Director for the...

EBRD supports energy efficiency investments in Šabac

23 July 2019

Bank provides €2.5 million loan to upgrade residential buildings • EBRD boosts investments in energy efficiency in Serbia • Šabac to upgrade residential buildings • Project to...

36 inspections ready to work in eInspector software

11 July 2019

The Ministry of Public Administration and Local Government, Office for IT and eGovernment and NALED organised the 26th session of the Coordination Commission for...

EBRD invests in Invera Private Equity Fund

9 July 2019

EBRD invests in Invera Private Equity Fund with €10 million commitment Fund to promote the development of SMEs in south-eastern Europe Financing to...

EBRD and EU support Serbian small businesses with Banca Intesa Belgrade

21 June 2019

€16.5 million financings to help improve SME competitiveness and support women entrepreneurs €15 million EBRD financing for investments to upgrade SMEs to EU standards ...

EBRD lends €40 million to Erste Bank to support SMEs in...

13 June 2019

€40 million credit line to Erste Bank Serbia Lender planning to increase financing to SMEs Investment, working capital loans and revolving facilities...

Competitiveness boost for SMEs in Serbia

13 March 2019

Around 130 small businesses to benefit from EU-EBRD support Companies to increase competitiveness on regional and EU markets 900 Serbian SMEs to date received support...

EBRD Transition Report 2018-19

20 February 2019

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the National Bank of Serbia present the EBRD Transition Report 2018-19 Read more

EBRD Transition Report 2018-19 presented

20 February 2019

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the National Bank of Serbia present the "EBRD Transition Report 2018-19" "Transition Report" is the main...

EBRD’s first investment in local currency bond in Serbia

20 February 2019

Strengthening the development of the local capital market The EBRD is supporting the development of the local capital market in Serbia by investing 542 million...

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December 2019, Issue No. 182

CorD 1 December 2019

By Nada Popović Perišić

Repositioning Our Entry Into the Third Decade

Comment 1 December 2019

I think that at least two positions could be dominant when it comes to the decade ahead. The world, and with it Europe and the region, faces antagonistic processes: on the one hand are disintegration processes while on the other are integration processes which, in my opinion, will only deepen in the next decade. At the same time, the growing absence of hope and the inability to see the global perspective seriously call into question faith in the future

Vladimir Bilčík, MEP, European Parliament’s Standing Rapporteur for Serbia

Dialogue is the Only Way

Interviews 1 December 2019

When it comes to improving the political environment in Serbia, conditions for free and fair elections and a functioning parliamentary culture, the only way...

H.E. Aida Smajić, Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Republic of Serbia

Improving Bilateral Relations is the Goal

Interviews 1 December 2019

As next-door neighbours, in the waiting room for entry into the chambers of Europe, we should resolve our open issues through constructive dialogue, mutual...

Focus

Gains Depend on How We Count Them

Focus 1 December 2019

There’s no doubt that forming a regional market might unshackle intraregional trade and make the Western Balkans a more attractive investment destination. However, there are deeper considerations that must be taken into account when gauging the motivations and ultimate benefits

Mark Harrison, Principal, Harrisons

20 Years & Counting

Business Dialogue 1 December 2019

It was two decades ago that Mark Harrison abandoned his comfort zone to become the first English Solicitor to set up an English Law Firm in Serbia and Montenegro. That was a very brave step, but Harrison has no regrets. Today, 20 years on, the Harrisons law office is celebrating a great anniversary

Vladimir Popović, Managing Director for SEE Ingram Micro

We Have a Team for Every Project

Business Dialogue 1 December 2019

Ingram Micro d.o.o. Belgrade, as part of the Ingram Micro group, which is the world’s largest distributor in the field of IT equipment, covers a regional market of more than 50 million inhabitants. Thanks to this, we can always offer partners, vendors and end users the best logistics solutions

Janko Anđelić, Sales Director for SEE, Ingram Micro

We Live The Problems of Our Partners

Business Dialogue 1 December 2019

Ingram Micro d.o.o. Belgrade is part of a group that has offices in 45 countries and 154 distribution centres worldwide. Ingram Micro cooperates with over 1,700 suppliers and customers, doing business with more than 200,000 partners in 160 countries

Miroslav Vraneš, Account Executive, Dell Technologies

Real Transformation

Business Dialogue 1 December 2019

This year’s DELL TECHNOLOGIES forum was held in Belgrade on 12th November under the title ‘REAL TRANSFORMATION’. Our interviewee is Miroslav Vraneš, the Account Executive who opened the event and spoke about the importance of Dell Technologies as a global leader in the field of digital transformation

Sanja Pešić, Chief Executive Officer of Alma Quattro, a Member of the Swiss APG SGA Group

Alma Quattro: “A Serbian Ambassador To The World”

Business Dialogue 1 December 2019

Alma Quattro is a Serbian company owned by the Swiss APG SGA Group since 2003, which is a national leader on the market of Out-of-Home advertising and street furniture. The company portfolio consists of billboards, backlights, scrollers, bus stop shelters, city lights, big boards, advertising columns and state-of-the-art LCD and LED screens

Feature

Foreign Investors Council Presents White Book 2019

Feature 1 December 2019

The Foreign Investors Council has presented the White Book 2019 to the highest Government officials and stakeholder community

Serbian Visions

Fifth Consecutive Serbian Visions Multicongress Held

Business Dialogue 1 December 2019

The two-day Serbian Visions multicongress was held in Belgrade for the fifth time in late November, organised by the German-Serbian Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Serbia

Where Tradition and Culture Meet Modernity

Novi Dorćol Residential- Commercial Complex

Business Dialogue 1 December 2019

Construction of the Novi Dorćol residentialcommercial complex, at 29 Venizelosova Street, is expected to commence by the end of 2019

Enterpreneur, Adam Neumann

The Rise & Fall of “Better Together”

Entrepreneurship 1 December 2019

Adam Neumann spent some of his final days as the CEO of WeWork in the same way he had for countless weekends in recent years: surrounded by family at his house in the Hamptons, New York, U.S. With the company’s plan to go public smouldering, his control over the business dwindling and its biggest investor starting to turn against him, Neumann gathered his wife and business partner, Rebekah, and their five kids, piled into a car and drove east to the Tony beach community

Dr. Magdalena Djordjević, Scientific Advisor at the Institute of Physics in Belgrade

QGP: Front-Line Science And Why Serbia Needs It

Profile 1 December 2019

Quark-gluon plasma (QGP) is a state of matter that exists under extreme temperatures and pressures. As a reminder, the nucleus of atoms consists of protons and neutrons, which are in turn composed of even smaller particles (quarks and gluons). In QGP, the temperature and pressure are so high that quarks and gluons become free

Japanese Contemporary Art

Creative Spin on Tradition

Art 1 December 2019

Japanese contemporary artists are currently creating some of the most extraordinary, thought-provoking artworks. Determined to set their own rules, these prolific inventors have transformed the global art landscape with their uncompromising visions and trendsetting artistry

Arnaud Gouillon, humanitarian

Serbia Has Roots, But Also The Wings

My Life 1 December 2019

He is a Frenchman who was only 13 when he realised that Serbia had suffered great wrongdoing when it was bombed by NATO forces. And it’s no surprise that he founded the humanitarian organisation ‘Solidarity for Kosovo’, which has been helping Serbs for the last 15 years

Fashion