Ministry of Trade

BELGRADE - Serbian goods exports to China hit a record high of 1.2 bln dollars in 2022 and a growing number of Serbian companies see a perspective in exporting to the country, Serbian Minister of Trade Tomislav Momirovic said on Wednesday after a meeting with a business delegation from the Chinese city of Ningbo.

China is increasing its daily coal production by more than a million tons in the context of electricity shortages and at a time when leaders from around the world are negotiating in Glasgow on an agreement on how to save our planet from global warming, AFP reported.

Consequently, adequate measures will be proposed by the Ministry, regarding the increase in the price of sunflower oil, with some forecasts plummeting up to 200 dinars per liter.

If it uses its potential, Serbian can be a winner of the fourth industrial revolution, Brnabic said, according to the government.

Women in Saudi Arabia can now start their own businesses without the consent of a husband or relative, after the kingdom seeks to expand the rapidly growing private sector, according to France press.

BELGRADE - The Alibaba Group has shown great interest in expanding operations in the Serbian market, State Secretary in the Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications Tatjana Matic announced after a meeting with Alibaba executives at the group's headquarters in Hangzhou, China.

BELGRADE - Only establishment of a common economic area in the W. Balkans can bring a more significant acceleration of economic growth of all countries in the region, says Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia President (PKS) Marko Cadez.

BELGRADE - Serbia expects 2017 to be a record year for its tourism sector if the present growth trends continue, State Secretary of the Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications Miroslav Knezevic said on Wednesday.

Serbia's parliament is holding a session on Saturday in which the only item on the agenda is changes to the Law on Ministries. According to the proposed changes, two new ministries will be formed - for environmental protection and European integration.

Serbia's new law on electronic communications, that is currently being worked on, will envisage compulsory registration of all prepaid SIM card users.

This is according to Tatjana Andan, who heads the Electronic Communications Department in the Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications.