Kopaonik Business Forum-Changing Serbia in a Changing Europe

BELGRADE - "Changing Serbia in a Changing Europe" will be the central topic of the 21st Kopaonik Business Forum, with around 500 participants, which will be held from March 4-6, President of the Serbian Association of Economists (SES) Aleksandar Vlahovic announced on Tuesday.

The SES and the Serbian Association of Corporate Directors are organizing this year's business forum, which will be held under the auspices of Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic, and with Tanjug News Agency as the media partner.

The intent of the forum is to encourage experts and businessmen to propose ways to improve the state of the national economy, and the first day will address issues as to how to maintain macroeconomic stability and improve efficiency of the financial sector, Vlahovic told a news conference.

The second day of the forum will deal with the EU integration process, reforms in public companies, young entrepreneurs, and foreign and domestic investors will comment on the reform agenda, he said, adding that the third day will discuss agricultural development and implementation of the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA).

The goal of the forum is to contribute to ensuring a social consensus for implementing the reform agenda through a constructive debate, Vlahovic said.

Vlahovic said that, among others, the forum will bring together PM Dacic, Governor of the National Bank of Serbia Jorgovanka Tabakovic, Finance Minister Lazar Krstic, Energy Minister Zorana Mihajlovic, Minister of Agriculture Dragan Glamocic, Minister of Economy Igor Mirovic, President and member of the Fiscal Council Pavle Petrovic and Vlada Vuckovic respectively, president of the NBS Council of the Governor Nebojsa Savic, Chairman of the Securities...