Slovenians interested in investing in Serbia's energy sector

LJUBLJANA - Companies from Slovenia are very interested in investing in Serbia's energy sector, construction industry, agriculture and IT sector, either through involvement in the privatization program or public-private partnerships, President of the Slovenian Business Club Danijela Fisakov told Tanjug on Friday.

Fisakov noted that the business forum held at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia brought together over 300 companies, almost the same number as the previous forum that took place in Belgrade in May 2014.
She pointed to the fact that the Slovenian Business Club has been operating in Belgrade for 13 years now, with the aim of supporting the economic cooperation between the two countries.

There are many Slovenian companies doing business in Serbia that are satisfied with the business conditions, but the Slovenian Business Club would like to see the number increase even further, Fisakov said.

Friday's business forum illustrated how great is Slovenian companies' interest for investing and running businesses in Serbia, and taking part in the privatization program.

We want to ensure that more Serbian companies come to Slovenia and we are open to cooperation, so we need to motivate them even more, Fisakov said.

After the exchange of experiences at the business forum, it turned out that Slovenian companies showed the biggest interest in investing in the energy sector, construction industry and agriculture, the fields offering major development prospects for Serbia.

Fisakov said that Slovenian companies are particularly interested in investing in Serbia's energy sector, through public-private partnerships, but for that to happen, Serbia would have to make certain adjustments to the relevant...