News archive of February 2023

NOVI SAD - The oil company NIS invested 22.1 bln dinars in development projects in 2022, which is a 9 pct increase compared to capital investments in 2021.

In a statement, NIS announced an ambitious investment portfolio for 2023 that is worth double the amount of capital investments last year.

ABU DHABI - The growing complexity of the global situation makes things all the more difficult for Serbia when it comes to the pressure it is facing, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday evening.

BELGRADE - According to figures released by the national statistical office, Serbian January inflation amounted to 1.4 pct, or 15.8 pct relative to January 2022, which is consistent with National Bank of Serbia (NBS) expectations, the central bank said in a statement.

"Around two-thirds of headline inflation remain attributable to food and energy prices.

ABU DHABI - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi he would go to Brussels next week for a new round of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue and would always go to talks, but noted that there could be no dialogue whatsoever with Pristina's PM Albin Kurti.

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.3216 dinars for one euro on Wednesday, which is a slight change from Tuesday, the National Bank of Serbia said.

The dinar is steady against the euro m-o-m and up by 0.2 pct y-o-y.

ABU DHABI - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic spoke on the phone with Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez on Tuesday about the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue and advancement of Serbia-Spain bilateral cooperation.

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic met with NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Operations Burcu San on Tuesday to discuss the present Serbia-NATO cooperation, the security situation in Kosovo-Metohija and the role of the NATO-led KFOR mission.

ABU DHABI - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy PM and Defence Minister Milos Vucevic held separate meetings with the Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces Lt-Gen Osama Askar and the country's Minister for Military Production Mohamed Mustafa at the IDEX 2023 arms fair in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

BELGRADE - The head of the Serbian Directorate for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region Arnaud Guyon announced on Tuesday that more Serbian-language supplementary schools would be opened in the US and Austria.