United Arab Emirates

DUBAI/BELGRADE - Leading members of the chambers of commerce and industry of the Ajman and Umm al-Quwain emirates met the delegation of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce (PKS) and expressed interest in the imports of bottled water from Serbia, cooperation in the field of animal husbandry and investment in Serbia.

Solidarity tax scrapped, but public sector pay cut remains

BELGRADE -- Finance Minister Lazar Krstić said Monday that the solidarity tax will be scrapped as of July 1, but that public sector salaries will be reduced by ten percent.

The minimum wage will remain exempt, he said.

BELGRADE - Finance Minister Lazar Krstic has said on Monday that the solidarity tax will be scrapped as of July 1, but that public sector salaries will be reduced by 10 percent, while the minimum wage will remain exempted.

BELGRADE - A delegation of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce (PKS), headed by its president Zeljko Sertic, will visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from April 27th to May 1st and meet the leading businessmen of the seven Emirates.

The economic potential of Serbia as an investment destination will be presented to the UAE business community, PKS states in a release.

Boyko Borisov, leader of center-right party GERB, has vowed a direct flight connecting the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Sofia in 2015.

 Opportunities for highly skilled labor abound in the 2022 World Cup host A general view of Doha city, capital of Qatar, with buildings under construction is seen in a file photo. Some 3,000 Greeks – many of them civil and mechanical engineers – live in Qatar, making them a sizable community.

By Ioanna Fotiadi

"Serbia wants renewal of old friendships"

BELGRADE -- President Tomislav Nikolic has said that he wants Serbia’s foreign policy "to go back to old friendships after two decades of neglect of these relationships."

He made the remarks during a meeting in Belgrade with with ambassadors of African and Arab countries.

BELGRADE - The sale of a 51-percent stake in Rudnap agrar to the Al Dahra company is a great chance for Serbia's agriculture, Rudnap Group owner Vojin Lazarevic has said.

"This may be the first, but definitely not the only Al Dahra activity in the Serbian market, and the same applies to other companies from the United Arab Emirates," Lazarevic told Tanjug.

As of Friday, April 4, Davor Miseljic, member of the main board of the Serbia's national carrier Air Serbia, was no longer a Canadian national but a Serbian national. This is according to the website of the Serbian business registry.

By Alexandra Kassimi

Greece’s largest carrier by passengers, Aegean Airlines is strengthening its presence in the domestic and international markets this year while aiming at the creation of an extra 2,400 jobs by the start of the summer season.