Dušan Vujović

Former Belgrade Mayor Sinisa Mali will take over as Serbian Finance Minister after he was voted into office by the MPs of the ruling parties.

However, some experts predicted that he will likely act as the long arm his party leader, the Serbian President.

Brnabic has sent her proposal to the National Assembly, which could vote on it as soon as on Monday.

Former Finance Minister Dusan Vujovic resigned on May 7, citing personal reasons.

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Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic has formally taken over the post of finance minister until a new one is named in succession to Dusan Vujovic, who quit this month, the government said late on May 16.

Serbian Finance Minister Dusan Vujovic filed his resignation on Monday, saying that the four years he spent in the government is "quite enough for a man to prove himself in a public office". 

Serbian media have widely speculated that Vujovic will be replaced by the current mayor of Belgrade, Sinisa Mali, who is leaving his position after being caught up in several scandals.

The newspaper cited an unnamed source to report that it is certain Mali will not remain in his current position, and that the government reshuffle is expected to take place at the same time as the Belgrade City Assembly vote to elect a new mayor.

According to this, Mali could replace either the current minister of economy, Dusan Vujovic, or Agriculture Minister Goran Knezevic.

BELGRADE - Official discussions between a Serbian delegation and an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission about a new programme that does not include financial assistance opened with a plenary meeting at the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) on Monday.

BELGRADE - As a result of successful reforms and stable public finances, financial support for Serbia will not be needed, it was agreed at a meeting Serbian PM Ana Brnabic and Finance Minister Dusan Vujovic held with an International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation in Belgrade Monday.

BELGRADE - The trajectory Serbia is heading on is positive and sustainable in every way, as recognised by everyone, and it is one of the few countries in the world that have managed to reverse a trend of GDP decline in the midst of fiscal consolidation, Serbian Finance Minister Dusan Vujovic said on Tuesday.

VIENNA - The government of Serbia has managed to deal with fiscal problems and deficit, and the country is now on a growth trajectory and can think about ways to use the achieved surplus, Serbian Finance Minister Dusan Vujovic said Tuesday.

BELGRADE - Serbian Finance Minister Dusan Vujovic will next week attend the annual Euromoney conference, a Vienna banking forum of central and eastern European states that will bring together finance ministers and national bank governors, as well as many experts in the field.