Stojan Stamenkovic

The biggest problem at the moment in Serbia's economy is the strike in the Kragujevac-based factory Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Serbia factory.

This is according to the economist Stojan Stamenkovic, who also said that the total export of Serbia is declining due to the halted production there.

The biggest problem at the moment in Serbia's economy is the strike in the Kragujevac-based factory Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Serbia factory.

This is according to the economist Stojan Stamenkovic, who also said that the total export of Serbia is declining due to the halted production there.

The biggest problem at the moment in Serbia's economy is the strike in the Kragujevac-based factory Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Serbia factory.

BELGRADE - The excise duty on electricity should be introduced in Serbia, but it could be set at zero this year in order to cut the upcoming price increase in half, economist Stojan Stamenkovic said Tuesday.

BELGRADE - An increase in public sector salaries and pensions in Serbia is not realistic before 2017, regardless of the fact that the initial results of the fiscal consolidation are good, editor of the periodical Makroekonomske analize i trendovi (MAT) Stojan Stamenkovic said on Tuesday.

Economist wonders why govt. hasn't published IMF documents

BELGRADE -- Economist Stojan Stamenkovic says it is unclear why the Serbian government has not published the content of the agreement it recently reached with the IMF.

BELGRADE - The upcoming 15 percent increase in the price of electricity will have a direct effect on consumer prices, raising them by 0.8-0.9 percent, and an indirect effect that goes beyond 1 percent, economics expert Stojan Stamenkovic said on Tuesday.

Serbia's GDP to drop this year too - expert

BELGRADE -- Serbia's gross domestic product (GDP) will drop by 0.5 to 1 percent in 2015, estimates economist Stojan Stamenkovic.

"Telekom will be sold, money will go to budget"

BELGRADE -- Economist Stojan Stamenkovic expects the government to sell the Telekom Srbija telecommunications company "in order to fill budget holes."

BELGRADE - The new arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which is being negotiated presently, will result in an increase in Serbia's economic policy credibility and enable monitoring of the reform process, Serbian economic experts said on Friday.