Economy of Belgrade

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic will schedule a meeting for March 18 to discuss a bill on establishing public interest and special procedures for expropriation and construction permits needed to realise the Belgrade Waterfront project, Tanjug has learned from Gojkovic's office.

BELGRADE - The International Building Trade Fair will be held at the Belgrade Fair on April 15-19, featuring all segments of the construction sector.

BELGRADE - The 37th International Nautical, Hunting and Fishing Show opened at Belgrade Fair on Wednesday.

The fair, which will bring together over 70 exhibitors with around 80 vessels, was declared open by Minister of Economy Zeljko Sertic.

The expo is meant to stress the nautical potential of Belgrade and Serbia, but also to bring global trends in this field to Serbia.

"Belgrade Waterfront construction to start in September"

The construction of the first buildings of the Belgrade Waterfront project is expected to start in September, Tomislav Nikolic and Juma Rashed Al Dhaheri have said.

The Serbian president and the ambassador of the United Arab Emirates met on Wednesday in Belgrade.

BELGRADE/ISTANBUL - The Tourist Organisation of Belgrade will present Serbia at the Tourism Fair in Istanbul from January 22 to 25, and the stand with the offer of Belgrade and Serbia was visited by Istanbul Mayor Kadir Topbas after the official opening ceremony, the Secretariat for Economy released.

BELGRADE - The reconstruction of the Belgrade Centre railway station at Prokop began on Wednesday, the Serbian Railways said in a statement.

This marks the official start of the first stage of the reconstruction of the railway station - under an agreement, the works should be completed by January 26, 2016.

BELGRADE - The Ethnic Food and Drinks Fair, the biggest trade show of producers of traditional products marketed in the region, will on November 26-29 bring together nearly 300 Serbian and international companies, which will display more than 1,000 different products at the Belgrade Fair.

The 52. international trade fair for furniture, equipment and interior decoration opened on Monday at Belgrade Fair under the slogan 'Make Your Home Happy'.

BELGRADE - Belgrade Mayor Sinisa Mali called on French investors in the talks with French Prime Minister Manuel Valls to put their funds in infrastructure projects, including the major metro construction project, in the Serbian capital.

London mayor accepts invitation to visit Belgrade

LONDON -- Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić and Belgrade Mayor Siniša Mali on Wednesday met with London Mayor Boris Johnson.

According to the Serbian government, they "discussed infrastructure projects and ways of presenting the Serbian capital in the UK."