Ministry of Economy

BELGRADE - Serbia's new Minister of Economy Adrijana Mesarovic officially took over from former Minister Slobodan Cvetkovic on Monday.

They signed the records of handover of duty and exchanged views on current economic affairs.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Economy Slobodan Cvetkovic met with Empire State Development Vice President of Industry Development Steve Gold in New York on Monday to discuss mutual promotion of direct investment, boosting SME growth and the significance of female entrepreneurship and green energy in contemporary business.

WASHINGTON - Serbian Minister of Economy Slobodan Cvetkovic met with American-Serbian Business Council and American-Central European Business Association (ACEBA) President Eric Stewart in Washington.

Cvetkovic noted that meetings between Serbian and US businesspeople must be intensified as a further step towards carrying out projects of mutual interest.

WASHINGTON - Serbian Minister of Economy Slobodan Cvetkovic met with the management team of the US National Democratic Institute (NDI) in Washington on Tuesday to discuss advancing cooperation and implementing the large number of projects the organisation was carrying out in Serbia.

WASHINGTON - Serbian Minister of Economy Slobodan Cvetkovic and Congress of Serbian-American Friendship President Vladimir Marinkovic met in Washington with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Gabriel Escobar to discuss advancing bilateral economic cooperation and creating an even better investment environment in Serbia.

BELGRADE - Serbia remains a global leader in foreign investments, which is best indicated by figures showing that it attracted over 30 bln euros of FDI between 2012 and end-2022, more than all other Western Balkan countries combined, Serbian Minister of Economy Slobodan Cvetkovic said on Wednesday.

Serbian Economy Minister Rade Basta, who has been actively calling for joining the sanctions against Russia, has been removed from his post after a vote by MPs in parliament, Serbian media reported.

BELGRADE - The Serbian parliament voted on Tuesday to relieve Minister of Economy Rade Basta of his duties.

One hundred and forty-nine of 194 MPs in attendance voted in favour of the move, while 45 did not take part in the vote.

As many as 55 of the 57 measures to support the business environment proposed by the Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism (MEAT) through the programme assumed by the governing alliance were not implemented by the relevant ministry, the president of the National Council of Small and Medium Private Enterprises of Romania (CNIPMMR), Florin Jianu, said on Monday in a press conference.

Turkey may respond with retaliatory measures if the U.S. moves to curb Turkish steel imports, Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekçi said late on Feb. 20.