The Minister of Finance, Sinisa Mali, met with the US Ambassador to Belgrade, Anthony Godfrey, who praised Serbia for the best reaction from all countries in the region in terms of the economy, and added that he was proud of the Government of Serbia in that sense.
They discussed cooperation on joint projects, as well as the economic situation in Serbia in the context of the crisis caused by the corona virus.
The interlocutors agreed that it is important to find an appropriate balance between maintaining a favorable health and economic situation during the coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of Finance announced.
Minister Mali said that the Government of Serbia was following what was happening and that it was reacting accordingly, as it had done in previous months.
He added that the economic situation is stable, that the fiscal result in October is extremely favorable, that public debt will not exceed 60 percent of GDP, and that he believes that we can end this year at zero when it comes to economic growth, which would was the best result in Europe.
He also said that in the budget for 2021, there will be record allocations for capital investments, which will additionally encourage GDP growth.
Ambassador Godfrey pointed out that Serbia should be proud of good economic results.
He added that the opening of the International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) office is extremely important for the United States, and that these activities will continue, “regardless of what happens tomorrow”, and that Serbia will always be important to that country.
He added that the United States will continue to support Serbia’s path to the European Union.
Minister Mali also thanked for the support and pointed out that good relations with the United States, as well as cooperation on projects with the DFC, are extremely important for Serbia, RTV reports.
