Prime Minister Ana Brnabic spoke via video call with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce David de Falco about improving bilateral economic cooperation, as well as cooperation with US companies and institutes in the field of energy diversification and renewable energy sources, as well as in the digital economy, development and research.
Ana Brnabic, explaining that the development of an integrated national plan for energy and climate of strategic importance for Serbia, stated that legal frameworks have been created for a favorable business environment and opening of the market for new investments in that area, the Government Office for Cooperation with Media announced.
According to the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce, Serbia has proven to be a good market for investment and one of the leading economies in the region, the statement said.
It is necessary to strengthen economic cooperation in sectors where there are mutual benefits, De Falco explained, stating that American companies in Serbia operate with the same intensity in the current epidemiological conditions.
The digital economy and the IT sector are recognized as the bearers of future cooperation between Serbia and the United States, and significant project cooperation with American companies could be achieved in the digitalization of the health care system in Serbia.
The Prime Minister stated the good results of the work of the company NCR, which has been operating in Serbia for many years, and pointed out that it is extremely important that investors like this are satisfied with doing business in Serbia and ready to cooperate with educational institutions because, as she stated, economic reform is based on knowledge and innovation.
The meeting was attended by Serbian Ambassador to the United States Marko Djurić and US Ambassador to Serbia Anthony Godfrey, RTS reports.
