Economy news from Serbia and Southeast Europe covering GDP, inflation, fiscal policy, public finance, labor markets, trade and key macroeconomic trends shaping the regional business environment.
Government uses infrastructure and procurement as industrial policy. Taxes pay the base, but domestic bonds, Eurobonds, development banks and bilateral lenders finance the pace...
Serbia's managed float transfers volatility from the exchange-rate screen to the central bank's balance sheet — and into the margins, inventories and timing decisions...
Retailers have escaped a temporary margin cap only to face tougher supplier contracts, digital-price disclosure and marketplace duties modelled on the EU.
Serbia spent six...
Accession talks have stalled, but trade, reform funding and supply chains keep pulling companies towards Europe — in a market where enforcement remains the...
Serbia received more than €2 billion in net personal transfers from abroad during the first five months of 2026, almost three-and-a-half times the €596 million net inflow of...
Large supermarket chains have become the dominant purchasing channel for Serbian households, with new consumer research showing that 71.5 per cent of citizens shop at...
Serbia’s economy accelerated more strongly than expected in the second quarter of 2026, supported by exports, household consumption and lower inflation, but the latest...
The small southern Serbian municipality of Merošina is preparing for an industrial expansion that could generate more than 700 jobs, a potentially transformative number for a local...
The modernised railway between Belgrade and Budapest remains without a confirmed passenger-service date, despite the completion of the main construction works and the operation...
Serbia’s tourism market continued to expand in June, although the figures point to measured growth rather than a strong summer surge. Accommodation providers recorded 400,022...
Serbian households continued to support economic growth during June, with retail turnover increasing by 6.6 per cent in nominal terms and 4.3 per cent in...
Serbia’s economy gathered pace during the second quarter of 2026, offering an early sign that stronger household consumption, investment and export capacity are beginning...
Serbia is spending close to €1bn on new trains, trams and metro rolling stock supplied by companies from Spain, China, France and Turkey, while two factories in...
Serbia’s environmental regulatory framework is moving closer to EU requirements, changing the way industrial facilities, mines, energy projects and infrastructure developments must approach permitting,...
