Policy and state news covering government decisions, regulation, public sector reforms, economic policy, state-owned companies and institutional developments affecting business.
Serbia recorded a smaller-than-planned budget deficit in the first seven months of 2026, but a sharp rise in July expenditure shows how quickly that...
Serbia’s public debt rose by about €2.5 billion in the first seven months of 2026, but its share of economic output edged lower, highlighting the growing...
Serbia has adopted a wide-ranging package of tax and business regulation changes that will reshape corporate compliance from 2027, expanding digital reporting, changing VAT...
Serbia contracted roughly €5.2 billion of new direct state loans in 2025, highlighting both the scale of the government’s investment programme and a gradual change...
Serbia is preparing to remove one of the few remaining fixed time limits surrounding the Belgrade Waterfront redevelopment, proposing that the project’s special expropriation regime remain...
Serbia is preparing to change one of the less visible but economically important mechanisms through which the state supports public companies: sovereign guarantees.
Amendments to...
Serbia is preparing one of the most important changes to its corporate tax-compliance architecture since the introduction of mandatory electronic invoicing, moving the SEF electronic-invoice...
Serbia is preparing to simplify one of the most commercially relevant segments of its renewable-energy market: small captive solar plants built directly for industrial...
Serbia is approaching one of its most consequential corporate tax and compliance changes in several years, with Parliament preparing to consider a broad package...
Serbia’s foreign-exchange reserves have climbed to a record level of around €30.5 billion, providing the country with one of the strongest external liquidity buffers in...
Serbia’s revised 2026 budget says as much about the government’s economic strategy as it does about the strength of public finances. Revenues are running...
Serbia has revised its 2026 budget after stronger-than-expected revenues and economic activity created additional fiscal room for household support and capital investment, but the structure of...
A new economic impact assessment of EXPO 2027 Belgrade estimates that Serbia could ultimately collect €3.82bn in tax revenues from approximately €2bn of direct public investment, implying 1.91 dinars of...
A new decree would impose stronger feasibility tests, centralise project oversight and give the Ministry of Finance a larger gatekeeping role as Serbia manages...
