We share with you the newsletter for the first quarter of 2025 – which, in addition to a brief overview of the most important economic trends in Serbia and the EU, also includes our reflections on the key challenges shaping the economic and political climate, as well as CEVES's activities during this period.
At the end of the current year, we share with you the New Year's newsletter – which, along with congratulations, hopes, and good wishes, also contains a quick overview of the economic situation and expectations in Serbia and the European Union, as well as a concise summary of CEVES's key activities and partnerships in 2024 with a look ahead. We also take this opportunity to express our strong support for students and citizens who, through protests, demand that institutions start doing their job – honestly.
A conference was held today at the Science and Technology Park Čačak MSP100 EXPO 2024: New growth agenda for SMEs which brought together the most successful Serbian small and medium-sized enterprises and other actors from the SME ecosystem. This event, held for the third consecutive year, is dedicated to promoting the importance of the Serbian small and medium-sized enterprise sector. Along with discussions on strategic development challenges and recommendations that would lead to even faster SME development, the focus of this year's MSP100 EXPO was on directing key actors towards the realization of more intensive and efficient development support for the SME sector.
In order to converge faster towards the EU, more domestic investments are needed. Small and medium-sized enterprises in Serbia state that the most important thing the state can do for them is to reinstate the tax credit.
SME investments in Serbia are drastically lower compared to the EU average, says Pavle Medić, an economist at CEVES, in an interview with Bloomberg Adria Serbia, adding that SMEs invest only 5% of GDP compared to 10% in the EU.
The SME sector, as well as its champions, do not enjoy a sufficiently stimulating and equitable business environment in their home country.
Serbia's economic growth during 2022 was almost half as slow (2.3%) compared to Western Balkan countries (4.1%), significantly slower
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CEVES Newsletter Our New Year's resolution is to be in more direct contact with you to strengthen our mutual communication and support
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