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The Government of the Republic of Serbia

In the service of citizens

Improving local administration services to suit economy

Belgrade, 24 April 2018

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic today opened a formal session of the NALED Assembly and called on the prime ministers of the region to work together to remove obstacles for the economy, to the benefit of all citizens of this part of Europe.

At the meeting, the initiative for the institutionalisation of cooperation of the countries of South East Europe (BFE SEE - Business Friendly Environment South East Europe) on the harmonisation and improvement of the business environment was presented.

Brnabic said that the Serbian government will strongly support the Programme of certification of municipalities and cities to suit the needs of the economy of South East Europe and will be very active in bringing this regional platform to life.

She called on USAID, GIZ, the World Bank, the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to support the region in this important mission.

The Prime Minister pointed out that in the first two months of this year, foreign direct investments grew by 21.8 percent and amounted to €436.9 million, adding that this is about €80 million more than in 2017.

Last year, which was historic in terms of inflow of foreign direct investment, we had a record € 2.6 billion without any major privatisations, and the Financial Times, which is a credible source, has declared us as the world leader in this regard, the Prime Minister said.

She expressed the expectation that the growth trend that was recorded in the first two months of this year will continue until the end of 2018.

Ambassador of Germany to Serbia Axel Dittmann said that the German Development Agency (GIZ) supported the development of the BFC SEE programme that has achieved great success and helped about 100 local governments from these five countries.