First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Siniša Mali met today in Washington with representatives of the renowned rating agencies Moody’s, Fitch Ratings and S&P Global Ratings, which confirmed Serbia’s investment-grade credit rating last year.
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Confirmation of Serbia’s position as attractive investment destination
Belgrade/Washington,
17 October 2025
Mali, who is participating in the Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, described the meetings with representatives of these agencies as very successful and significant, stating that Serbia is the only country that is a candidate for full membership in the European Union and has an investment-grade credit rating in the Western Balkans region.
According to him, this means that these rating agencies have placed Serbia in the group of countries that are safe for investment, and this is a great recognition of the economic policy pursued by Serbia.
The First Deputy Prime Minister emphasised that Serbia is still growing, despite the blockades, that the growth rate this year will be 2.3% or 2.4% and underlined that the country, despite the challenges, has completely preserved macroeconomic stability.
He pointed out that Serbia has the largest foreign exchange reserves ever, gold reserves as well, the lowest unemployment rate and the highest employment rate, and that it has almost €4 billion in its account and that, despite global challenges and internal problems, the share of public debt is at 43% of GDP.
Every time we receive reports from rating agencies that are positive for Serbia, it means more investment, more factories, a better position, greater attractiveness for our citizens, and therefore higher salaries and pensions, Mali underlined.
He said that he also had excellent talks with Vice President of the Europe and Central Asia Region at the World Bank Antonella Bassani, noting that Serbia currently has ratified agreements with the World Bank in the areas of digitalisation, energy, agriculture and tax administration reform worth €4.6 billion.
It is very important that we have excellent cooperation with the most important financial institutions in the world, such as the World Bank and the IMF, because this gives credibility to our efforts and confirms Serbia’s position as an attractive investment destination, from which the citizens of Serbia benefit the most, Mali concluded.
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Author: Ministry of Finance -
Author: Ministry of Finance -
Author: Ministry of Finance
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