Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Regional Development Mladjan Dinkic said today that Serbia is the most attractive country in the region for foreign investors, noting that he expects that in 2011 the inflow of foreign investment will amount to approximately $4 billion.
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Fonet
Opening a business meeting "Meet the Buyer", Dinkic declared that Serbian exports in the eight months so far this year were 21% higher than in the same period last year, while industrial production increased by 5%, which is encouraging.
The goal of this business meeting is to connect small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with multinational companies operating in Serbia which are the largest exporters with a share of 50% of total Serbian exports.
Dinkic highlighted that SMEs employ one million people and that it is important that SMEs are part of the supply chain.
He also stated that the unemployment rate in Serbia is high but is being solved, which is evidenced by the fact that September saw the lowest number of registered unemployed in the last year and a half.
Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Vincent Degert pointed out that the intention of the organisers of this event is to link companies in Serbia and prepare for the EU market.
More than 20 multinationals and around 200 Serbian companies met in Belgrade at this business gathering where big companies look for local suppliers of goods and services.
The event is being organised by the Support to Enterprise Competitiveness and Export Promotion (SECEP) Project in cooperation with the Ministry of Economy and Regional Development.