Serbia’s trade gap narrows 25% y/y in Jan-Feb

Serbia’s trade deficit shrank by an annual 24.9% to 936.3 million euro ($1.1 billion) in the first two months of 2026, the statistical office said on Tuesday. In January-February, exports rose by 1.6% on the year to 5.292 billion euro, while imports fell by 3.5% to 6.228 billion euro, the statistical office said in a … Read more

Georgia’s trade turnover hits $3.5B in early 2026

Georgia’s external merchandise trade turnover amounted to $3.5 billion in the period from January through February 2026, marking a 6.9% decrease year-on-year. Data obtained by Trend from the country’s National Statistics Office shows that exports increased by 22.9% to $1.03 billion, while imports declined by 15.4% to $2.5 billion. Consequently, the country’s trade deficit stood … Read more

Freightos Booking Platform will accept Air Serbia

The leading vendor-neutral digital pricing, booking and procurement platform for the international freight industry, Freightos (NASDAQ: CRGO), announced today that Air Serbia will join its cargo booking platform. That means further expanding of Freightos’ airline network and strengthening adoption of Freightos Pay in Europe. Freightos Pay will get access to rapid, guaranteed digital payments between freight forwarders and carriers across Europe, including for forwarders without IATA accreditation, due to this integration.
Freight forwarders will be boosted by the addition of Air Serbia. It will make Air Serbia air cargo available for e-bookings across the United States and throughout its European network, from Albania and Austria to Sweden and Switzerland.
According to Sebastien Podgorski, VP Airline Solutions, at Freightos, payments are a strategic lever in air cargo. Combining booking with guaranteed payments will help airlines strengthen cash flow, reduce disputes, and open up distribution to a much broader set of forwarders.
As Veselin Djordjevic, Head of Cargo at Air Serbia, said, digital transformation is at the core of our growth strategy, and partnering with Freightos represents a significant step forward in our cargo operations.
She added that the guaranteed payment solution will eliminate financial uncertainty while expanding the reach to freight forwarders across Europe and beyond. Operations will be streamlined, administrative work will be reduced by this integration.
Freightos’ Pay solution ensures carrier payment from a broader range of freight forwarders, all while processing and reconciling transactions faster than traditional payment methods. This streamlines the financial aspect of air cargo bookings and reduces financial risk for airlines and helps freight forwarders without an existing airline account or accreditation access carriers and grow their customer base.
Freightos® (NASDAQ: CRGO), the leading vendor-neutral global freight booking platform, makes world trade efficient, agile, and resilient. It connects airlines, ocean carriers, thousands of freight forwarders, and well over ten thousand importers and exporters.
Also, a suite of software solutions that span pricing, quoting, booking, shipment management, and payments for businesses of all shapes and sizes around the globe support the Freightos platform. Freightos Enterprise for multinational importers and exporters, Freightos Marketplace for small importers and exporters, WebCargo and 7LFreight by WebCargo for freight forwarders, WebCargo for Airlines, and Clearit, a digital customs broker, are among its products.
Moreover, Freightos provides a real-time industry data via Freightos Terminal, including the world’s leading spot pricing indexes, Freightos Air Index (FAX) for air cargo and Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) for container shipping.
NH Logistics GEO has been offering IOR Importer of Record and EOR Exporter of Record services since 2001 and is a market leader in Georgia and Eurasia, supporting many clients with their import/export shipments.

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Ukraine’s trade volume through the European Solidarity Routes has exceeded €270B.

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Air Serbia to Join Freightos Booking Platform

Freightos (NASDAQ: CRGO), the leading vendor-neutral digital pricing, booking and procurement platform for the international freight industry, today announced that Air Serbia will be joining its cargo booking platform, further expanding Freightos’ airline network and strengthening adoption of Freightos Pay in Europe. This integration will extend Freightos Pay’s reach by enabling rapid, guaranteed digital payments … Read more

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EU–Ukraine Solidarity Lanes carry 209m tonnes

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Bulgarian, Serbian Customs Administrations Sign Memorandum of Understanding

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Tbilisi Hosts Georgia–Japan Business Forum Focused on Strengthening Economic Ties

A Georgia–Japan Business Forum was held in Tbilisi to promote stronger economic cooperation between the two countries. The event, titled “Japanese Business in Georgia – A Bridge to the Middle Corridor,” was organized in partnership with TBC Capital. The forum was organized by the Embassy of Japan in Georgia, the Georgia–Japan Business Association, and the … Read more