More than half of companies in the trade sector dissatisfied with business in the first quarter

More than half of companies in the trade sector (57.4 percent) rated the business climate in the first quarter of 2025 as worse compared to the previous quarter, while 37.3 percent considered it unchanged. Regarding expectations, 18.1 percent of companies expect a worse business climate in the second quarter, while around 47 percent expect it … Read more

Serbia’s H1 ICT exports rise 14% y/y

Serbia’s information and communication technologies (ICT) exports rose by 14% on the year in the first six months of 2025, reaching 2.217 billion euro ($2.592 billion), the Office for Information Technologies and eGovernment said. In June alone, ICT exports rose by an annual 17% to 381 million euro, the office said in a press release … Read more

Kazakhstan and Serbia explore expansion of agricultural trade and tourism collaboration

Kazakhstan and Serbia are set to strengthen cooperation in agriculture, tourism, and transport following the fourth meeting of the Kazakh-Serbian Intergovernmental Commission (IGC), held in Almaty on August 8. The meeting was co-chaired by Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin, and Serbia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs … Read more

Uzbekistan, Serbia advance economic partnership through fresh bilateral deals

The Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Laziz Kudratov, held an online meeting with the Minister for International Economic Cooperation of the Republic of Serbia, Nenad Popović, to discuss the development and signing of an Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation as well as a Roadmap for Deepening Economic Partnership, … Read more

Serbia’s c/a gap widens 124% y/y in Jan-May

Serbia’s current account deficit widened by 124% on the year in the first five months of the year to reach 1.654 billion euro ($1.927 billion), the central bank, NBS, said. In the January-May period, the deficit in trade of goods rose by an annual 18% to 3.003 billion euro, while the surplus in trade of … Read more

Serbia cuts 2024 trade gap estimate

Serbia’s trade deficit widened by an annual 3.8% to 8.541 billion euro ($9.967 billion) in 2024, down from 9.865 billion euro estimated earlier, Serbia’s statistics office said on Tuesday. In 2024, exports rose by 6.5% on the year to 30.503 billion euro, while imports rose by 5.9% to 39.044 billion euro, the statistics office said … Read more

External trade, May 2025

The overall external trade in the Republic of Serbia for the period January – May 2025 amounted to: – USD 33746.0 million – which was an increase of 10.7% compared to the same period last year; – EUR 31243.1 million – which was an increase of 10.9% compared to the same period last year. The … Read more

PKS launches digital exporters catalogue

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia (PKS) has launched the Digital Exporters Catalogue, an innovative platform designed for foreign partners, distributors, importers, investors, companies, and business entities seeking a centralised source of information about the capacities, products, and services of Serbian export-oriented firms interested in expanding their presence and cooperation in international markets, … Read more