(IN BRIEF) The EBRD, with EU support, has launched the SME Go Green programme to finance green economy investments for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Serbia and the Western Balkans. Starting with €120 million in funding, with plans to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Serbia, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged EBRD, EU, investments, Matteo Colangeli, Nicola Bertolini, partnership, SERBIA, SME Go Green Programme, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Sanum per Fructus, a honey producer in Kragujevac, Serbia, is modernizing its operations by integrating digital technology while maintaining traditional beekeeping practices. Supported by the EBRD’s Youth in Business Programme, the company connects with local beekeepers through a … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Serbia, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged Aleksandra Slavković, beekeepers, Bees, Central European Initiative, digital technology, EBRD, ecosystem health, environmental protection, European Union, honey production, INNOVATION, Italy, Kragujevac, Luxembourg, Mica Đorđević, pollination, quality assurance, Sanum per Fructus, SERBIA, sustainability, sustainable beekeeping, Sweden, tradition, Vladimir Milanović, Youth in Business Programme
(IN BRIEF) Feka Automotive, a prominent Serbian automotive lighting producer with ties to major global car manufacturers, including Toyota and Volkswagen, is set to undergo a significant expansion with the support of a €15 million loan from the European Bank … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Serbia, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged automotive, EBRD, ENERGY, expansion, Feka Automotive, partnership, SERBIA, Stellantis, sustainability, Toyota, Volkswagen
(IN BRIEF) The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) has approved 11 new loans totaling €1.3 billion across various countries and sectors. These loans aim to address critical social issues such as microfinance, healthcare, education, and post-disaster reconstruction. Among the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Business, European Union, Financial, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Small Business, Society, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine
Tagged Bosnia and Herzegovina, Carlo Monticelli, CEB, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, investments, partnership, Poland, SERBIA, Slovakia, Social Sector, Spain, Turkey, UKRAINE
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has initiated a collaboration with NLB Komercijalna Banka (NLBKBB) in Serbia, providing a €15 million loan to support local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). NLBKBB will utilize the loan to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Serbia, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged EBRD, Financial, NLB Komercijalna Banka, partnership, SERBIA, SMEs, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) VINCI Airports, the leading private airport operator globally, celebrates the recognition of three airports in its network – Belgrade, Porto, and Guanacaste – named among the best airports worldwide by the Airport Council International (ACI). These awards acknowledge … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Awards, Business, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Portugal, Serbia, Technology
Tagged airports, Awards, Belgrade, Costa Rica, Guanacaste, Nicolas Notebaert, Porto, PORTUGAL, SERBIA, VINCI Airports
(IN BRIEF) MNG Plastik Gogić, a family-owned plastic manufacturing company based in Indjija, Serbia, celebrates over 50 years of successful business operations. Specializing in plastic waste containers, bins, and stadium seats, the company exports to over 60 countries worldwide. With … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Serbia, United Kingdom
Tagged Aleksandra Vukosavljevic, EBRD, EU, Goran Gogić, Martin Klaucke, MNG Plastik Gogić, partnership, SERBIA, SME, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) convened the Western Balkans Investment Summit 2024 in London, welcoming the heads of government from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia. The summit aimed to showcase … Read the full press release
Posted in Albania, Banks, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Media, Montenegro, News, Serbia, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Albania, Albin Kurti, Ana Brnabić, Borjana Krišto, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Charles Michel, EBRD, Edi Rama, Kosovo, Lord Cameron, Milojko Spajić, Montenegro, NORTH MACEDONIA, Odile Renaud-Basso, Olivér Várhelyi, partnership, SERBIA, sustainability, Talat Xhaferi, Western Balkans Investment Summit
(IN BRIEF) In 2023, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) marked a historic investment of €846 million in Serbia, a significant increase from the previous year and surpassing the previous record of €679 million in 2020. The EBRD’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Serbia, United Kingdom
Tagged EBRD, economic growth, green transition, investment, Matteo Colangeli, partnership, SERBIA, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has partnered with an international consortium led by Actis, a global sustainable infrastructure investor, to acquire approximately 1,800 mobile towers from Serbian state-owned telecoms operator Telekom Srbija across Bosnia and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Montenegro, News, Serbia, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisition, Actis, Bosnia and Herzegovina, EBRD, Holger Muent, Mobile Towers, Montenegro, partnership, SERBIA, sustainability, Telekom Srbija, Western Balkans
(IN BRIEF) UniCredit has received certification from the Top Employers Institute for the eighth consecutive year, highlighting its commitment to employee well-being and excellence in HR policies. The European-level Top Employer Certification was awarded based on local certifications in Bulgaria, … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Awards, Bulgaria, David Plink, Europe, Germany, Italy, Poland, SERBIA, Siobhan McDonagh, Top Employer Certifications, Top Employers Institute, UNICREDIT
(IN BRIEF) Kapsch TrafficCom has achieved a milestone with the successful opening of the initial phase of the Moravski corridor and Ruma-Šabac highway tolling project in Serbia. The completed first stage, linking Ruma and Šabac near Belgrade, was executed in … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Serbia, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Carolin Treichl, Kapsch TrafficCom, Moravski Corridor, partnership, SERBIA, SmartTOLL, sustainability, Tolling Project
(IN BRIEF) A recent study, titled “The impact of the EIB’s intermediated lending to businesses in the Western Balkans,” assesses the effect of the European Investment Bank’s (EIB) intermediated lending on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Montenegro, News, Serbia, Small Business
Tagged Bosnia, Debora Revoltella, EIB, Herzegovina, investment, Kyriacos Kakouris, Montenegro, NORTH MACEDONIA, partnership, SERBIA, SMEs, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) In a significant move, the European Investment Bank’s (EIB) global arm, EIB Global, and Banca Intesa Beograd have signed a €100 million credit line aimed at supporting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and mid-caps in Serbia. This initiative … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Serbia, Small Business
Tagged Banca Intesa Beograd, Darko Popović, EIB, EIB Global, Emanuele Giaufret, green investments, Kyriacos Kakouris, partnership, SERBIA, SME, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) CTP, the largest listed developer, owner, and manager of industrial and logistics properties in Europe by gross lettable area (GLA), has leased approximately 20,000 sqm of industrial and warehouse space at CTPark Belgrade City to Mercata VT, a … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Real Estate, Serbia, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged CTP, CTPark Belgrade City, expansion, Mercata VT, New Belgrade, partnership, Petar Kolognat, SERBIA, sustainability, Željko Salatić
(IN BRIEF) The first 5.5 km section of the Niš-Merdare highway, also known as the “Peace Highway,” was inaugurated in Serbia. The project, a flagship under the Economic and Investment Plan, aims to halve travel time between Niš and Merdare, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged 'Peace Highway', Aleksandar Vučić, EBRD, EIB, Emanuele Giaufret, European Union, Lilyana Pavlova, Merdare, Niš, partnership, SERBIA, Serbian government, Ursula von der Leyen
(IN BRIEF) Schneider Electric has signed a contract to supply medium voltage equipment and grid management software for the upgrade of Serbia’s electrical distribution network. The project aims to improve network reliability, reduce power outages, and decrease technical and non-technical … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Arriva Group has successfully sold its businesses in Denmark and Serbia to Mutares SE & Co. KGaA, an international financial investor. This sale is in line with Arriva Group’s strategy to focus on its core markets in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Industrial, Investment, Management, Serbia, United Kingdom
Tagged Arriva Group, bus, Denmark, Deutsche Bahn, divestment, Mutares SE & Co. KGaA, rail, SERBIA, VR Group
(IN BRIEF) Serbian company Papir Print has invested in a thermal oxidation plant that converts waste gases into heating and cooling energy, as well as a rooftop solar power plant, with the support of the EBRD and the EU. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Serbia
Tagged cooling energy, EBRD, EU, European Union, flexible packaging, green transformation, heating energy, Matteo Colangeli, Miloš Marić, Papir Print, Petar Obradović, rooftop solar power plant, SERBIA, SME Competitiveness Programme, thermal oxidation plant, waste gases, zero waste
(IN BRIEF) The BioSense Institute in Novi Sad has opened a new building offering modern facilities for scientific research and business ventures in the fields of agriculture and biotechnology. The €34 million project was financed by €14 million in EU … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Education, European Union, Financial, Investment, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Serbia, Small Business, Technology
Tagged agriculture, Ana Brnabić, ANTARES project, BioSense Institute, biotechnology, Branko Ružić, EIB, European Investment Bank, Felicitas Riedl, Igor Mirović, Jelena Begović, Jelena Tanasković, life sciences, Mariya Gabriel, Marko Blagojević, Mihailo Jovanović, Novi Sad, scientific research, SERBIA, Startups, Tanja Miščević, University of Novi Sad, Vladimir Crnojević, Youth Mariya Gabriel
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a €100m loan to Banca Intesa Belgrade to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Serbia. The loan will be on-lent to local businesses and improve their access … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged Aleksandra Vukosavljevic, Banca Intesa Belgrade, Darko Popović, EBRD, financing, Intesa Sanpaolo Group, SERBIA, SME, UK
(COMUNICATO STAMPA) FRANKFURT, 22-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — KfW Development Bank (KfW Entwicklungsbank GmbH), società statale tedesca banca di investimento e sviluppo, nonché una delle principali banche di promozione del mondo, ha annunciato che finanzierà la costruzione di impianti di trattamento … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Serbia
Tagged acque reflue, fanghi di depurazione, fiume Morava, impianti di trattamento delle acque reflue, impianto di essiccazione solare, Jasmina Palurović, KfW, produzione di energia, produzione di gas di depurazione, reti fognarie, SERBIA
(PRESS RELEASE) FRANKFURT, 22-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — KfW Development Bank (KfW Entwicklungsbank GmbH), a German state-owned investment and development bank as well as one of the world’s leading promotional banks, has announced that it will finance the construction of wastewater … Read the full press release
EBRD loan of €25 million to Serbia’s Sojaprotein Company to expand production to meet increasing demand from international customers Promoting Serbia’s huge potential in agribusiness (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 30-Oct-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Financial, Food & Beverage, Investment, News, Serbia
Tagged agribusiness, EBRD, financing, loan, MK Group, non-GMO soybeans, plant-based alternatives to meat products, Raiffeisen banka, SERBIA, Sojaprotein, soybean concentrates, soybean-processing factory, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Victoria Group
(PRESS RELEASE) BELGRADE, 29-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — This is the second time that the artist presents his work in the city of Belgrade in Serbia having been the first in the year 2012. The show, which will take place in the … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) MEYRIN, 24-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — As CERN’s 23rd Member State, The Serbian flag was raised ( 23rd of April) at a ceremony on the Esplanade des Particules. The ceremony was attended by Ana Brnabić, the Prime Minister of … Read the full press release
Posted in News, Science, Serbia, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Ana Brnabić, CERN, Fabiola Gianotti, INNOVATION, innovators, science, scientists, SERBIA, technology, Ursula Bassler
(PRESS RELEASE) GENEVA, 25-Mar-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — CERN has just received formal notification from UNESCO about Serbia having agreed to the CERN Convention. As a result, the country has become CERN’s 23rd Member State. The other Member States are: Austria, Belgium, … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, News, Science, Serbia, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Ana Brnabić, Astrophysics, ATLAS experiment, CERN, CERN Convention, CMS experiment, DELPHI experiment, European Organization for Nuclear Research, Fabiola Gianotti, ISOLDE facility, LEP collider, Mladen Šarčević, NA61 experiment, Nuclear Physics, particle colliders, particle physics, physicists, scientists, SERBIA, UNESCO, Ursula Bassler, Worldwide LHC Computing Grid
UniCredit Bank Serbia receives Din 600 million loan for boosting energy efficiency. Programme to support investments in private homes to improve energy performance and generate savings. Finance provided under EBRD €85 million Green Economy Financing Facility for the Western Balkans. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Investment, Serbia
Tagged bank, EBRD, energy efficiency, Feza Tan, loans, SERBIA, UNICREDIT, Zsuzsanna Hargitai
Innovative technology will enable launch of dishwasher tabs with disposable foil Kruševac, Serbia, 24-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Henkel has opened a new Somat factory in Kruševac, an investment worth 20 million euros. In this factory, an innovative technology will be … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Serbia
Tagged Ana Brnabić, Axel Dittmann, dishwashing, dishwashing machines, disposable foil, Dušan Antonijević, Henkel, Kruševac, Michael Czech, SERBIA, Somat, Wolfgang Weber
Belgrade, Serbia, 25-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Serbia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Policy, Dr Jovan Krkobabic, and the Vice-Governor of the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB), Mr Mikołaj Dowgielewicz, signed today in Belgrade the Framework Agreement for the Serbian Country … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, European Union, Government, Montenegro, Politics, Serbia, Society
Tagged Belgrade, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB), CROATIA, displaced persons, Dr Jovan Krkobabic, Montenegro, Mr Mikołaj Dowgielewicz, OSCE, refugees, Regional Housing Programme (RHP), SERBIA, Serbian Country Housing Project, UNHCR
02-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Serbia is making one more step forward on its way to the EU membership. On 1 September the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) between the European Union and Serbia enters into force, bringing concrete benefits in trade relations … Read the full press release
€50 million investment to support expansion of major market player 9-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The EBRD is investing €50 million to increase capital of MK Group, as part of Agri Europe holding company, by subscribing to newly issued shares. The funds … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, European Union, Investment, Serbia
Tagged Agri Europe, AgroInvest, Carnex, EBRD, Gilles Mettetal, Matteo Patrone, Miodrag Kostic, MK Group, SERBIA, Sunoko, Ukraine.
BELGRADE, 24-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — An OSCE-facilitated regional conference on the simplified forms of criminal procedure, which started today in Belgrade brought together some 130 participants. The two-day event, organized by the OSCE Mission, aimed to promote sharing of experience and … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Law, Security & Safety, Serbia, Society
Tagged Belgrade, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Conference, criminal procedure, criminal proceedings, CROATIA, defence lawyers, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, judges, legal experts, Montenegro, OSCE, OSCE Mission to Serbia, Peter Burkhard, prosecutors, SERBIA, Slovenia
12-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The EBRD is stepping up its efforts to support private agribusiness companies in Serbia by providing up to €7mn funded risk sharing participation with Crédit Agricole Bank a.d. Novi Sad under the Warehouse Financing Framework for Serbia. … Read the full press release
Brussels, 22-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — This is an historic day for Serbia-Kosovo* relations, for the entire Western Balkans region and for the European Union. I want to congratulate both Prime Ministers and their teams. This ground breaking agreement would not have been … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Government, Politics, Serbia, Society
Tagged Belgrade, Cathy Ashton, Kosovo, Pristina, SERBIA, Štefan Füle, Western Balkans
The producer of pharmaceutical packaging plans expansion 22-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The EBRD is investing €3.6 million to strengthen the Croatian pharmaceutical packaging producer Piramida d.o.o. and in plans to expand the company’s production. While €2.7 million will be used for … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Croatia, Financial, Investment, Pharma & Biotech
Tagged ampoules, balance sheet restructuring, Blue Sea Capital, CROATIA, EBRD, expansion, exports, former Yugoslavia, Frederic Lucenet, fund, investing, investment, Kresimir Hlede, pharmaceutical industry, pharmaceutical packaging, Piramida, privatised, Sasa Galic, SEMED, SERBIA, vials, Western Balkans
Statement by the President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy, on the occasion of the agreement within the facilitated dialogue on the ormalisation of relations between Serbia and Kosovo Brussels, 19-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — I congratulate the Prime Minister of Serbia Ivica … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Government, Politics, Serbia
Tagged Hashim Thaçi, Ivica Dačić, Kosovo, SERBIA
Brussels, 23-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle met in Brussels today Serbian Minister of Justice and Public Administration, Nikola Selaković, to discuss Serbia’s Justice and Public Administration progress towards EU integration. “As a candidate country, … Read the full press release
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