Zeljko Sertic

Serbia's Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic, Finance Minister Dusan Vujovic and Economy Minister Zeljko Sertic conferred with Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak.

Dacic and Novak are the co-chairmen of the joint committee for cooperation between Serbia and Russia.

Bulgaria's Economy Minister Bozhidar Lukarski has discussed opportunities for boosting bilateral trade and economic cooperation with Serbia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade, Tourism, and Communications Rasim Ljajic and Serbian Economy Minister Zeljko Sertic.

A large number of enterprises undergoing privatization will file for bankruptcy by July 1, or their employees will be granted shares, says Zeljko Sertic.

PM's meeting with IMF delegation "on verge of incident"

BELGRADE -- The meeting between Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and a visiting delegation of the IMF was "very difficult," Economy Minister Zeljko Sertic has said.

On his second visit to Belgrade since taking over as EU Enlargement Commissioner last autumn, Hahn is meeting President Tomislav Nikolic and Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic among other officials.

Ahead of his visit, Hahn said Serbia and the EU should start accession talks soon, and he was there to help Belgrade finish the reforms it had started.

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said Wednesday that he was not satisfied with the pace of privatization of enterprises in restructuring, stressing that Serbia would not be able to move forward without stepping up the implementation of that process.

BELGRADE - The first results of a financial report submittion campaign show that a large part of the economy is ready for electronic communication with the government, which will be mandatory starting from 2016, Director of Serbia's Business Registers Agency (APR) Zvonko Obradovic said Monday.

BELGRADE - Serbian Economy Minister Zeljko Sertic signed on Tuesday an agreement on subsidies totaling EUR 4 million with the US-based company NCR, which plans to employ 800 more people in Serbia by 2017.

We will have a global service provider with more than 1,400 employees, Sertic told reporters after signing the agreement at the Serbian government building.

BELGRADE - The International Motor Show under the slogan "The place where men cry out of happiness" opened in Belgrade on Friday, bringing together over 400 exhibitors from 26 countries.

Contract with HPK Engineering "in 2 days"

BELGRADE -- Minister of Economy Zeljko Sertic says the contract with HPK Engineering BV allowing it to manage Zelezara Smederevo will be prepared in the next two days.

The Netherlands-based company "will give USD 20 million to Zelezara with no guarantees," Tanjug quoted him as saying.