Smederevo

BELGRADE - The deadline for submission of bids for the 80.01 percent ownership stake in Zelezara Smederevo expires on Monday and all the received bids will be opened on January 9.

BELGRADE - The government's goal is for Serbia to achieve positive economic growth in 2015, and the privatisation of the Smederevo steel mill and a significant increase in public investments should contribute to this, says Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic.

SMEDEREVO - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic handed on Thursday the keys to the new production hall in Smederevo to its lessee PKC Group, a Finland-based manufacturer of wiring systems and electronics for commercial vehicles.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Privatization Agency Friday sent out a public invitation to parties interested in becoming a strategic partner in Zelezara Smederevo by purchasing an 80.01 percent stake in the steel producer, with the state retaining ownership of the remaining 19.99 percent stake in the entity, to submit their bids by January 5, 2015.

Government initiates privatization of steel mill

BELGRADE -- The Serbian government decided on Thursday to initiate the privatization of the steel company Zelezara Smederevo.

It opted for the model of strategic partnership through added capitalization, and the method of public bidding.

The deadline for submission of offers is January 5, 2015.

BELGRADE - The Serbian government decided on Thursday to initiate the privatisation of the steel company Zelezara Smederevo by using the model of strategic partnership through capital increase and by public bidding.

10 applications for Smederevo steel factory

BELGRADE -- Investors have submitted ten applications for the privatization of the government-owned steel company Zelezara, Economy Minister Zeljko Sertic has said.

BELGRADE - Ten bids for the privatisation of the government-owned steel company Zelezara Smederevo have been submitted, Serbian Minister of Economy Zeljko Sertic stated on Wednesday and announced that the government would adopt the decision on the privatisation model in the next few days, after which it will issue a public call for participation in the privatisation process.

BELGRADE - Potential investors have until midnight CET on Tuesday to file their letters of intent concerning the sale of the government-owned steel company Zelezara Smederevo, and so far, 9 companies have presented their letters, with the offer from the US company Esmark being seen as the best option, Radio and Television of Serbia has reported.

Public call for privatization of Smederevo steel mill

BELGRADE -- Serbia's Privatization Agency has invited all interested parties to submit letters of interest for the privatization of Železara Smederevo steel mill.

The decision to announce the public call was made by the Serbian government on Thursday.