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Executive Newsletter brings you the most comprehensive coverage of business news from Serbia.

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Serbia's new diplomatic currency: Energy and mining
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Serbia's economy brief:
BIRN says the German government funded an adviser to President Vučić, with lithium at the center. Mimović urges Gazprom to open talks on NIS. NLB raises its Addiko bid to EUR 37/share. Serbia's average April net wage reached RSD 121,805.

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Key economy developments in Serbia:
Russia gas arrangement set to be extended through year-end
RERI says Serbia averaged 104 days of PM2.5 pollution in 2025
Vučić to review Belgrade trolleybus tender
Students face dorm relocations linked to Expo 2027

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Key Serbia economy developments:
Jeffrey Sachs says U.S. sanctions on NIS are unlawful; SO2 emissions from regional coal power plants remain 6.6x above limits; Oil industry seeks end to fuel price caps; Srbija Kargo plans 424 layoffs amid weak performance.

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Key economy developments in Serbia:
Kremlin remains tight-lipped on the fate of NIS; World Congress of Economists opens in Belgrade; CINS reports EXPO 2027 contractors include firms linked to criminal circles; Banking sector posts record annual profit but weaker Q1 results.

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Key economy developments:
GI-TOC says money laundering is entrenched through real estate; Japan signals approval for the Bistrica project loan during EXPO 2027; Energy minister exits Croatian company ownership; Russia's war economy shifts the focus of Serbian construction firms

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America’s economic footprint in Serbia appears to be expanding: sanctions pressure on NIS, U.S. import bans affecting Chinese investors Zijin and Linglong, and growing interest in the USD 2 billion Iron Gate 3. Coincidence or a broader strategy? https://t.co/h9ipPnOcHr

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ENL – Key economy developments in Serbia:
Wizz Air warns it may close its Belgrade base; Zijin reviews allegations after U.S. import ban; fuel excise taxes set to rise; sale of Russian stake in NIS may go through the stock exchange; EXPO and National Stadium spending below plan

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ENL - Key economy developments:

US sanctions on Zijin Copper Serbia followed a China Labor Watch probe. OFAC extended MOL’s license for NIS acquisition talks until July 1. Serbia’s parliament debated new borrowing bills. BWF profit surged 155% to EUR 163.5m in 2025.

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ENL | Key Economy Developments: Serbia and MOL sign NIS management deal as OFAC extends deadline; U.S. bans imports from Serbia Zijin Copper; Govt pledges new power tariff reform to IMF; Inflation expectations rise; Minister reports Croatian stake; Q1 property market tops EUR 2bn

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ENL – Key Economy Developments:
• OFAC deadline for NIS stake sale talks and operating license expires today
• New Gazprom gas deal extension due by June 30
• IMF urges EPS workforce cuts
• 2,416 building permits issued in April
• Serbia–Georgia FTA nearing completion

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ENL - Key Developments:
Vučić expects Serbia-MOL NIS deal by tomorrow; Inflation in May 3.5%; Srbijagas starts arbitration vs Lithuania; Romania conducts Đerdap 3 review; EC reviews aviation rules after Wizz Air objections; Serbian economy profit RSD 957.6bn;

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The timing of the Serbia-MOL agreement is hard to ignore.

It comes days before the OFAC deadline and after weeks of tensions over the Budapest-Belgrade railway project and Wizz Air's Belgrade base.

Coincidence or not?

https://t.co/C8YeQROyPw

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Wizz Air. The Belgrade–Budapest railway. NIS. MOL. Ranko Mimović. The Serbia–Hungary oil pipeline.

A series of unrelated stories — or pieces of the same puzzle?

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ENL – Key Developments
Farmers end road blockades | Draft law targets unfair trade practices | Russian ambassador warns sanctions end cooperation | Serbia fuel supply stable | Moody’s outlook risk | Household debt +20% y/y | Mobile banking tops online | Azotara lien dispute

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Glamočić: dialogue started, farmers say no deal | Protests across Mačva over detained farmers, SANU support | Macut expects 3% GDP growth | NBS to enter SEPA register Mar 13 | Novi Sad monument design competition | Fuel demand rises | Telekom takes over Orion WiFI

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ENL – Key Developments
Farmers meet gov.; Idea to buy 2m liters milk | Talks on NIS takeover, larger state stake | Truckers plan EU border blockades Apr 14 | Belgrade–Budapest high-speed rail from Mar 27 | Serbia borrows EUR 350m for roads | Air Serbia sees China demand surge

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ENL – Key developments
Mali: “Color revolution” slowed growth | Moody’s affirms Ba2, outlook stable | Serbia in talks with EC over milk imports | Croatia backs long-term visas for Serbian drivers | W. Balkans trade tripled in decade | Niš Airport passenger surge

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ENL - Key Developments:
Corporate Reputation Index declines | 33rd Kopaonik Business Forum opens | IMF sees faster growth in Serbia, Western Balkans | OFAC joins HTP Azotara case | RoS posts ~EUR 200m loss | T&M wins meter contract | Industrial output -9.1% | Unemployment 8.9%

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ENL – Key Developments:
Farmers expect invitation to talks from government | Fast Belgrade–Budapest railway opens for freight | OFAC monitoring process, solution for NIS expected | State largest buyer of Tesla Airport shares | Pink Taxi joins Yandex | Cost of aquarium EUR 90 mn