FIC Insight on VAT Legislation
FIC members had the opportunity to gain fresh information on the recent amendments of legislation in the VAT field at the online FIC Insight event held on March 5. Changes of the VAT rules were presented by the author of the FIC White Book text on VAT Igor Soldatović, Senior Manager at KPMG, and Tax…
FIC Interested in Renewable Energy Auctions
On September 30, FIC approached the Energy Ministry asking to be included in consultations on regulatory processes in view of the introduction of auctions for renewable energy. As the introduction of auctions was announced, FIC welcomed the planned drafting of the new regulatory framework and expressed readiness to be included in the consultations in view…
FIC Legal Committee President at FIC Guide 2020/21
Igor Živkovski, President of the FIC Legal Committee (Živković Samardžić a.o.d.) Ready For Changes During the unpredictable circumstances that have been caused by the Coronavirus pandemic, the FIC Legal Committee will keep a close eye on the economy as a whole and provide proposals on ways to improve and advance the legal framework of the…
FIC Meeting with EU Commision and EU Delegation
In the spirit of partnership, we discussed economic and geopolitical challenges for the business environment in Serbia in the upcoming period with the EU Commission, Michael Miller Head of Unit for Serbia and Montenegro, and the EU Delegation in Serbia, Mateja Norčič Štamcar Deputy Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of…
FIC NETWORKING COCKTAIL – Let’s Welcome Summer Together!
Together with our distinguished member MARSH, FIC Serbia opened the cocktail season and organized the first FIC networking cocktail in the year when we celebrate our 20th birthday! FIC members had the pleasure of meeting and networking in an informal atmosphere. The Executive Director of the Council, Aleksandar Ljubić, thanked MARSH for its partnership and…
FIC ORGANIZED THE FIRST CONFERENCE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES
Financial Services Conference CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES Foreign Investors Council organized the first conference on financial services: DEVELOPMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES with the intention of opening and intensifying the dialogue of all interested parties on the further development of the financial services sector in Serbia, as well as improve the trust and protection…
FIC Pharma Industry Committee President at FIC Guide 2020/21
Radomir Cerović, President of the FIC Pharma Industry Committee (Roche d.o.o.) Together We’re Stronger Through cooperation established with the Task Force of the Serbian Government, the FIC Pharmaceutical Industry Committee endeavours to contribute to the strengthening of all aspects of the health system, which isn’t only an existential saviour for the population during epidemiological crises,…
FIC Position on Renewables
In January, FIC confirmed to the Minister of Mining and Energy its positions already published in the White Book regarding new regulatory framework on renewable energy sources, adopted in 2021. The letters with the Ministry were exchanged in the context of the opposition by the electric utilities EPS and EMS. In a letter on December…
FIC President at Economist Conference
On December 15, FIC President Mike Michel participated at the conference “Economist – World in 2021”. He was a panelist at the panel “Virus and the Economy”, where other participants included representatives of domestic and foreign chambers of commerce. The main topics were consequences of pandemic and the ways to overcome the crisis. FIC President…
FIC President interview for FIC Guide 2020/21
A Shared Challenge Needs a Shared Response It is now more important than ever for the FIC to unite its efforts with the Government in working on improvements to regulatory, legal and other aspects of reforms. They may have positive multiple effects on the Serbian economy in the challenging times in which we live. I…