FIC & Rio Tinto Open the Networking Cocktail Season at Kopaonik
FIC & Rio Tinto Open the Networking Cocktail Season at Kopaonik FIC Serbia and our distinguished member Rio Tinto organized the first FIC networking cocktail this year! For the first time, the cocktail party was organized during the Kopaonik Business Forum on our most famous mountain, Kopaonik, at the Gorski Hotel, designed to bring its…
FIC 20 YEARS ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION !
FOREIGN INVESTORS COUNCIL CELEBRATED 20TH BIRTHDAY The Foreign Investors Council (FIC) is celebrating 20 years of work and commitment to a predictable, competitive, and sustainable business environment, along with the permanent improvement of the business and investment climate, promoting Serbia as a great place to invest for the benefit of all its citizens. The ceremony…
FIC Against the Burden on OHS Law
On September 29, FIC provided to the Labour Ministry the comments on the Draft OHS Law. FIC in particular outlined that the Draft envisages significant burden to the economy in the form of the 11 new licences in the area, including the obligation for the employers to pass the exam in the OHS domain if…
FIC Anti-Illicit Trade & Food Committee Co-President Penezic at FIC Guide 2020/21
Dragan Penezić, Co-President of the FIC Anti-Illicit Trade & Food Committee (British American Tobacco SEE d.o.o) Commitment Yields Results We support the efforts of the Government of Serbia aimed at combatting illicit trade and propose the establishing of a special department of the Prosecutor’s Office that would be responsible for excise products. The grey economy…
FIC Anti-Illicit Trade & Food Committee Co-President Stikic at FIC Guide 2020/21
Dragana Stikić, Co-President of the FIC Anti-Illicit Trade & Food Committee (Nestlé Adriatic S d.o.o.) Ensure Uniform Application of the Law The work of our committee is devoted to improving the regulatory framework as it relates to the food industry. That’s why we continue to focus on implementation of the full harmonisation of Serbian regulations…
FIC Assists Members on Work from Home
FIC prepared Q&A document from the recently held Roundtable “Year of COVID – Work Organization”. The document, distributed to members by email on May 10, is envisaged as a useful guidance to members on the open issues of working from home. While this is not an official guide, we would outline that the Occupational Safety…
FIC at Bled Security Forum
FIC Executive Director Aleksandar Ljubic attended a Cyber security Conference at Bled on September 2-3. The regional event organized by the Slovenian Information Security Office and ministries of Public Administration and Foreign Affairs gathered officials and representatives of the EU, Slovenia, other countries in the region, international organizations, NGOs and businesses in the related areas….
FIC at CEP and EU Delegation Discussion on COVID-19 Crisis
On the webinar of the Center of European Policy and EU Delegation on June 12, FIC Executive Director Aleksandar Ljubic said that demand will be of key importance for economic recovery and added that it is of key importance to track the health and social situation. “The crisis will end in the very moment we…
FIC at Conference on Infrastructure
On March 23, Infrastructure & Real Estate Committee President Ivan Gazdic took part at the 6th Serbia and Western Balkans Property and Infrastructure Development Conference. The event held online was opened by the Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Tomislav Momirovic, while other participants included the UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to the Western Balkans,…
FIC at FEFA Panel on Health
FIC Vice President and Roche General Manager Ana Govedarica promoted FIC view at the online panel “Business = Health” organized by the FEFA Faculty on April 16. The panel, which was organized at the first in a series, is aimed to encourage dialogue between the most relevant actors on the challenges business community and society…