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Serbia’s mining bankability test: From strategic resources to ESG data, offtake and EU-grade project finance
Serbia’s mining future will not be decided only by what lies beneath the ground. The country has already proved that it has serious mineral potential. Copper, gold, borates, polymetallic…
CBAM raises the bar for Serbia’s mining: carbon-verified supply chains move from policy to procurement
As the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism reshapes industrial procurement and financing, Serbia’s mining sector is being pushed to prove emissions performance—not just resource quality. Investors…
Gazprom Neft enters talks to sell NIS stake as Serbia’s sanctions and financing risks rise
Gazprom Neft has moved into an “active stage” of negotiations to sell its controlling interest in Serbia’s NIS, with discussions reportedly centered on Hungary’s MOL Group.…
Telekom Srbija eyes up to €1.95bn debt expansion as Moody’s assigns B1 rating
Telekom Srbija is preparing a new debt expansion that could reach €1.95bn, after Moody’s assigned a B1 credit rating to its planned bond issuance. The move…
Serbia secures another short extension of Russian gas supply as EU phase-out pressure grows
Serbia has agreed to extend its natural gas supply arrangement with Russia for an additional three months, keeping deliveries and oil-linked pricing in place. The move…
Serbia’s power market faces rising regional volatility as renewables reshape the Balkans
As South-East Europe shifts away from centralized thermal generation, Serbia is becoming more exposed to hourly price swings driven by solar, hydro variability, cross-border flows and…
World Bank flags Serbia growth slowdown as Europe demand cools
The World Bank is taking a more cautious view of Serbia’s growth, arguing that the post-crisis recovery phase is ending and that future expansion will hinge…
Foreign mining capital grows Serbia’s strategic-minerals profile—along with political and financing risk
Foreign mining investors are increasingly viewing Serbia not just as a low-cost manufacturing hub, but as a strategic source of copper, gold and lithium for Europe’s…
Serbia’s retail spending holds up in early 2026, but the industrial slowdown risk is still there
Early 2026 retail turnover data point to resilient household demand in Serbia despite a weaker industrial and export backdrop. The durability of that momentum, however, increasingly…
Mining and metals drive Serbia’s export price growth in April
Serbia’s April export producer price data confirmed one of the clearest structural shifts in the country’s industrial economy: mining, metals, chemicals and intermediate industrial goods are…