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EPS launches €5.2 million tender to ready Serbia’s Bistrica pumped-storage hydropower project
Serbia’s state utility EPS has opened a public procurement process worth about €5.2 million to produce the technical, planning and regulatory documentation needed to move the…
Domestic investors seize the steering wheel of Serbia’s commercial real estate market
Serbia’s commercial real estate market remains steady in size, but the balance of power has shifted. Domestic and regional investors now account for roughly 40% or…
Serbia’s tax uncertainty around cryptocurrency loans: where taxable events can multiply
As Serbia sees more loans denominated or collateralized in cryptocurrencies, the tax outcome depends less on the label “loan” and more on how each crypto transfer…
Serbia’s growth model faces rising systemic risk from capital, EU demand and energy imports
Serbia’s 2026 outlook rests on moderate growth, controlled inflation and manageable public debt, but its resilience increasingly depends on external financing, European export demand and imported…
Serbia’s SME sector splits into a two-speed economy as energy, credit and EU-aligned compliance bite
Serbia’s SMEs are entering 2026 as a more differentiated landscape: export-oriented firms with stronger balance sheets keep expanding, while many domestically focused businesses face rising energy…
Serbia’s services boom becomes the stabilizer of an investment- and energy-driven economy
As Serbia leans further into capital-intensive infrastructure, energy projects and export manufacturing, its services sector—especially digital and ICT—has grown into the main stabilizing force. With services…
Serbia’s trade model shifts as EU dependence meets carbon and diversification pressures
Serbia’s exports remain heavily tilted toward the EU, but carbon pricing and regulatory tightening are changing the economics of selling into Europe. At the same time,…
Serbia’s infrastructure-led growth faces a new test: execution at scale
Serbia’s 2026 expansion is increasingly powered by infrastructure spending, with capital expenditure rising to roughly 6.5–7.0% of GDP. But as the project pipeline expands, delivery capacity—on…
Serbia’s banks shift from lending intermediaries to project-focused capital allocators
Serbia’s banking sector remains highly stable, but its role is changing as investment-led growth increases demand for long-term financing in energy, infrastructure and industry. That evolution…
EMS signs contract to upgrade Bajina Bašta substation to 400 kV as Serbia pushes Trans-Balkan grid integration
Serbia’s transmission system operator ElektromreĹľa Srbije (EMS) has awarded a contract to expand and upgrade the Bajina Bašta substation from 220 kV to a 400/220/35 kV…