Doing Business with Serbia (Global Market Briefings)

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Foreword......Page 10
Foreword......Page 12
List of Contributors......Page 14
Part One Background to the Market......Page 28
1.1 Serbia: Country Profile......Page 30
1.2 Economic Overview......Page 40
1.3 Serbian Business Culture......Page 58
Part Two Financial Markets and the Investment Environment......Page 66
2.1 The Investment Climate......Page 68
2.2 Foreign Trade and Investment......Page 74
2.3 Administrative Barriers to Entry......Page 90
2.4 The Role of the Privatizaton Agency in Serbian Privatization Activity......Page 104
2.5 Amendments to Serbian Privatization Legislation......Page 112
2.6 New Regulations for Bankruptcy Procedures......Page 120
2.7 The Securities Market......Page 128
2.8 The Banking System......Page 138
2.9 Privatization Procedures and Practices......Page 142
Part Three Market Potential......Page 154
3.1 The IT Sector......Page 156
3.2 The Electronics Industry......Page 166
3.3 The Telecommunications Sector......Page 172
3.4 Marketing Communications and Advertising Media......Page 178
3.5 The Pharmaceuticals Industry......Page 186
3.6 Agribusiness......Page 194
3.7 Tourism......Page 204
Part Four The Taxation and Legal Environment......Page 212
4.1 Business Entities and their Incorporation......Page 214
4.2 Property Legislation and Real Estate......Page 222
4.3 The Taxation System......Page 232
4.4 Accounting and Auditing......Page 248
4.5 Employment Regulations for Serbian and Foreign Employees......Page 256
4.6 Dispute Resolution......Page 266
4.7 Intellectual Property Rights......Page 272
4.8 Competition Law......Page 280
4.9 Money Laundering......Page 288
Part Five Serbia’s Dynamic Companies......Page 296
5.1 YUGOIMPORT-SDPR......Page 298
5.2 Masinoprojekt......Page 300
5.3 Termoelektro a.d.......Page 304
5.4 Alfa Plam......Page 324
5.5 Velefarm......Page 326
5.6 FAP KORPORACIJA a.d. Priboj......Page 332
5.7 AD Imlek......Page 340
5.8 SRPSKA BANKA a.d.......Page 344
5.9 Metals-Banka a.d.......Page 350
5.10 Sinteza Invest Group a.d.......Page 356
5.11 Kopaonik Insurance Company......Page 360
Part Six Appendices......Page 366
Appendix I Useful Business Contacts......Page 368
Appendix II Contributor Contact Details......Page 382