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FIC presents the White Book 2011
Thursday, 03.11.2011.
15:16
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The Foreign Investors Council presented today the White Book 2011 to Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic and the highest officials of Serbian Government. FIC President Kjell-Morten Johnsen reminded that during 2011 FIC continued to analyze Serbian legal framework and participate in constructive dialogue with the Government, reads a release issued by FIC.
- Despite initialized reforms, general impression was that no major progress was made to improve business climate - Kjell-Morten Johnsen noted.
- Businesses in Serbia are facing lack of transparency and due process in their everyday life. Government simply needs to do more than it has done so far - Johnsen emphasized.
He stated that certain progress was made in fields of energy and real-estate, as well as in areas of company law, capital market and enforcement, but underlined the importance of better implementation of new regulation in order to achieve their full effects in practice, reads the Council's release.
FIC President concluded that FIC advocated economic integration with the EU, with the view to promote economic growth and transparency. There was no doubt that these objectives were in the interest of Serbian population, as growth would lead to employment and socio-economic development.
Subsequently, the highest Government officials and the FIC Board members engaged in a panel discussion on the business environment in Serbia and the ways of its improvement. Opinions were exchanged between the Governor of the National Bank of Serbia Dejan Soskic, Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic, Minister of Economy and Regional Development Nebojsa Ciric and Minister of Environment, Mining and Spatial Planning Oliver Dulic.
Views of FIC were presented by: FIC President and CEO of Telenor Kjell-Morten Johnsen, FIC Vice President and President of the BoD of Societe Generale Bank Serbia Goran Pitic, FIC Board Member and General Manager of Henkel Serbia Georg Grassl and FIC Board Member and General Manager of Lafarge BFC Costin Borc.
The White Book 2011 identifies predictability of business environment, transparency and consistency as key points for future development. Novelty in this year's edition is balance score card of recommendations from previous White Book editions, providing information on authorities' response to concrete proposals of foreign investors.
FIC-Savet stranih investitora
Vlada Republike Srbije
Narodna banka Srbije Beograd
Ministarstvo privrede Republike Srbije
Yettel d.o.o. Beograd
Henkel Srbija d.o.o. Beograd
OTP banka Srbija a.d. Novi Sad