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Consumers

29.January 2025. Katarina Stevanović

Every Friday is an exception: Can prices be lowered by rioting?

On the first Friday of the store boycott in Croatia, 30 million euros less was spent in stores than a week earlier. Now consumers in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina are also called to boycott on Friday

Economy

01.January 2025. Mila Jovanovic

New year, new hits on the wallet: What price increases await us?

The pockets of Serbian citizens have already been hit several times during 2024. Infostan, heating, some basic groceries and taxi transportation have gone up in price. What awaits us in the new year?

Inflation

25.December 2024. Nicholas Martin/DW

Crazy chocolate prices

Cocoa in West Africa has been affected by the virus and rain, so chocolate prices will continue to rise

Pepper prices for school trips

27.November 2024. Tijana Stanic

A four-star headache

The high prices of excursions and recreational classes every autumn give parents trouble. The agencies claim that they operate according to the rules, while parents doubt the real value of the arrangement. However, the state has created a system in which the agencies are clever, and the parents suffer the most

Tragedy in Novi Sad

22.November 2024. New economy / Filip Rudić

New economy: How did the work on the fatal railway station become five times more expensive?

It is unclear how the cost of the works at the railway station in Novi Sad jumped from an estimated three, to as much as 16 million euros

Economy

19.November 2024. MJ

RZS analysis: We spend the most on food and drink - the least on education

Households in Serbia spend the most on basic needs - food and overhead costs. Although the average income is increasing, education remains the least funded item, while the costs of heating and basic food significantly burden citizens' budgets

Housing construction

11.November 2024. IN THE

Why don't prices fall, when over 10.000 apartments are empty?

According to the data of the Republic Institute of Statistics, there are 123.584 abandoned apartments in Serbia, of which 10.021 are in Belgrade. Why don't prices fall then?

Over 90 percent of natural gas imported to Serbia comes from Russia

Economy

06.November 2024. IN THE

The price of gas in Serbia is lower than last year, but dependence on Russia remains

Although Serbia has a lower gas price compared to last year, it is still highly dependent on Russian energy sources, which raises the issue of price stability and security of supply.

PR

01.November 2024. IN THE

Good news for consumers: Starting today, Lidl prices are going down

If you have planned a larger purchase or are already taking care of the spending that goes from the household budget to buying groceries, the news about the price reduction is certainly a good time to visit the nearest Lidl store. This company has announced that starting today and throughout November in all its stores, it will lower prices for more than 50 items from the regular assortment. Among the mentioned items, there are also about 20 products from the segment of household chemicals and cosmetics - the prices of which have been permanently reduced from today.

Pricelist

27.September 2024. B. B.

Crazy prices in Serbia: Citizens increasingly go to neighboring countries for food and fuel

In the surrounding countries, products originating from Serbia are even cheaper, and the reason for this is that the traders at home are "ripping us off", says Dejan Gavrilović from the "Effectiva" association.

The price of eggs will no longer be limited. The government relaxes its regulation on margins every now and then, so citizens hardly feel the cheapening.

Promotion "Best price"

19.September 2024. SZ

Economist on Momirović's promotion of the "Best Price" action: A deeper analysis is expected from the state

Minister of Internal and Foreign Trade Tomislav Momirović, while promoting the "Best Price" campaign, told K1 television that a meal of two eggs for a total of 22 dinars can keep a person full for the whole day. Professor at the Faculty of Economics in Belgrade Ljubodrag Savić told "Vreme" that although this action means a lot to many, the state needs to make a deeper analysis in order to really help the citizens

A square meter of an apartment in Belgrade is fabulously expensive: Is a drop in prices imminent?

Real estate

16.September 2024. IN THE

Who can buy an apartment in Belgrade and how much is the monthly installment?

For a 40-square-meter apartment in Belgrade, on average, you need about 106.000 euros, and those who take a loan from the bank also need a down payment of about 21.000 euros.

Navigator

04.September 2024. Zoran Stanojević

An oasis for digital tappers

Shopping basket

18.August 2024. S.Ć.

Price cap: What after August 31st?

The deadline for the decree limiting the price of basic foodstuffs is about to expire, and there is still no news about how much a kilogram of bread and other foodstuffs will cost after that.

Postcard

11.July 2024 Robert Shepherd

Evil souls no longer dwell here

Dubrovnik, for the past three decades notorious among tourists from Serbia due to high prices and gloomy views as a result of the war events in 1991, today is a place where you can spend an extremely pleasant vacation

Higher education

17.June 2024 B. B.

How much it costs to try to get into college: A blow to the parent's budget

Depending on whether future students want to attend preparatory classes and take mock entrance exams, the costs before enrolling in the faculty can be several tens of thousands of dinars

Fruit growing

07.May 2024. RTS

Due to the spring frost in Serbia, almost 30 percent of the fruit died

The rain came a month late and the cherries will either fall or crack. This means that there will be few of them in the markets and they will be expensive, and the apricots will not even be used for jam, say the fruit growers.

Beograd

07.May 2024. Tijana Stanic

Ada Ciganlija is a thorn in the side of Belgraders: Expensive for guests, expensive for owners too

On social networks, Belgraders often express their dissatisfaction with the prices in cafes on Ada Ciganlija, which rise from summer to summer. How much does lunch on the "Belgrade Sea" cost and are the prices realistic?

Higher prices

06.May 2024. IM / Today

New price increases are coming after the holidays - a new blow to the household budget

Although the prices of electricity and gas for the economy have been reduced, citizens cannot count on a wide range of products becoming cheaper, as entrepreneurs claim that there are no conditions for this.

Useful information

22.April 2024 IM / Today

What are the toll prices in Serbia and the countries of the region?

In a little less than 10 days, we will have a mini vacation of as many as six non-working days, because there are holidays from May 1 until May 7, which is the first working day.

Personal attitude

27.March 2024. Goran Kovačević

Why is everything expensive?

When we gather everything in one place - expensive energy sources, import lobbies, monopolies, inefficient state and add to that international circumstances, technological backwardness, a significant share of the gray economy and a small local market - then we get the devastating conclusion that a quality and cheap product in these economic circumstances is more the exception rather than the rule

Product quality

12.February 2024. SZ

Germans shop cheaper than Serbs: Are the "same" products of better quality there?

Many doubt that the "same" products such as chocolate, detergent or diapers are not only cheaper on the German market - but also of better quality than in Serbia. But no one officially checks that

Economy

15.December 2023. Branislav Grković

Real estate market: Sales drop by 30 percent

"This year, we certainly have a decline in apartment sales of more than 30 percent, although official statistics state 15,6 percent. Credit buyers have almost disappeared," real estate agent Kaća Lazarevic tells "Vreme"

SAD

03.November 2023. Z.S.

Amazon made a billion dollars using a secret algorithm

The algorithm was used to raise prices and extract more money from third-party merchants, boosting Amazon's revenue by more than $1 billion, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said in a new court filing.

Overview of the week

13.October 2023. Philip Schwarm

Obilić, is it you: Is that what I should be afraid of?

What is the situation in the country before the elections scheduled by Vučić for December 17, better than analysts and politicians, the prices in stores, the condition in hospitals or courts, and comparison with abroad - including the closer ones. Whatever the opposition, there is no other instrument for punishing the government

Economy

03.October 2023. BG

New fuel prices: It is known that they will become more expensive, but not by how much

Fuel in Serbia is already among the most expensive in the region. Pump owners say that the price of fuel last Friday did not include the amount of the excise tax increase and that it can be expected this week

Economy

22.September 2023. BG

What has gone up in price the most in Serbia this year?

According to the data of the Republic Institute of Statistics, the prices of dairy products, vegetables, meat, household electricity, bread, cereals and firewood rose the most.