Economy

Analyze

09.June 2026 Vladimir Simovic

The German economy is collapsing: What about the Serbian periphery?

Germany is in a crisis, and not a temporary one. How do the extreme right and extreme left in Berlin position themselves according to that fracture and what would that mean for workers in the exploited periphery like Serbia?

Labor rights

05.May 2026. KS

Being a worker in Serbia: Outlines of slavery

Thousands of people lose their jobs, and new employers offer even worse conditions. What is it like to be a worker in Serbia today?

05.May 2026. KS

The SEPA system in Serbia: How do citizens benefit?

Banks in Serbia are officially in the SEPA payment system. What does this mean in practice for citizens and what are the next steps

Economy

29.April 2026. B. B.

New economy: Bad forecast of the World Bank for Serbia

The Serbian economy shares the fate of the region, which is facing a slowdown in growth

War in the Middle East

03.April 2026. Inza Vrede / DW

Global economic upheaval: Who is most affected by the war against Iran

How does the war in the Middle East affect the world economy and what are the forecasts

Silver

02.April 2026. B. B.

The price of a working hour in Serbia is almost three times lower than the EU average

Only Bulgaria has a lower hourly price than Serbia in Europe. Admittedly, there is no data for BiH, Montenegro, Albania and North Macedonia

Germany

02.April 2026. Nemanja Rujevic

Economic growth forecast halved

Instead of the previously predicted 1,3 percent, the German economy will grow by just 0,6 percent this year

The World

22.February 2026. KS

Trump threatens global import tariffs of 15 percent

After the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States of America on the unconstitutionality of Trump's decision on global tariffs, the American president announces their additional increase

Aleksandar Vučić in front of a blackboard with economic indicators

Serbia in the German media

05.January 2026 Nemanja Rujevic

Nemački list: The Serbian economy is written black

Mass dissatisfaction of citizens, sanctions against NIS and the collapse of foreign policy in which Vučić wanted to be good with all countries of the world... These are the reasons for Serbia's economic stumbling, writes Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

Economy

29.December 2025 Srinivas Mazumdar (DW)

The World Economy 2026: What Are the Risks and Fears

Global growth will slow down moderately - from 3,2 percent in 2025 to 2,9 percent in 2026, estimates the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

China is particularly important for the German economy - not only as a sales market, but also as a major supplier of raw materials.

Germany

10.December 2025 Juan Dang (DW)

German minister in China: Swallowing a dumpling because of rare metals

China is particularly important for the German economy - not only as a sales market, but also as a major supplier of raw materials

Gruner factory in Vlasotinac: About 70 workers lose their jobs

Closing factories

17.November 2025 KS

Gloomy weather for the south of Serbia: What caused the wave of factory closures?

The growing number of closed plants raises the question: are investors leaving because of global economic problems or because of domestic political and institutional weaknesses? South Serbia is already paying the price

Employers intend to compensate for the difference in costs due to the increase in the minimum wage by increasing the prices of products and services, and those who are not helped by this will resort to layoffs.

Minimum labor cost

13.November 2025 Katarina Stevanović

Increasing the minimum wage: disastrous for many companies, insufficient for workers

The extraordinary increase in the minimum wage at the end of September made the workers happy, but it gave many employers a headache. Some companies even cited it as one of the reasons for closing. Small businesses and those at the beginning of their business have an additional problem

EXPO 2027

11.November 2025 B. B.

The problem is not EXPO, but corruption

"The EXPO in itself is not a bad project. The problem with the EXPO is that most of that money will end up in private pockets", believes the expert of the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies Branimir Jovanović

A man in a factory with a cable in his hand

Economy

23.October 2025 NM

Why foreign direct investment is in dramatic decline

Foreign direct investments in Serbia are down by as much as 54 percent compared to the same period last year. Why is that so?

Personal attitude

09.October 2025 Miloš Kovačević, Andrej Pavićević

Pink capitalism: When workers become owners

Contrary to the widespread belief that social democracy is capitalism with socialist features, economic democracy is much closer to this ideal.

Women in business

03.October 2025 Katarina Pantelic

Companies with women in management are more often profitable than average

Companies with a higher participation of women in management structures are 25 percent more likely to achieve above-average profitability

News talk

28.August 2025 NR

What is margin?

Latin gave us everything, including the word margo, from which we have margin, marginals, and these days in Serbia current margins

Although "Vreme" exclusively wrote at the end of October, and the government tried to deny it, the new decree from December 1 allows for the adjustment of the prices of frozen fruit, honey and tea

Economy

25.August 2025 Bojan Bednar

The palliative character of Vučić's "miraculous" economic measures

"Vučić's performance is an attempt to send a message that there is a person who, in the general social chaos, can provide vulnerable categories with better purchasing power and deal with the sharks on the market who violate all the norms of market operations," economist Saša Đogović told Vreme.

Donald Trump informed the leaders of 14 countries about the new tariffs

US Customs

08.July 2025 KS

Trump: Serbia's tariffs of 35 percent from August 1 - what are the consequences for our economy

After the announcement of the introduction and the delay, a new date has arrived from when America will introduce sanctions on imported goods. According to the new announcement of US President Donald Trump, customs duties will come into force on August 1, and for Serbia they have been reduced by two percent compared to the previous announcement.

Poverty

24.June 2025 KS

Poverty in Serbia: About 85 percent of households are struggling to make ends meet

While Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and the Minister of Finance regularly boast about economic indicators, with the recent shift of responsibility to civil and student protests for the economic decline, every fifth resident of Serbia lives at risk of poverty.

Economy

21.April 2025. B. B.

Radonjić: Two million citizens on the threshold of poverty

"Serbia is one of the most corrupt countries in the world, after Russia and Ukraine, it is third on the European list of countries in terms of the strength of organized crime," says Ognjen Radonjić, full professor of economics at the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade.

Economy

18.April 2025. B. B.

Trump is fully convinced of the trade agreement with Europe

"There will be a trade deal, 100 percent, but it will be a fair deal," Trump said

Standard of living

14.April 2025. B. B.

Economic tiger: Serbia at the bottom of Europe in terms of real GDP per capita

The real GDP per capita in Serbia for 2024 is only 26,6 percent of the average real GDP per capita in the European Union

Economy

11.April 2025. B. B.

Xi: China and EU to jointly oppose Trump's "unilateral bullying moves"

The President of China, Xi Jinping, assessed that there is never a winner in a trade war and that the EU has a key role in ensuring global economic stability.

US Customs

03.April 2025. Katarina Stevanović

Trump's trade war: What are the consequences for Serbia?

Donald Trump announced new tariffs for exports to the US. Those with high tariffs on imports of American goods are the most affected. How the new trade war will affect Serbia

Salaries in Serbia: Half of the people earn less than 600 euros

GDP decline

26.march 2025 B. B.

New economy: The Vienna Institute of Economics expects a change of government in Serbia

"It is obvious that economic activity slowed down a bit in the first quarter. Our expectations are that either by the end of this year or at the beginning of the next, there will be a change of government, and then growth will be a little higher," says economist Branimir Jovanović