From the documentation that BIRN had access to, it is clear that there were reasons for the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) to enter into a detailed control of the work of Alta Bank much earlier, and some of the risks that the control of the central bank found at the end of October 2026 existed for more than a year. The question is why the NBS did not react earlier
Can Alta bank disrupt the financial system of Serbia? What messages does the introduction of bankruptcy send - should we trust banks and which ones?
North Macedonia introduced a temporary administration over Alta Bank in Bitola. On Saturday, when the National Bank of Serbia revoked Alta Bank's operating license, around two million euros were withdrawn from this bank in Bitola.
In the context of the revocation of Alta Bank's license, Addiko Bank ad Beograd announces that it operates "on the basis of its own operating license and under the supervision of the National Bank of Serbia and has no exposure to Alta Bank".
What fate awaits the governor of the National Bank of Serbia, Jorgovanka Tabaković, given the connections between her and Alta Bank, which "Vreme" previously pointed out. Will Tabaković play the same scenario that she prepared for her predecessor at the head of the NBS, Dejan Šoškić, now a candidate for deputy of the winning Student List?
Lawyer Ivan Ninić announced that he has knowledge that "the process of intensive and accelerated transfer of funds abroad" has begun. NBS denies these claims
The majority of loans became more expensive in the second quarter of this year, while both citizens and the economy are only increasing their indebtedness. Among the new loans, they dominate - cash. How did we get into this situation?
At the end of February 2026, the population's debt for loans approached the figure of 17 billion euros. In one year, it increased by a fifth
Data from the National Bank of Serbia for February show changes in interest rates for loans. How much more expensive are the loans?
The foreign exchange reserves of the National Bank of Serbia have increased due to the jump in the price of gold on the international market. This does not mean that the country is richer. Even though it made money due to circumstances, the NBS still spends foreign exchange to defend the exchange rate
On the occasion of the false interpretation of the latest inflation projection of the National Bank of Serbia by the "Vreme" portal, we use the opportunity to once again repeat the details of the February inflation projection
Although the governor of the National Bank of Serbia, Jorgovanka Tabaković, claims that she does not expect a significant jump in prices in stores, official data from the institution she leads show otherwise.
How many forgeries were discovered last year and what should be paid attention to
The NBS denies the writing of "Vremen" that certain banks have introduced a limit on the purchase of euros. "Vreme" stands behind the information it published, and the NBS, as a regulatory body, can verify it
Due to the craze for euros, some banks have imposed a limit on clients - only up to 100 euros can be purchased in one transaction through mobile applications. For some banks, this is a way to make additional money
The President of the country miscalculated again when he spoke about the economy and claimed that Serbia with its foreign exchange reserves "can defend the exchange rate" of the dinar for years.
The National Bank of Serbia has decided to abolish the allowed commission of one percent for exchange offices in order to avoid the "psychological effect" produced by the exchange rate of 120 dinars to the euro.
The selling rate of the euro in some exchange offices and banks has already broken through 120 dinars, and there is a fear of an additional increase among construction workers. However, the exchange rate cannot "run wild" indefinitely - unless the NBS changes it.
The euro jumps, people flock to exchange offices, banks refuse to say whether they do business with NIS, and the regime says - everything is panic. It is possible, but who is wider
When do secondary sanctions come into effect? Is Aleksandar Vučić knowingly taking a risk because he allows NBS to do business with NIS even after December 7? Do foreign banks do the same?
NBS suspends payment transactions with NIS if the oil company does not receive a business license
The National Bank of Serbia received a warning about possible secondary sanctions due to doing business with NIS, Governor Tabaković revealed.
Inflation in Serbia defied the expectations of the National Bank, which explains this increase in the cost of living by force majeure and student activity. However, not everything is like that
Instead of buying gold when it is the most favorable, Serbia frantically markets it now when it is the most expensive, so in the first five months of 2025 it is among the world's ten largest buyers. At the same time, the gold that is in foreign banks is brought into domestic treasuries. Where did this sudden frenzy of the authorities for gold come from?
Professor Aleksandar Živković, a member of the Board of Directors of Alta Bank, on whose account three million households in Serbia will pay their electricity bills in the future, has direct connections with the governor of the National Bank of Serbia, Jorgovanka Tabaković, "Vreme" reveals. And that's not all
On July 9, at the 27th securities auction, the National Bank of Serbia borrowed 360 billion dinars (3,07 billion euros) on the repo market by selling treasury bills.
Relja Ognjenović, director of the PIO Fund, denies the claim of the Ecological Uprising that the account of this Fund is blocked. However, the National Bank of Serbia states in a statement that the account was temporarily blocked
