Drought and extreme temperatures are increasingly threatening the Serbian economy, and citizens could feel the consequences through more expensive food, higher inflation and weaker economic growth. Economists warn that the damage to Serbia could be greater than in the European Union
The number of bankruptcies in Germany continues to grow. Is it a sign of deep structural weakness in the economy or a "market cleansing" that could eventually even boost economic growth?
Serbia's economic growth in 2026 remains at two percent, which is the lowest rate among the countries of the Western Balkans
If Serbia wants faster and more sustainable growth, it must come more and more from productivity, innovation and a better institutional environment, and for now this is not sufficiently visible either in numbers or in reforms.
The Serbian economy shares the fate of the region, which is facing a slowdown in growth
Instead of the previously predicted 1,3 percent, the German economy will grow by just 0,6 percent this year
Why the state does nothing to help domestic small and medium-sized enterprises to develop their business, Nenad Jevtović, director of the Institute for Development and Innovation, explains to "Vreme"
The German economy is in the biggest crisis since the founding of the federal state, the country's economic experts appeal. They believe the federal government is not doing enough to stop it
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
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
In the IMF's "World Economic Review" report, Serbia is in 26th place out of 41 European countries in terms of GDP projections for 2026. Serbia's growth will slow down the most this year, it was announced in the regular autumn report.
The state-owned company "Tigar AD" from Pirot joined the infamous group of factories that started accusing workers in the south of Serbia.
At the annual general meeting in Yokohama, Nissan's shareholders expressed their displeasure with the administration due to the deep crisis in which the Japanese car manufacturer finds itself
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.
The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, Dragan Glamočić, expressed his willingness to personally participate in the creation of a system that clearly distinguishes authentic honey from fakes, in order to protect producers, consumers and the market. What does counterfeit honey look like and what are the concrete steps to establish better control
The losses of bee colonies in Serbia this year are catastrophic, especially in Vojvodina, where some beekeepers recorded 100 percent losses. The cause is a combination of drought, pesticides, poor nutrition and inadequate support for beekeepers
Reports of the mass death of bees and empty hives are coming from almost all parts of Serbia. In some places, it is even one hundred percent
Firms that did not pay the mandatory membership fee to the Chamber of Commerce of Serbia started receiving warnings before being charged. Some of them do not want to pay, because they believe that this levy does not provide them with any benefits
The price of electricity for the economy so far, in the previous year, amounted to 94 euros per megawatt-hour
In the last quarter of 2024, the highest growth was recorded in the accommodation and food sector, while farmers recorded a deficit. The IT sector is doing best
Of particular concern is the fact that all components of foreign trade exchange are deteriorating: remittances are decreasing, outflows based on dividends and interest are increasing, and imports are growing faster than exports.
Productivity growth occurs due to capital increase, not technological progress, which forces the conclusion that economic growth in Serbia is driven by quantity, not quality.
In the days after the deadly tragedy that happened in Novi Sad, Serbian Prime Minister Miloš Vučević, the former mayor of this city, traveled to China.
Once a year, the head of the largest American bank, Jamie Dimon, writes to his shareholders how he sees the direction in which the world is moving and what consequences it will have on global business. His predictions are dark
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
The Gierlinger holding company announced that it is closing production at the Mitros factory in Sremska Mitrovica. This is the twelfth time in ten years that a foreign company has left the Serbian market, despite state investments and numerous incentives for their business. Milorad Filipović, professor of the Faculty of Economics at the University of Belgrade, told the "Vremena" portal that there is a lack of investment analysis in order to know whether the policies being implemented have effects on the domestic economy.
"The purchase price of wheat is such that it does not even remotely cover the costs of cultivation and production, and it is very certain that farmers will do business with a large loss", said agro expert Milan Prostran
