In the summer of 2025, Aleksandar Vučić gave out a lot of money when he felt the pulse of the voters to go to the polls, but it turned out that it was not enough for people to live on. The latest data show that the borrowing explosion continues
More and more citizens of Serbia are taking out cash loans, which have increased by a quarter in a year and are the main driver of the increase in indebtedness of the population. That trend is indicative of widespread misery
After the recent issuance of Eurobonds worth three billion euros, the state is now offering investors five-year dinar bonds in the total amount of 10 billion dinars, writes Biznis.rs portal.
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
On Friday, Serbia sold 250 million euros of debt, while on Monday it plans to borrow an additional 35 billion dinars through the sale of government bonds.
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.
The planned national debt of Serbia in 2025 has grown significantly, and bonds are being issued in a larger volume than originally predicted
Germany will go into huge debt to rebuild its infrastructure and strengthen its military. And for Friedrich Mertz to become chancellor
The rebalancing of the budget of the capital is a set of overestimated revenues and unrealistically planned expenditures with announcements of new borrowing. Is the absence of councilor Sinisa Mali a message to Aleksandar Šapić that Belgrade will not be able to count on transfers from the state budget
Last year, not a single month passed without Republika Srpska not borrowing on the Banja Luka Stock Exchange. That trend continued this year
Before the Serbian Parliament, there will be proposals for laws according to which Serbia should borrow another billion euros from various foreign and domestic banks. The Government of Serbia also proposes extending the repayment of two already existing loans of one billion euros each, which will increase the interest rate
In the final report on the budget of Novi Sad for 2023, the State Audit Institution stated that there are about 1300 lawsuits. To cover the costs, the city will have to borrow thirty million euros
Because of the military aid to Ukraine, Western governments are facing increased borrowing, and some are announcing higher taxes and reduced investment in the public sector - all in order to finance growing military budgets. That's a hard sell to voters
The interlocutors of "Vremen" say that the announced manifestation is of great importance for the government in Serbia because it is ideal for inflating the GDP through borrowing. When borrowing, the ratio of current debt to GDP is observed. And if that debt is 60 percent of GDP or less, it is possible to get a more favorable credit arrangement. New debt is used to finance projects that once again show an increase in GDP. This again opens up space for new borrowing and thus closes the circle. Until everything breaks
"In the next three years, our country will owe the citizens of Serbia over one billion euros, so far, in order to prepare for the holding of the exhibition," said Robert Kozma, MP, for the "Vremena" portal.
The draft law on special procedures for the implementation of the international specialized exhibition EXPO Belgrade 2027 (Lex specialis EXPO) fundamentally legalizes corruption and allows state money and loans for the construction of all facilities and line infrastructure to be spent bypassing all public procurement procedures
"This measure may be politically popular and someone may think that it can reduce domestic demand in the short term. However, given the structure and weaknesses of our economy, this measure will in practice only increase public expenditures and public debt and stimulate inflation," says the professor. Faculty of Economics for the portal "Vremena"
Half in advance, half after the job is done. Aleksandar Vučić's announcement that young people will receive another 100 euros at the beginning of June at the latest sounds like that. Elections are scheduled for April 3
