http://www.fic.rs FIC Activities RSS Feeds http://www.fic.rs/img/logo.gif http://www.fic.rs FIC logo /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1503 We are happy to announce that on the meeting held on Tuesday, May 15th, the Legal Committee elected leadership whose mandates would last for two upcoming years - till year 2014. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1503 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1494 Vice President Goran Pitic gave a statement for International Radio Serbia on new Government’s priorities on Monday, May 7th. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1494 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1493 FIC administration met with the Project Manager of IFC Regional Trade Logistics Project Violane Konar – Leacy in order to consider possible cooperation. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1493 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1485 Vice President Goran Pitic gave statement to Tanjug News Agency on the priorities that should be included in the new government’s agenda that was released on Friday, April 20th. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1485 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1469 FIC has organized roundtable on Company Law on Wednesday, April 18th, 2012 in Sava Centar with idea to openly discuss issues pertaining to the Law application. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1469 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1472 FIC President accepted AmCham’s invitation to take part in the parallel interview in the April’s edition of Perspective magazine, which was released on April 15th. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1472 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1476 F&A Committee Chairmen Milica Stefanovic and Dejan Simic met with the EU Delegation representatives on Wednesday, April 4th. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1476 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1477 FIC Executive Director Ana Firtel participated at the GIZ Seller Partners' Forum “Law Matters: Improving the Legal System in Transition Economies”, on April 3-4 in Berlin. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1477 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1441 Foreign Investors Council organized the Food & Agriculture Committee meeting, devoted to following key topics: Meeting with USAID/BEP representatives, defining Committee agenda for the 2012-2013 period and discussion on the organization of the round table on illegal import, sanitary and phytosanitary inspection. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1441 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1439 FIC accepted Politika’s invitation to comment how much a huge number of taxes (para-fiscal duties) that exist in Serbia and represent the biggest number in the region, influence arrival of foreign investors as well as how the present investors comment that situation. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1439 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1432 We are happy to announce that on the meeting held on Tuesday, March 20th, the Human Resources Committee elected leadership whose mandates would last for two upcoming years - till year 2014. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1432 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1437 FIC is invited by associations of Belgian and Dutch companies in agriculture and horticulture sector to participate in the activities of their study visit to Serbia at the end of May. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1437 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1425 FIC Executive Director Ana Firtel and Telecommunications&IT Committee Vice President Jasmina Vignjevic met with SECEP (Support to Enterprise Competitiveness and Export Promotion) Advisor Declan Murphy on Wednesday, March 14th at the FIC premises. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1425 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1422 FIC accepted Bloomberg Agency’s invitation to comment Serbia’s granted EU candidacy status in terms of investment prospects for the future that was released on Thursday, March 1st. The comment provided by FIC Vice President Gabor Bekefi is bellow. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1422 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1410 FIC Vice President Goran Pitic was a guest speaker live at RTS “Oko” TV show broadcasted on RTS on Wednesday, February 29th at 18.25h. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1410 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1399 We are happy to announce that on the meeting held on February 28th, the Food & Agriculture Committee elected leadership whose mandates would last for two upcoming years - till year 2014. Milica Stefanovic at Barlan S&M (Coca-Cola) was elected President while Dejan Simic at Kraft Foods was elected as Committee Vice President. Since the roles of the President and Vice President are crucial for the efficient work of the committee, the FIC BoD and Executive Office express appreciation and acknowledge the readiness of both Barlan S&M (Coca-Cola) and Kraft Foods to invest additional efforts and take on this roles. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1399 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1398 Foreign Investors Council in detail elaborated its positions regarding impact of EU integration process to Serbian business environment for EurActiv web portal and Beta News Agency that was released on Friday, February 24th. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1398 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1392 We are happy to announce that on meeting on February 23rd Biljana Bujic from KPMG was elected Taxation Committee Vice President. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1392 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1384 FIC President Costin Borc gave an overview on business climate and underlined main issues faced by foreign investors on Serbian market. Bellow is the original text published in January issue of MAT. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1384 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1391 FIC representatives took part in focus groups on improving inspections system in Serbia. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1391 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1353 The biggest investments in Serbia can be expected in the area of agriculture, but the arrival of major investors should not be expected this year due to euro-zone crisis and also taking into account country’s political stability depending on the upcoming elections, stated Costin Borc, newly elected President of the Foreign Investors Council in an interview for Radio-Television Serbia News, broadcasted on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1353 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1325 Belgrade, December 7th, 2011 – Costin Borc, General Manager of Lafarge BFC, was elected President of the Board of Directors of the Foreign Investors Council at the regular annual session of the Assembly held today. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1325 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1337 Upon the invitation of the Ministry of Finance, Foreign Investors Council and American Chamber of Commerce jointly organized the Presentation of the new Draft Law on Amendments of the Public Procurement Law on December 2nd at the Holiday Inn Hotel. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1337 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1336 Legal Committee President Milica Subotic was asked by business weekly Ekonom:east to comment on newly adopted Law on Private-Public Partnership. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1336 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1322 FIC Vice President Goran Pitic spoke on Serbia attractiveness to investments at the Serbian Tourism and Business Forum organized on Friday, November 25th at Hyatt. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1322 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1329 FIC Executive Director Ana Firtel participated at TV Avala show ’’Cist racun’’ broadcasted on Tuesday, November 15th at 17.30h. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1329 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1328 In the context of the White Book Launch, FIC President and Vice President made series of media appearances that were pre arranged. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1328 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1280 Belgrade, 03rd November 2011 – The Foreign Investors Council presented the White Book 2011 to Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic and the highest officials of Serbian Government. This year's edition, ninth in a row, serves as basis for active dialogue between foreign investors and the Government on ways to improve overall business climate. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1280 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1270 FIC President Kjell-Morten Johnsen was invited by business weekly Ekonom:east to give his view on the importance of European Commission's Recommendation on Serbia's readiness for EU candidate status. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1270 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1263 FIC Food & Agriculture Committee President Harald Kube participated as a speaker at the Serbia’s third national agribusiness conference held at Serbian Chamber of Commerce (PKS) on 18th October 2011. The Conference “New Agricultural Policy – Development Potential in 2012,” was organized by agriculture journalists’ association AGROPRESS, USAID, Ministry of Agriculture, Trade, Forestry and Water Management and PKS. It was attended by more than 200 government officials, business people, international organizations and media. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1263 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1259 Upon the joint initiative of the companies from the leasing sector, and following the affirmative response from the FIC members coming from insurance sector, the FIC Board of Directors adopted a decision to form the FIC Leasing & Insurance Committee. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1259 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1273 FIC organized the meeting with Goran Djakovic, President of AGROPRESS and Special Advisor to Minister for PR and Media Relations on 29th September 2011, in order to explore possibilities for closer cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture, Trade, Forestry and Water Management /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1273 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1234 Foreign Investors Council held meeting with GIZ representatives from the Legal Reform Project, aiming at improving the application of law and legislative process in Serbia /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1234 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1240 FIC held a meeting with U.S. Embassy in Bosnia &Herzegovina Economic team on Monday, September 26th The meeting was initiated in order to learn more about FIC activities in Serbia /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1240 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1209 FIC Board Member Georg Grassl participated at the panel on Smart Growth, organized as part of the first Serbia – EU Forum /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1209 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1203 Meeting between FIC committee chairmen and EU Commission was organized on Thursday, September 8th in the Foreign Investors Council premises. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1203 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1198 The Foreign Investors Council held a Networking Cocktail for membership in Kalemegdanska Terasa restaurant on September 7th, with the aim to bring more interaction between the FIC members. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1198 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1185 CorD’s Special Edition “Guide to Foreign Investors Council 2011/2012” has been published on Thursday, September 1st /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1185 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1184 Foreign Investors Council has organized the Real-Estate Committee Meeting with Assistant Minister of Environment, Mining and Spatial Planning Nebojsa Janjic as a special guest on Wednesday, August 31st. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1184 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1175 Foreign Investors Council has organized the meeting with representatives of the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday, August 24th. IMF contacted FIC to learn firsthand on key current impediments to doing business in Serbia. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1175 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1149 Foreign Investors Council organized the Legal Committee meeting, devoted to the White Book 2011 project where the participants considered the unified draft text on legal issues including text documents on related topics. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1149 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1132 Foreign Investors Council organized the Human Resources Committee meeting devoted to the White Book 2011 project where the participants considered the unified draft text on labour issues including text documents on related topics: Labour Regulations, Human Capital and Mobbing Prevention Law. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1132 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1131 Foreign Investors Council organized the Taxation Committee meeting, devoted to the White Book 2011 project where the participants considered the unified draft text on taxes including text documents on related topics: Corporate Income Tax, Personal Income Tax, Value Added Tax, The Law on Tax Procedure and Tax Administration, Para fiscal Duties. The members of the Taxation Committee have been diligently analysing developments within the above mentioned fields in order to prepare the adequate materials for the White Book 2011. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1131 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1127 Foreign Investors Council has organized the meeting with representatives of the retail and FMCG industries acting towards resolving problems in daily company operations related to implementation of the trade legislation on Monday, August 1st. The meeting was devoted to gathering experiences of member companies in trade regulatory field, as valuable input for drafting the text for White Book 2011. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1127 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1068 Serbia has a chance to attract the USD 3 billion worth of investments planned for this year, if it enforces laws consistently, accelerates the regulatory guillotine and reduces uncertainty, stated Kjell-Morten Johnsen, President of the Foreign Investors Council in an interview for Radio-Television Serbia News, broadcasted on Sunday, June 19th, 2011. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1068 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1070 President of the FIC Taxation Committee Ivan Rakic participated at the Conference on Guillotine Project held on June 14th at the premises of Vojvodina Chamber of Commerce that was together with NALED, Vojvodina Association of Employers and UVRA, the organizer of this event. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1070 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1062 The FIC representatives met with the IMF Resident Representative for Serbia Mr. Bogdan Lissovolik on Monday, June 13th at the FIC premises. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1062 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1042 The FIC representatives met with the IMF country mission member Kristin Magnusson on Wednesday May 25th at the FIC premises. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1042 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1021 FIC President Kjell-Morten Johnsen spoke on ways to create more favourable business environment in Serbia at the Conference: ‘’Serbia on the road to the European business standards’’ organized by Ekonom:east Media Group (EMG). /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1021 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1039 Among media activities organized to support the Reality Check Conference and spread key messages to the wider public, FIC President Kjell-Morten Johnsen and Vice President Goran Pitic made guest appearances on prime-time news programmes on the day of the Conference. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1039 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1014 Belgrade, May 17th 2011 - Foreign Investors Council in Serbia organized today its second "Reality Check" Conference with the aim to discuss with the highest state officials key issues that are important for improvement of business environment. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1014 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1040 FIC BoD Members, Chairmen of the FIC committees and CEOs of companies leading the committees were among the guests that took part at the Mercedes-Benz “Star Experience” event on May 14th at NAVAK centre's track. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1040 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1041 On May 13th, the FIC had the honour of hosting Ms Kris Manos, former President of Herman Miller North America with the kind help of organizers of Ms Manos’s visit to Belgrade: US Embassy in Belgrade, Erste Bank and the European Movement in Serbia. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=1041 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=999 In an interview published in the April issue of PROFIT magazine, FIC President Kjell-Morten Johnsen spoke of the Foreign Investors Council and its role in the public eye mentioning that the key thing for the FIC was to make running business in Serbia easier for both foreign and domestic companies. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=999 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=978 The Foreign Investors Council held a Networking Cocktail for membership in Diva Restaurant at Grand Casino. The main aim of this FIC event is to bring more interaction between the FIC members. Bozidar Djelic, Deputy Prime Minister, was guest of honour at the Cocktail. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=978 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=944 FIC President Kjell-Morten Johnsen participated as the Guest Author in the MAT (Macroeconomic Analysis and Trends) February issue, published by the Economic Institute and presented to the media on March 8th. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=944 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=943 We are happy to announce that on the meeting held on March 7th, the Food&Agriculture Committee elected leadership whose mandates would last for two upcoming years - till March 2013. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=943 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=936 The FIC President Kjell-Morten Johnsen gave interview for the Ekonom:east Magazine that was released on February 24th, 2011. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=936 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=935 The FIC Vice President Goran Pitic gave an interview for TV Pink as a part of the agreed media strategy. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=935 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=907 The FIC President Kjell-Morten Johnsen gave interview for the CorD Magazine that was released on January 11th 2011. The main topics were satisfaction with the results achieved in the year 2010 and what were seen as the key challenges that lied ahead. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=907 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=906 The FIC President Kjell-Morten Johnsen gave interview for the AmCham Magazine Perspective that was released on December 15th, 2010. The edition was devoted to the topic doing business in Serbia, and therefore beside FIC President, the views and opinions of other representatives of relevant associations were presented in the parallel interview published in the section called AmCham Forum. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=906 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=889 2010 - Year of challenges and achievements /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=889 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=863 FIC organized presentation of the Draft Company Law jointly with the Ministry of Economy and Regional Development on Friday, November 19th, 2010 in Sava Center. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=863 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=848 The FIC President Kjell – Morten Johnsen participated at the 10th Economic Summit of the Republic of Serbia, as one of the speakers at the panel “Serbia 2000-2010/Achievements. What needs to be done ahead?”. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=848 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=888 FIC Editor-In-Chief Mr. Mihailo Crnobrnja gave exclusive interview for Ekonom:east, published on October 28th. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=888 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=887 Key White Book recommendations were exclusively published in Daily Politika on October 27th. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=887 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=884 FIC President gave exclusive interview for Blic magazine that was published on the date of White Book launch, presenting the White Book publication and talking about Serbia from the point of view of an foreign investor. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=884 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=833 Belgrade, October 27th, 2010 - The White Book 2010 has been presented to the Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic and the highest Government officials by the Foreign Investors Council. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=833 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=883 FIC Vice President participated in RTS TV Show Morning Daily on October 26th with primary goal to announce the White Book 2010 Launch Event. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=883 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=885 Mr. Kjell-Morten Johnsen was invited in his capacity of the FIC President to participate in ,,Oko” TV show on RTS, broadcasted live on October 16th 2010, to talk about foreign investments, conditions for investments in Serbia and expectations for future investments and other related topics. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=885 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=824 ADCPI (Association of Detergent and Cosmetics Producers and Importers) Committee has officially ceased to exist as a committee within the FIC. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=824 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=808 The FIC Executive Director, Ana Firtel Vlajic participated at the Hellenic Leadership Institute (HLI) and the Greek Serbian Business Council conference – workshop: “Enhancing Entrepreneurship in Serbia, SMEs&Economic Development” organized under the auspices of the Hellenic Aid Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs”. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=808 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=790 The Foreign Investors Council is proud to announce "FIC Guide 2010 / 2011", the special edition created in cooperation with the publisher alliance international media, produced for the six year in a row. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=790 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=706 In his interview for “Ekonom:еast, the FIC President Kjell-Morten Johnsen conveyed that Serbia was more open for investments compared to other countries, since this country does not protect its economy in the way other countries usually do. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=706 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=688 Belgrade, July 9, 2010 – Foreign Investors Council in Serbia organized a "Reality Check" Conference in partnership with high state representatives including Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković, with the aim to contribute to the overall business climate improvement and raise competitiveness of Serbia as an investment location, through an open dialogue on key issues which burden business conditions in our country. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=688 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=703 Vera Nikolic Dimic, President of the Telecom&IT Committee presented the work of the Committee in the interview for the Inforeview Magazine. The FIC Telecommunications Committee was formed in January 2009, and as of June 2010, it changed the name into the Telecommunications&IT Committee, in order to expand its portfolio by including the IT sector. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=703 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=702 In his interview for “CESS Magazine”, FIC President Kjell-Morten Johnsen noted that the business climate was pretty good but that there was still room for improvement, especially in relation to the need to simplify the procedures related to the real-estate sector, amongst others. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=702 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=681 The FIC organized presentation of the GoV R&D Programme jointly with the Ministry of Science and Technological Development, on Friday, June 18th, 2010. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=681 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=673 The FIC Telecommunications Committee (“Telecom Committee”) was established in January 2009, gathering the main operators and vendors in the telecommunication field as well as other interested companies, members of the FIC. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=673 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=682 The representatives of the ESTIEM (European Students of Industrial Engineering and Management) Local Group Belgrade, visited the FIC Executive Team on June 16th, in order to hand in a Certificate of Appreciation for the given support to the “Case Study Show 2010”. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=682 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=698 The FIC Vice President participated as a speaker at the Conference "International Business Sector”, organized by the Alliance Media International, on Friday, May 4th 2010, in Hyatt. Additionally he provided interview responding to the journalist questions regarding overall business environment that was published in Daily Politika on June 10th, and later on as an extract in CorD Magazine. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=698 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=661 The Minister for Diaspora, Mr. Srdjan Sreckovic and Mr. Kjell-Morten Johnsen, the President of the Foreign Investors Council have signed the agreement on cooperation, which anticipates that the member companies of the Foreign Investors Council will participate actively in the project of the Ministry for Diaspora "The Return of Experts from the Diaspora to Serbia", which is planned to include the realization of professional practical training of young students from the Diaspora in companies which are operating in Serbia and are members of the Council. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=661 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=664 The FIC Vice President, Mr. Goran Pitic participated as a speaker at the Conference "International Business Sector”, organized by the Alliance Media International, on Friday, May 4th 2010, in Hyatt. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=664 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=663 We are happy to announce that on the session held on May 20th, the HR Committee elected new leadership. Dejan Jecmenica at Wiener Stadtische Osiguranje was elected as Committee President, while Jovana Batalo at Karanovic&Nikolic Law Office was elected Vice President. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=663 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=642 The Food&Agriculture Committee President participated as a speaker at the Conference on Investments in the Agribusiness Sector in Serbia, organized by the Agropress on May 18th 2010, in Novi Sad. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=642 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=886 Mr. Kjell-Morten Johnsen was invited to give statement for the Serbian Chamber of Commerce Brochure on the advantages of Serbia as an investment destination. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=886 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=588 Ana Firtel Vlajic, FIC Executive Director provided statement for Nin magazine regarding the Regulatory Reform Process so called "Guillotine" Project. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=588 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=565 FIC organized presentation of the New Draft Trade Law jointly with the Ministry of Trade and Services, on Wednesday, April 7th, 2010 in Sava Center. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=565 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=553 In his statement for the Beta News Agency, FIC President Kjell-Morten Johnsen responded to the question how the resignation of the Governor would influence the FDI inflow by noting that any unexpected developments like resignation of the Governor created initial anxiety in the private sector and society at large. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=553 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=543 The Foreign Investors Council held a Regular Cocktail for membership in Ada Restaurant.The idea of this event was to serve as opportunity to gather membership, stimulate sharing of experiences and initiate more closely cooperation among themselves. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=543 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=547 Upon the initiative of the few companies from the agrichemical sector, and following affirmative response from the FIC members coming from different sectors, the FIC Board of Directors adopted a decision to form the FIC Food&Agriculture Committee on its February session. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=547 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=510 In his interview for "Ekonom:еast", FIC President Kjell-Morten Johnsen has warned that high risks, an inconsistent tax policy, and labour issues represent serious obstacles to investing in Serbia. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=510 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=882 The FIC Executive Director Ms Ana Firtel Vlajic was asked to comment the Serbia position related to the 2010 Index of Economic Freedom done by the Heritage Foundation. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=882 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=544 Djordje Pavkovic Bugarski, President of the Real-Estate Committee noted in the interview for Nin magazine that the procedure /calculation model for land and real estate was still unknown to the investors. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=544 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=468 Foreign Investors Council organized Media Brunch on Thursday, December 17th, 2009 in Madera restaurant. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=468 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=466 Belgrade, December 10th, 2009 – Kjell-Morten Johnsen, CEO of Telenor, was elected President of the Board of Directors of the Foreign Investors Council at the regular annual meeting of the General Assembly held yesterday. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=466 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=447 Belgrade, November 20th, 2009 – The Foreign Investors Council has presented the White Book 2009 to the Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic and the members of the Cabinet. The latest, seventh in a row, White book is the publication which offers the information on business environment in Serbia and reveals suggestions for ease of doing business in specific business areas. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=447 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=443 “The Foreign Investors Council (FIC) has submitted over 100 recommendations to the government on how to reform tax, customs, telecommunications, and labour legislation as part of Serbia’s regulatory guillotine project”, stated FIC Executive Director Ana Firtel Vlajic, in the interview for Tanjug. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=443 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=426 The FIC President Aleksandar Radosavljevic participated at the 9th Economic Summit of the Republic of Serbia, as one of the speakers at the panel "The course of the Serbian Economy: challenges & solutions". /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=426 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=405 Foreign Investors Council has formulated and sent to the Government the proposals to amend the regulations within the Guillotine project. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=405 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=328 The Foreign Investors Council welcomes Serbian Government efforts to maintain macro-economic stability in Serbia. In that respect, we would like to express strong support to the Government announcement to offer a thorough public administration reform to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a measure to cover the budget deficit. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=328 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=313 Representatives of FIC member companies from real-estate and other related sectors, participated at the inaugural session of the FIC Real-Estate Committee, with the aim to further work on advocating for ease of doing business in this specific segment of the market. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=313 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=295 Ana Firtel Vlajic participated at the meeting between the Chambers of Commerce of the FYR and CEFTA countries, organized by Serbian Chamber of Commerce. The main topic of this meeting was how Chambers activities could help in overcoming the negative effects of the economic crisis. The subtopic was related to the dynamics of the CEFTA implementation. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=295 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=294 The members of the FIC Legal Committee unanimously elected Ms Milica Subotic, Attorney at Law in JPM Law Office to become the Head of the Legal Committee. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=294 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=283 The Foreign Investors Council held a Regular Cocktail for membership in Focaccia Restaurant in Hyatt. The idea of this event was to serve as opportunity to gather membership, stimulate sharing of experiences and initiate more closely cooperation among themselves. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=283 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=284 Representatives of the European Round Table of Industrialists (ERT) and the FIC met with Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic and members of his Cabinet to discuss Serbia’s business environment and investment opportunities. The ERT is an informal forum gathering top officials of 45 major multinational companies of European parentage covering a wide range of industrial and technological sectors. Overall, the contribution of ERT Member Companies to EU GDP exceeds that of 21 of the 27 EU Member States. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=284 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=272 The FIC management unanimously elected Telenor CEO Kjell-Morten Johnsen as the new FIC Vice President. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=272 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=268 Belgrade, 8th May - Foreign Investors Council announced that it welcomes introduction of one-stop shop. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=268 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=271 “The crisis not only presents a chance for individual companies, but the society on the whole. At times when we need to change the way we operate, and maybe even live, this is an excellent opportunity to carry out reforms in a much deeper and stricter manner”, stated Aleksandar Radosavljevic, FIC President and CEO Carlsberg Serbia in the interview for CorD magazine. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=271 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=252 Representatives from the Ministry of Economy and Regional Development presented the Draft Bankruptcy Law to the FIC members on the meeting held on Wednesday, April 8th, 2009 in Sava Center. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=252 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=256 “As a response to the overall crisis, foreign investors which already operate on this market, as well as those who already considered the potentials for investing into Serbia, currently put on hold decisions on further investments”, stated Aleksandar Radosavljevic, FIC President and CEO Carlsberg Serbia in the interview for Blic. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=256 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=251 The Presentation of the Guillotine project, organized jointly by the Ministry of Economy and Regional Development and the Foreign Investors Council, was held on Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 in the Ministry of Economy and Regional Development. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=251 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=239 Ms Lidija Stamenkovic and Mr. Milos Zatezalo, representatives from the Ministry of the Interior/Department for Foreigners, presented the new Law on Foreigners that enters into force from April 1st, 2009. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=239 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=247 Seventh Business Roundtable with the Government of Serbia: “Maintaining confidence during downturn’’ was organized with FIC support. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=247 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=240 The FIC management went through significant changes – Association has the new leader and changed representation in the Board of Directors. At the same time, the FIC will continue to pursue the same policy of advocating for predictable business conditions. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=240 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=232 Tsomokos Group International (TGI) organized the 1st Conference on Public Private Partnerships (PPP): ‘’Strategic Opportunities for development’’ in Hyatt, under the FIC auspices. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=232 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=231 “There will be less investments and they will be delayed, but in this crisis times there is money and there are those who find ways to invest and enlarge their revenue’’, stated Aleksandar Radosavljevic, member of the FIC Board of Directors and CEO Carlsberg Serbia in the interview for Politika. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=231 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=222 American Chamber of Commerce and Foreign Investors Council, as the two largest foreign investor associations, emphasize the fact that the Government's consistency in the pursuit of defined goals, as well as a predictable regulatory environment, are key preconditions for the sustainability of existing foreign investment in Serbia, and the best recommendation to all potential investors considering Serbia as an investment destination, especially in conditions of the approaching economic crisis. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=222 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=223 On Thursday, February 12th, was official opening of the traditional Brand Fair 5 Manifestation, organized by Mass Media International. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=223 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=220 The Foreign Investors Council held a Regular Cocktail for membership in Grand Casino – Roulette Bar. The idea of this event was to serve as opportunity to gather, share experiences and bearing in mind challenging times ahead, to try to initiate more closely cooperation among members. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=220 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=217 Ms Tatjana Prijic, Head of the Department in the Ministry of Economy and Regional Development gave a presentation of the Proposal of the Law on Professional Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities, within the meeting of the FIC HR Committee. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=217 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=216 Representatives of FIC member companies from telecom sector participated at the inaugural session of the FIC Telecommunications Committee, with the aim to further work on advocating for the ease of doing business in this specific segment of the market. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=216 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=215 Serbia could attract foreign investments if continued with the reforms, noted Aleksandar Radosavljevic, FIC Member of the Board of Directors in the interview he gave for the BIZ page on B92 site. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=215 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=210 On Wednesday, December 10th, Balkan Community Initiatives Fund has officially presented the second annual VIRTUS awards in the House of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=210 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=206 Mr. Ivan Rakic, FIC Head of Taxation Committee has given presentation to the President of Taxpayers Association of Europe on Serbia taxation system. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=206 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=201 Foreign Investors Council held the regular annual meeting of the General Assembly, adopting the Annual Report for 2008 and considered the strategies for 2009. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=201 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=199 The FIC Head of the Legal Committee Milan Samardzic participated at the Roundtable on Effective Enforcement: “А competitive necessity in a global credit crisis” as one of the panellists. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=199 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=193 The FIC Head of the Taxation Committee Ivan Rakic participated at the Roundtable on: “Guidelines for Creation of Favorable Investment Climate by Improving Serbian Tax Regulations” as one of the speakers. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=193 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=192 The FIC Vice-President Srdjan Janicijevic participated at the 8th Economic Summit of the Republic of Serbia, as one of the speakers at the panel “The Course and the Prospects of the Serbian Economy: View from the Private Sector”. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=192 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=183 The Foreign Investors Council has recognized the significance of the NIF 08 as the first investment conference organized in order to promote investment opportunities in South Serbia, and actively supported the event. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=183 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=177 The Foreign Investors Council has presented the latest, sixth in a row, White Book, the publication which offers the information on the business environment in Serbia and reveals suggestions for ease of doing business in specific business areas. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=177 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=176 The Foreign Investors Council strongly supports reviving of the initiative to launch the project of the regulatory guillotine to fight permitology, and thus help present investors in their everyday business and encourage new direct investment. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=176 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=174 “Each investor, regardless of whether he is conducting his business in Vojvodina or somewhere else, finds it exceptionally important that the business climate is such that he is able to develop a clear strategy for access to the market”, stated Ms. Ana Firtel Vlajic, The Foreign Investors Council Executive Director /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=174 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=167 “This is exactly the right time to invest in Serbia, and foreign investors can expect the substantial profit growth in the near future, stated Mr. Vellan, President of the FIC and CEO of Telenor, in the interview he gave for the special publication of Privredni Pregled. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=167 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=153 The FIC hosted a cocktail for its members in Colonial Sun. This was one of the regular FIC membership Cocktails, to be held on quarterly basis. The aim was to gather the members and informally discuss various topics. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=153 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=148 The FIC joined the partners in selection process for the first “Investor of the Year“ event, organized by Serbian Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SIEPA). /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=148 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=141 The FIC and the member companies participated in the Seminar Corporate Philanthropy: Strategies for Effective Giving, organized by Balkan Community Initiatives Fund. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=141 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=138 FIC President gave an interview for the Guide to International Business Sector in Serbia 2008, presenting views on business climate and announcing activities of the association. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=138 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=136 In the written statement to the press, the Foreign Investors Council restates the importance of stability and predictability, as the key driving force of economic development. Elections can represent means to reach these fundamentals. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=136 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=132 Members of the National Competitiveness Council gathered today aiming to jointly work on improving the competitiveness of Serbia. Serbia is currently holding 91. position on the Global Competitiveness ranking. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=132 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=133 In the statement given to B92, FIC President Stein-Erik Vellan stated that circumstances in Serbia are difficult, but that the foreign investors are determined to stay. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=133 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=126 In the statement for Danas Daily, the FIC Executive Director Ana Firtel Vlajic said that a lot has been done to improve the business climate since 2000, resulting in big inflow of foreign investments, but there are still a number of obstacles slowing down the arrival of new investors. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=126 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=121 Stein-Erik Vellan, FIC President, gave a speech at the Commencement Ceremony of the Brand Fair 4. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=121 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=120 The Foreign Investors Council welcomes the outcome of the recent presidential elections as a major victory of the democratic process in Serbia. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=120 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=97 Stein-Erik Vellan, CEO of Telenor d.o.o., was elected President of the Board of Directors of the Foreign Investors Council at the regular annual meeting of the General Assembly yesterday /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=97 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=93 The Standing Conference of Town and Municipalities organized the series of round tables tackling different issues relating to the local development. The FIC Executive Director Ana Firtel Vlajic actively participated in the discussion on local economic development and presented the views of the foreign investors. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=93 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=95 Belgrade Hyatt Regency Hotel was venue to the first conference gathering HR professionals in Serbia. The Conference was jointly organized by the Association of HR Professionals and the Foreign Investors Council. Members of the FIC Board of Directors Gustavo Navarro, General Manager of Holcim and Isaac Sheps, CEO Carlsberg SEE, together with Snezana Samadzic Markovic, Minister of Youth and Sports opened the Conference. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=95 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=92 The FIC supported the organization of the sixth in a row roundtable with the Government of Serbia, managed by the Economist Intelligence Unit. It was an opportunity to share the views and insights into the challenges facing business in Serbia. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=92 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=91 On Tuesday, November 20th , The Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia, Božidar Đelić, His Excellency Cameron Munter the Ambassador of the United States of America and the Balkan Community Initiatives Fund have officially presented the first annual VIRTUS awards in the House of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=91 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=83 The FIC Executive Director met with the Program Officer of the Center for International Private Enterprise, a non-profit affiliate of the US Chamber of Commerce, which offers management and financial assistance to local organizations to strengthen their capacity to implement democratic and economic reforms. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=83 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=82 The Legal Committee held its regular, monthly meeting and discussed the announced changes of the Law on Protection of Competition. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=82 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=61 The FIC Board of Directors on its Session held on November 13th reached a decision to organize the regular annual meeting of the FIC General Assembly on Monday, December 10th, at 17.00. The meeting will be an opportunity to reflect upon the activities and the results achieved in the current year and agree on the objectives and action plan for the next twelve months. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=61 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=81 The FIC accepted the invitation to contribute to the drafting of the National Youth Strategy and provide input in the areas of education and employment reforms. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=81 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=80 The FIC representatives participated at the second session of the Business Council, which focused on improving conditions for export promotion. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=80 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=79 Gustavo Navarro, member of the FIC BoD, and Ana Firtel Vlajic, FIC Executive Director, met with the representatives of the IMF mission to discuss current economic situation and perspectives of economic development in 2008. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=79 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=76 Already traditionally now, for the fifth time in a row, CorD Magazine published its special edition of Guide 2007 dedicated to the FIC and thus marking the 5th anniversary of the FIC presence in Serbia. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=76 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=78 The FIC Vice-President Srdjan Janicijevic participated at the 7th Summit of the Republic of Serbia, as one of the speakers at the panel “Economic Reforms & Policies: Proposals for Improvement”. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=78 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=77 The meeting was used as an opportunity to present the CSR activities of the member companies and discuss the role the FIC should play in promotion of this concept. The joint conclusion was that FIC should engage in actively raising awareness among the local society about the CSR. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=77 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=75 Representatives of the FIC participated at the Sixth Ministerial Conference “Environment for Europe”, which was used to launch the draft of the National Sustainable Development Strategy of Serbia. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=75 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=17 Representing an official member of SEE Regional Network of Foreign Investors Council's, the FIC hosted the regional meeting, organized upon initiative of the OECD Investment Compact. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=17 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=28 For foreign investors indexes of corruption have the economic value, since they represent the business climate in a country and show worthiness for making business there. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=28 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=27 Upon the invitation of Mr. Mladjan Dinkic, the Foreign Investors Council undertook the participation in the newly established Business Council of the Ministry of Economy and Regional Development. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=27 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=29 Belgrade – according to Mr. Mihailo Crnobrnja, the Government’s privatization of the big public companies may increase the investments to more than 4.5 billions dollars. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=29 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=34 Celebrating the 5th anniversary of its activities, the FIC announced General Annual Assembly for December this year and the elections of the new Board of Directors. The present members of the Board, Gustavo Navarro (Holcim), Nenad Vucinic (Henkel), Srdjan Janicijevic (Politika), Luiz Heeren (British American Tobacco), Panagiotis Vlasiadis (Alpha Bank) and Stein – Erik Vellan (Telenor) announced their re-candidacy, together with Bosko Kostic (Raiffeisen Bank) for the President position and Isaac Sheps (Carlsebrg) for the Vice President position. New Director of the UniCredit Bank will also be proposed for the Board member. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=34 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=30 The Foreign Investors Council has presented the White Book 2007, the fifth in a row, which continues the tradition in reporting the reactions and recommendations of the foreign business community to the reform process in Serbia. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=30 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=33 FIC entered into the New Year by the successful and well atended event organized in cooperation with Serbia Investment Promotion Project (SIPP - an EU funded project, managed by the European Agency for Reconstruction EAR and delivered by Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency MIGA – part of World Bank Group), and United Nations Development Program (UNDP). /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=33 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=32 The FIC at its regular, Annual Assembly adopted the presented overview of activities for 2006, proposed amendments to the Statute of the Council, a financial plan for 2007 and extension of the Managing Board from present seven members to its maximum of nine. This was also an opportunity for the FIC members to meet the new Executive Director of the Council, Ms Ivana Petrovic. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=32 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=31 The Foreign Investors Council in Serbia and The Government of the Republic of Serbia in cooperation with Serbia Investment and Export Promotion Agency organized a mini-conference on the general business environment in Serbia and its perspective as the place for future investments. All participants unanimously expressed positive sides of Serbia as the attractive location for the investments, its unique geo-strategic position and advantage of being one of the largest growing markets in South East Europe. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=31 /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=35 FIC celebrated 4th anniversary of its presence in Serbia. This open door event was an opportunity for Mr. Budimir Kostic, new FIC President, to introduce the new leadership. /cms/item/activities/en?view=activities&articleId=35