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19.07.2005.

Serbia’s credit rating increases again

The Serbian Ministry of Finance stated today that Serbia has once more received an increased credit rating.
More 18.07.2005.

Inflation will not exceed last year’s rate

Serbian Minister of Finance Mladjan Dinkic has said that there is no fear that this year’s inflation will exceed the 13.8 percent rate recorded last year.
More 15.07.2005.

Austrian Erste Bank buys 83.3 percent of Novosadska Banka

Serbian Minister of Finance Mladjan Dinkic said today that Austrian Erste Bank, which signed a €73 million contract today to acquire 83.3 percent of Novosadska Banka, had offered the highest price and the best social welfare and investment programmes in the tender for Novosadska.
More 7.07.2005.

Budget revision envisages 32 billion dinar surplus

Serbian Minister of Finance Mladjan Dinkic has said that the government has adopted the Bill on changes and amendments on the Law on the Serbian Budget for 2005, approving a budget revision that envisages a surplus of 32 billion dinars. At a press conference following the session today, members of the government offered their condolences to the families of those killed in terrorist attacks in London and they strongly condemned the attacks that hit Great Britain’s capital this morning.
More 5.07.2005.

Increasing exports is most significant fiscal policy of government

Minister of Finance Mladjan Dinkic stated today that the Serbian government ranks at the top of its economic policies the increase of exports and that the government will make efforts to encourage exports now and in the future. Dinkic said at the business conference of exporters called ‘Treasury of Serbia’, organised by the Interart Agency from Novi Sad that, in the first five months of this year foreign deficit fell 27 percent against the same period last year.
More 27.06.2005.

Government's priority to create conditions for economic development and employment growth

Presenting the Serbian government's programme for encouraging employment and reviving the economy in Kragujevac, Bor and Vranje, Minister of Finance Mladjan Dinkic said that representatives of local self-governments are committed to providing the free use of building land, infrastructure capacities and the quick issue of all necessary documentation for the investors.
More 23.06.2005.

Italy approves €33.2 mln for development of Serbia's private sector

Serbian Minister of Finance Mladjan Dinkic said today upon the signing of an agreement for beginning of realisation of a Italian government's €33.2 million loan for development of Serbia's private sector that Italy is the major importer of Serbia's products.
More 21.06.2005.

Dinkic opens reconstruction of Batrovci border crossing

Serbian Minister of Finance Mladjan Dinkic laid the corner stone officially marking the beginning of the reconstruction of the Batrovci border crossing with Croatia.
More 9.06.2005.

Three million payment cards issued in Serbia

Serbian Minister of Finance Mladjan Dinkic said today that three million payment cards have been issued in Serbia to date and announced that by the end of June it will be possible to make cashless payments in all businesses, since shop owners are required to introduce post terminals by that time.
More 2.06.2005.

Growth in exports, employment, reduction in deficit priorities in 2006

Serbian Minister of Finance Mladjan Dinkic said after today’s session of the Serbian government that the government adopted a Proposal of the memorandum on the budget and the economic and fiscal policy for 2006, with projections for 2007 and 2008, which envisages a growth in exports and employment, reduction in the foreign trade deficit and preservation of macroeconomic stability.
More 30.12.2004.

European Commission approves €22.5 assistance to Serbia

Serbian Minister of Finance Mladjan Dinkic said today that the European Commission (EC) has approved €22.5 million in macro financial assistance to Serbia.
More 10.01.2005.

Dinkic to attend economic forum in Vienna

Serbian Minister of Finance Mladjan Dinkic will attend a two-day economic conference in Vienna, organised by financial magazine Euromoney.
More 26.01.2005.

Agreement on purchase of 89 percent of capital of Jubanka signed

Serbian Minister of Finance Mladjan Dinkic and Chairman of the Managing Board and Chief Executive Director of Alpha Bank Yannis Kostopoulos signed today at the Serbian government an agreement on the sale of 89 percent of capital of Jubanka to the Greek bank in a deal worth €152 million.
More 4.02.2005.

Structural economic reforms will mark 2005

Serbian Minister of Finance Mladjan Dinkic expressed an expectation yesterday that 2005 will be marked by structural economic reforms.
More 14.02.2005.

Inflation close to zero in Q2

Serbian Minister of Finance Mladjan Dinkic said today that inflation in 2005 will remain below ten percent and that in the second quarter of the year it will be close to zero.
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