Serbia’s Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic pointed out in a meeting with Vice President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Phil Bennett to the important role that the EBRD has in the ongoing process of reform and development of the Serbian economy.
Bennett confirmed the EBRD’s commitment to cooperating with Serbia in several sectors and stressed that Serbia is on the right path of economic reform.
Vucic reiterated that one of the most important strategic projects in our country the restructuring and revitalisation of RTB Bor mining and smelting complex and asked for support of the EBRD in the process.
Also discussed was cooperation towards finding a strategic partner for Telekom Srbija, debt restructuring for Srbijagas and assistance in completing the restructuring of the Serbian Railways and the national electric power company EPS.
They also discussed EBRD’s intention to invest in the sector of renewable energy sources such as wind farms.
In particular, they talked about a joint programme of the government of the Republic of Serbia and the EBRD to support small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurship development through very favourable credit lines, which would be marketed through commercial banks in our country.
During the meeting, they discussed a number of projects in the city of Belgrade, including the construction of a new bus station, lighting installation and removal of waste, and Bennett praised the work of the city administration and their commitment.