Vucevic: Serbia has stable business environment

BELGRADE - Serbia has a stable and predictable business environment reflected, among other aspects, in a stable monetary and fiscal policy, and education is developing in cooperation with businesses, which is reflected in the dual education system we have introduced, Serbian PM Milos Vucevic said at a Serbia-Japan business forum in Belgrade on Thursday.

Serbia has carried out a rule of law reform, which is also important for investors, he said, noting that Serbia was attracting two thirds of all foreign investments in the region.

"I believe that foreign investments will gain in both quality and quantity after this visit (by a Japanese business delegation)," he said, noting that his government aimed to create a good, predictable business climate.

"Our task is to preserve peace and political stability, which is a prerequisite for all other activities, and to preserve Serbia as a safe, peaceful place in these tumultuous times. Our policy is one of dialogue, of creating good regional cooperation and of supporting investors," Vucevic said, noting that Serbia offered good support to foreign companies wishing to invest in the country.

He urged Japanese companies to utilise Serbia's geopolitical position and duty-free access to a market totalling nearly three billion consumers, and noted that Serbia maintained good economic relations with American, European, Asian and African states.