Kopaonik Business Forum kicks off on Tuesday

Kopaonik Business Forum kicks off on Tuesday

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will open a plenary session under the title “Strategic Audit of Serbia's Position and Recovery Prospects”, the government's press office said in a release on Monday.

The forum lasts three days and will gather government officials, governor of the National Bank of Serbia (NBS), officials of the EU Delegation to Serbia, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other international financial institutions.

Several ambassadors also confirmed their attendance, as well as representatives of Serbian companies and banks, and Serbia's distinguished economic theoreticians and investors from Serbia and the region.

Over 100 panelists will take part in this year's Kopaonik Business Forum, popularly known as “Serbia's Davos”, Tanjug learned from President of the Serbian Association of Economists (SES) Aleksandar Vlahovic.

One of the key topics that the forum will tackle is the restructuring of public enterprises, which are a "critical point" for success of our structural reforms, he underlined.

We will hold a discussion whether our monetary policy should be eased since we have a responsible fiscal policy, and whether the government can have a positive impact on the economic activity and growth through bigger fixed investment.

The Kopaonik Business Forum has been promoting successful companies whose growth and development prospects are based on innovation, which is exactly what Serbia needs, he said.

As every year, the Forum will produce a Kopaonik consensus with the main conclusions.

Belgrade-based broadcaster N1 will provide live coverage of the first two days of the Kopaonik Business Forum. Over 100 journalists will report from the event.

The organizers of 22th Kopaonik Business Forum are the SES and the Serbian Association of Corporate Directors.