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Through the media, representatives of the Institute for Development and Innovation express expert opinions, advocate for economic policies, and inform the public about their work. Аll with the aim of providing accurate and relevant facts on economic issues of public interest.

FOR RTS

Economic Relations between the Western Balkans and the European Union: Who Benefits More?

FOR NEWSMAX BALKANS

World Economic Forum in Davos: “The Role of Serbia Remains Marginal”
Major economic decisions are not taken at Davos, but rather at dedicated bilateral meetings.

FOR RTS

Innovative Enterprises
The Republic of Serbia does not have a coherent industrial policy strategy, and even the most well-designed and carefully planned strategy would remain largely ineffective without consistent and committed implementation.

FOR BIZNIS.RS

Sanctions against NIS defined the year
The year was marked by student activism, the success of domestic expertise through MUST Solutions, missed reforms in public enterprises, and cautious optimism for 2026.

FOR DANAS.RS

Serbia among Europe’s leaders in remittance inflows relative to GDP
Remittances are a stable source of foreign exchange and a key pillar of Serbia’s balance of payments.

FOR NEWSMAX BALKANS

What is a better solution for NIS – bankruptcy or nationalization?
A solution has been in place for months, but it is being delayed to avoid confrontation with major geopolitical actors.

FOR RTS

The private sector is more attractive to young people
A comparison of the minimum, median, and average wages, along with an analysis of the public sector by sector, shows that these wages are not competitive with the private sector.

RADIO BEOGRAD 1

Do national support programs really open doors for young female entrepreneurs?
Entering entrepreneurship begins with personal development, self-confidence, and starting a business.

FOR BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE REVIEW

Regenerative Agriculture: Trend or Necessity?
Regenerative agriculture aims to remediate the environmental consequences and solve problems that conventional agriculture has no answer to.

FOR DANAS.RS

Why do politicians attract investments but fear domestic businessmen?
We live in a complex economy. We have imposed these on ourselves, choosing a growth model instead of a development model.

FOR N1

Are there shortcuts that would bring us closer to the wages of more developed EU countries?
Serbia is a regional leader, but it is far from the EU countries in terms of living standards.

FOR NOVA EKONOMIJA

The Republic of Serbia can reach the European Union living standards in 35 years
It takes Serbia 29 years to reach the European Union average when it comes to gross domestic product (GDP) per capita.

FOR FORBES SERBIA

It takes Serbia 35 years to reach the EU average in terms of standards, and 26 years when it comes to salaries
Serbia is a regional leader, but it is far from EU countries in terms of living standards.

FOR DANAS.RS

“It would take Serbian GDP almost 30 years to reach the EU average”: What would change with EU membership?
When we talk about the economy, it takes us 35 years to reach the EU average.

FOR JUTARNJI PROGRAM RTS

Serbia 35 years away from Europe in economy
Are Republic of Serbia and the Western Balkan countries far from the European Union’s standard of living and how many years will it take them to reach it?

FOR JUTARNJI PROGRAM RTS

How much does the so-called brain drain cost us?
Educating one person from preschool to completed higher education costs on average more than €34,000, depending on the chosen high school and university.

FOR BIZNIS.RS

Three key points for the economic empowerment of young women in Serbia
The Economically Strong! program provides young women with knowledge, support, and guidance for starting their own business.

FOR NEDELJNIK

Italian workers offered to come to Kragujevac
Do we really need Fiat in Kragujevac (Republic of Serbia), where workers from other countries are employed and the factory only assembles vehicles for export?

FOR BIZNIS.RS

What lessons can be drawn from fiscal policy during the coronavirus pandemic
We implemented a significant fiscal stimulus to support the economy, but there was indiscriminate distribution to the population.

FOR FORBES SERBIA

Who benefits – Serbia or foreign workers: They earn a salary and don’t stay
On average, Serbia receives 21,000 new citizens each year, the majority of whom come from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

FOR BIZNIS.RS

Workers in Serbia mark Labor Day amid a deep social crisis and a dual labor market
The Serbian labor market is divided: the highly educated set the terms, while others face limited opportunities.

FOR DANAS.RS

What is regenerative agriculture and how can it help us?
It is a set of practices and agrotechnical measures that improve the overall condition of the soil.

FOR RTS

What is the goal of the Horizon Europe Food4Health project?
Siniša Borota highlighted the goals of the project and the problems it addresses, as well as the role of the Institute in the project.

FOR EURONEWS

More and more foreign workers in Serbia
The number of foreign workers in Serbia has been growing year by year. Only in last year, nearly 80,000 work permits were issued to foreign nationals.

FOR KURIR

While Nepalese are increasingly working in Serbia, where are Serbs going?
The main reason for the lack of greater labor mobility in Southern Serbia is the lack of infrastructure.

FOR NEWSMAX BALKANS

The Davos meeting coincided with a power struggle among the US, China, and the EU
The key concerns for the domestic economy are the low level of private investment and the poor management of public enterprises…

FOR RTS

How to solve the problem of labor shortage in the region?
The “Labor Mobility” analysis warns of estimates that Serbia will lack 80,000 to 100,000 workers in the next decade.

FOR BIZNIS.RS

Serbia will lack 100,000 workers in the next decade
The “Labor Mobility” analysis indicates that the labor market will create the future of our region.

FOR N1

In the next decade, Serbia could face a shortage of up to 100,000 workers
Serbia increasingly depends on foreign workers, but must also develop domestic talent and attractiveness for experts from the diaspora.

FOR NIN

Serbia needs foreign workers, but which ones?
Serbia will increasingly rely on foreign workers, which in the coming years will create a competition for labor and highlight the need to improve the domestic workforce.

FOR JUGMEDIA

Economic empowerment of rural women through institutional and NGO projects
The task of the Institute on the ESIRA project is to use its expertise to assist organizations and institutions from the Jablanica and Pčinja.

FOR RTS

Foreign workers most often come from Southeast Asia – how to attract people from the surrounding area?
There is almost no mobility between the Serbian and Albanian corps on the market.

FOR POLITIKA

Chinese and Russians are the most likely to come to work in Serbia
Among the people who come to Serbia to work the most are from China, followed by citizens of the Russian, and since 2017, Turks.

FOR NOVA S

Why do 25,000 workers leave Serbia every year?
We had almost a million unemployed people, and now we have 296,000 unemployed people, many of whom are temporarily unemployed and in the process of changing jobs.

FOR VREME.COM

Departure of domestic and arrival of foreign workers in Serbia: What are the statistics?
Our country issued around 50,000 work permits to foreigners in the first seven months of 2024.

FOR DANAS.RS

Where do most workers from Serbia go, and where do workers come from?
More than 25,000 people leave permanently each year, according to the results of the “Labor Force Mobility” survey.

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