Switzerland remains the most innovative country in the world and ranks first in the Global Innovation Index (GII) for the fourth time in a row. See more at www.s-ge.com Read more
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EFTA – Central America Free Trade Agreement set to enter into force on August 29, 2014
The free trade agreement between EFTA and the two Central American countries Costa Rica and Panama will come into force on August 29 for Switzerland and Liechtenstein, as announced by EFTA. See more at www.s-ge.com Read more
Switzerland and China celebrate the entry into force of their free trade agreement
The comprehensive free trade agreement between Switzerland and China entered into force on 1 July 2014, almost a year to the day since Federal Councillor Johann N. Schneider-Ammann and his Chinesecounterpart, Minister of Commerce Gao Hucheng, signed the agreement in Beijing on 6 July 2013. See more at www.seco.admin.ch Read more
Incentives for Direct Investment in the Republic of Serbia
In 2014 the Republic of Serbia adopted a new incentive program for green-field and brown-field projects in Serbia based on the Regulation on the terms and conditions for attracting direct investments (“Off. Gazette of the RS”, no. 55/2014), which entered into force on 24.05.2014 More information is available here. Read more
boostIT Serbia
boostIT Serbia is a new, recently launched web platform for the export promotion of IT sector in Serbia, aiming to support the Serbian IT companies in their efforts to increase exports and its visibility in the global marketplace. Read more
Amendments to law on construction up for public debate soon
Draft amendments to the law on planning and construction, which would shorten timeframes for issuing building permits, will be up for public debate soon, and are expected to be passed in August. Link: www.tanjug.rs Read more
Stadler trains in Serbia as of September 2014
Swiss company Stadler will start delivering 21 new electric trains to Serbia in September 2014, Serbian Railways said in a release on Friday (5 July 2013). An agreement signed with Stadler on 4 March 2013 set the delivery time for these trains to 2.5 years. Read more
Law on amendments to the Labor Law
National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia at its session held on July 18 adopted the Law on amendments to the Labor Law. The new provisions should improve the legal framework to boost foreign and local investments and overcome the economic crisis. The Law will came into force on July 29, 2014. Law on amendments Read more
Novartis donates the equipment worth 250.000 Euros to the Health care center in Obrenovac
The total value of the donation, which includes a digital X-ray machine, an ultrasound machine, two ambulance vehicles, a van for dialysis patient’s transport, as well as a dental compressor, is estimated around 250.000 Euros. See more at www.zdravlje.gov.rs Read more
Holcim and Lafarge sell assets, buyers sought in Serbia as well
Cement manufacturers Holcim from Switzerland and Lafarge from France, whose merger is pending approval from regulatory bodies, must sell about EUR 5 billion worth of assets in order to get aforementioned green light, the two companies announced in a release on Monday. The merger would create the world’s largest cement maker with an annual turnover Read more