CONTENTS GUIDE 2014
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SECTOR IN SERBIA
EDITOR IN CHIEF Saša Marić s.maric@aim.rs
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WORDS INTO DEEDS
Dr MIHAJLO CRNOBRNJA, Professor at the Faculty of Economics, Finance and Administration
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REORGANISATION BEFORE PRIVATISATION
ALEKSANDAR OBRADOVIĆ, Acting Director of Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS)
ART DIRECTOR Ilija Petrović i.petrovic@aim.rs
PROJECT MANAGERS Biljana Dević, b.devic@aim.rs; Darko Novaković, d.novakovic@aim.rs; Milica Pajić, m.pajic@aim.rs Ivana Krsmanović, i.krsmanovic@aim.rs EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Ruža Ristanović r.ristanovic@aim.rs GENERAL MANAGER Ivan Novčić i.novcic@aim.rs FINANCIAL DIRECTOR Ana Besedić a.besedic@aim.rs
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OPEN OPPORTUNITIES
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SIMILARITIES AND TRADITIONS
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HARMONISE TO CAPITALISE
Belarus
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POSITIVE PROCESS
ĐORĐE ĆUKOVIĆ, Director of Naftachem
ANDREAS HAIDENTHALER Austrian Commercial Counsellor
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YOUR TRAINER PARTNER
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POSITIVE SIGNALS
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INVESTORS WELCOME
H.E. ROMAN WASCHUK, Canadian Ambassador to Serbia
ROOF WITH A VIEW
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PREDICTABILITY REQUIRED
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GROWING INTEREST
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COMBINING TRADITION AND INNOVATION
Velux
PATRICK COLLIN, President of the French-Serbian Chamber of Commerce in Serbia
GORAN RADOVIĆ, Director of Vossloh MIN Skretnice
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MARTIN KNAPP, Director of the Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Serbia
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ZHU LIANQI, Counsellor for Economic and Commercial Affairs at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Belgrade
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ALL INVESTMENTS IMPORTANT
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REMOVE BUREAUCRATIC OBSTACLES
MS. SOPHIA TSAMICHA, General Counsellor for Economic & Commercial Affairs at the Embassy of the Hellenic Republic to Serbia
ERBIA ENCOURAGING S THE REGION
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TOGETHER ON THIRD MARKETS
SVETLANA BOŽINOVIĆ, Economic Counsellor at the Embassy of Croatia to Serbia
MAY 2014
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LUBOŠ JOZA, Second Secretary Responsible for Economic Affairs at the Embassy of the Czech Republic to Serbia
H.E. RANKO ŠKRBIĆ, Ambassador of Bosnia & Herzegovina to Serbia
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SECTOR IN SERBIA
H.E. MICHAEL BORG-HANSEN, Danish Ambassador to Serbia
H.E. PEKKA ORPANA, Ambassador of Finland to Serbia
WIFI international
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COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE
Brazil
BILJANA NAUMOVIĆ, CEO of AstraZeneca Serbia
RESPONSIBLE LEADERS
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Belgium
VALUE OF INNOVATION
EDITORIAL MANAGER Tanja Banković t.bankovic@aim.rs PRINTING Rotografika d.o.o. Segedinski put 72, Subotica
UNUSED POTENTIAL
H.E. ANGEL SIMEONOV DIMITROV, Bulgarian Ambassador to Serbia
ASSISTANT EDITOR Mark Pullen PHOTOS Zoran Petrović
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