This report looks beyond the current global financial crisis to the restoration of dynamic long-run growth in Serbia …. The answer in this report is that Serbia will need to fundamentally alter its growth model to compete effectively in world … its course in all European countries. Serbia must shift to a greater export orientation so that it can attain the major …

This report looks beyond the current global financial crisis to the restoration of dynamic long-run growth in Serbia …. The answer in this report is that Serbia will need to fundamentally alter its growth model to compete effectively in world … its course in all European countries. Serbia must shift to a greater export orientation so that it can attain the major …

Upon resumption of its transition to a market economy in late-2000, Serbia made good initial progress across a range of … elements of Serbia's recent performance are not sustainable without further adjustment and sustained reform. This report … analyzes Serbia's recent performance and near-term reform priorities, in five areas which are particularly important for growth …

Big cities are becoming even bigger and these have been and will be the key drivers of economic growth in Serbia …. Belgrade, Novi Sad, Nis and Kragujevac, Serbia's four largest cities contributed to about 60 percent of the increase of value … market for Serbia. Spatially uneven growth caused differences in living standards. Wages did not play significant role, as …

Serbia needs to transition to a greener growth model for internal and external reasons. Internally, Serbia's economy is … candidate country for EU membership, Serbia also needs to react to external influences by aligning domestic policies with the EU … resilient growth in Serbia can begin. First, environmental fiscal reforms are needed to incentivize the adoption of more …