The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (“CEPA”) between Serbia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which entered into force on June 1, 2025, marks a transformative moment for Serbia’s economic strategy and international standing. This partnership is not just a trade deal—it is a gateway to new markets, investments, and opportunities that can shape Serbia’s future for years to come. What the Agreement Means The CEPA is designed to eliminate or reduce customs duties on over 96% of tariff lines between the two countries, making Serbian products more competitive in the UAE and throughout the Gulf region. For Serbian exporters, this […]
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The Global Gateway initiative was unveiled on December 1, 2021, as a strategy of the European Union (“EU”) to support sustainable infrastructure development around the world. The EU is planning to invest EUR 300 billion over five years. The European Commission pitched the Global Gateway as a template for how Europe aims to build more resilient connections across the globe. The Global Gateway is about increasing investment, promoting values and high standards, good governance and transparency, partnerships based on equality, green, clean, secure infrastructure, but also catalyzing and supporting private sector investment in new markets as part of the Global […]
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For several years in a row, Serbia is ranked among the leading destinations for foreign investors. According to the Greenfield FDI Performance Index, in 2019 Serbia was ranked first among 105 states observed by the index. A similar status was maintained throughout the subsequent years as Serbia ranked fifth in 2020, and sixth in 2021. According to the World Bank Doing Business rankings, Serbia is ranked among business-friendly jurisdictions, whose ease of doing business index grows regularly. The willingness to invest raises concerns regarding the legal and institutional framework of the host economy. Bilateral investment treaties (“BIT”) have been presented […]
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