The world's leading trade fair for the automotive industry, AUTOMECHANIKA, is scheduled for September 8-12, 2026 in Frankfurt.

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Acceptance of new applications for grants for women's entrepreneurship in 2025 will be suspended on November 26, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. due to the number of applications reaching the limit of available funds.

The Ministry of Economy informs all interested parties that, due to extremely high interest, the Ministry of Economy continues to receive requests under the Program to encourage the development of entrepreneurship through financial support for female entrepreneurship in 2025.

DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF SERBIA through the implementation of a multi-year program of support for companies to enter the supply chains of multinational companies aims to increase the capacity of companies for the purpose of inclusion in the international value chains of multinational companies.

The Ministry of Economy, in cooperation with the Development Fund of the Republic of Serbia, continues this year with the program of support for female entrepreneurship.

Dear holders of certificates of old and artistic crafts and handicrafts,

We are pleased to inform you that the Ministry of Economy continues to support the preservation and development of old and artistic crafts and handicrafts.

The public call for the implementation of a standardized mentoring service is published in accordance with the Program of the Ministry of Economy - Program of Support for Regional Development and Development of Entrepreneurship, which is implemented through a standardized set of services implemented by accredited regional development agencies in 2025, which is implemented through the Development Agency of Serbia and accredited regional development agencies (ARRA).

The Ministry of Economy is temporarily suspending the reception of new requests based on the Program of financial support for young people who are beginners in business, due to extremely high interest. So far, under this program alone, more than 310 requests have been received.

The public call for applications from companies for professional support in the development of action plans for the transition to a circular economy in Serbia is open.

THE MINISTRY OF THE ECONOMY is issuing a PUBLIC CALL FOR THE ALLOCATION OF GRANTS as part of the Support Program for the Development of Rural Women's Entrepreneurship in 2025

This year, the European Commission is again organizing the Competition for the best idea in the field of entrepreneurship promotion - European Enterprise Promotion Awards (EEPA).

The Ministry of Economy informs all interested parties that on April 29, 2025, at 12:00 p.m., the reception of new requests for grants within the framework of the Support Program for Family Businesses and Entrepreneurs in 2025 will be suspended

The Development Agency of Serbia (hereinafter: RAS) announces a Public Call for participation in the "Program for providing standardized mentoring services to the manufacturing industry sectors in 2025", which is an integral part of the program of RAS and the Japanese Agency for International Cooperation JICA "Strengthening and further establishment of mentoring services for small and medium-sized enterprises in the countries of the Western Balkans" (hereinafter the Program) with the aim of improving the business environment and supporting the smooth development of MSMEs operating within sector of the processing industry grouped into four areas namely: machinery and equipment industry; food industry; wood and furniture industry and rubber and plastic industry. The public call is published in accordance with the Annual Work Program of the Development Agency of Serbia for 2025.

The Development Agency of Serbia (hereinafter: RAS) announces a Public Call for participation in the "Program for providing standardized mentoring services to the manufacturing industry sectors in 2025", which is an integral part of the program of RAS and the Japanese Agency for International Cooperation JICA "Strengthening and further establishment of mentoring services for small and medium-sized enterprises in the countries of the Western Balkans" (hereinafter the Program) with the aim of improving the business environment and supporting the smooth development of MSMEs operating within sector of the processing industry grouped into four areas namely: machinery and equipment industry; food industry; wood and furniture industry and rubber and plastic industry. The public call is published in accordance with the Annual Work Program of the Development Agency of Serbia for 2025.

The National Employment Service published 12 Public Calls

The program of financial support for the marketing of honey and other bee products in 2025 is implemented by the Ministry of Economy in cooperation with the Development Fund of the Republic of Serbia.

The program of financial support for family businesses and entrepreneurs in 2025 is implemented by the Ministry of Economy in cooperation with the Development Fund of the Republic of Serbia.

The funds determined by the Program are intended for financial support to family micro and small businesses and entrepreneurs, registered in the Agency for Business Registers no later than December 31, 2022, who perform activities in the field of production and processing of goods, and who meet the requirements of the Program regarding family ownership, management and employment of family members in that business entity.

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The program of financial support for the best 35 business ideas of young people under 35 years of age is implemented Ministry of Economy

The program of financial support for the best 35 business ideas of young people under 35 is implemented Ministry of Economy.

PUBLIC CALL for the allocation of loans under the PROGRAM OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO YOUTH STARTING IN BUSINESS

DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF SERBIA through the implementation of a multi-year program of support for companies to enter the supply chains of multinational companies aims to increase the capacity of companies for the purpose of inclusion in the international value chains of multinational companies.

Public call for the implementation of a package of services for young and female entrepreneurs published in accordance with the "Program of support for regional development and the development of entrepreneurship implemented through a standardized set of services implemented by accredited regional development agencies in 2024" of the Ministry of Economy, which is implemented through the Development Agency of Serbia and accredited regional development agencies.

The Development Agency of Serbia (RAS) has published a Public Call for participation in the Program of Support to Businesses for Export Promotion, which is implemented with the aim of improving export potential, increasing competitiveness and modernizing the production capacities of domestic businesses. The program is aimed at increasing export revenues, improving the international reputation of Serbia and placing domestic products on foreign markets.

RAS and the Chamber of Commerce of Serbia (PKS) organize a performance, within the national stand, at the world's leading food industry fairs

The public call for the implementation of a standardized mentoring service is published by the Ministry of Economy in cooperation with the Development Agency of Serbia and in accordance with the Program of Support for Regional Development and Entrepreneurship Development, which is implemented through a standardized set of services implemented by accredited regional development agencies in 2024, which is implemented through the Development Agency of Serbia and accredited regional development agencies (ARRA).

The Ministry of Economy informs all interested parties that on September 26, 2024, at 4:00 p.m., the reception of new requests for grants under the Program for Encouraging the Development of Entrepreneurship through Financial Support for Business Beginners and Young People in 2024 will be suspended.

The allocation of grants is intended for micro-enterprises whose founder and legal representative are women and entrepreneurs, who are engaged in the production of food products and perform their activities in rural areas.

The Ministry of Economy informs all interested parties that on September 2, 2024, at 12:00 p.m., the reception of new requests for grants within the Program for Encouraging the Development of Entrepreneurship through Financial Support for the Entrepreneurship of Women and Single Parents in 2024 will be suspended.

The Board of Directors of the Development Fund of the Republic of Serbia, at its 4th session, held on August 23, 2024, approved loans in the total amount of 839,503,648.10 dinars, i.e. 352 requests, namely:

The Ministry of Economy informs the public that this year there was a record interest of business entities in the Development Chance Program - a line for the manufacturing industry, due to very favorable tender conditions and a significant amount of grants, so already in the first week of the announcement of the public call, a large number of requests arrived, which, according to estimates, will exceed the available amount of total funds allocated for this program.

The Ministry of Economy informs the public that this year there was a record interest of business entities in the Equipment Procurement Program, due to very favorable conditions of the competition and a significant amount of grants, so already in the first week of the announcement of the public call, a large number of requests arrived, which, according to estimates, will exceed the available amount of total funds allocated for this program.

The Ministry of Economy of Serbia announced on August 2, 2024, for the first time, a public call for grants to employers involved in dual education who train students attending the final school year in the 2024/2025 school year. year on dual educational profiles.

In order to provide support for the establishment and further development of female entrepreneurship, the Ministry of Economy announced today a public call within the Program to encourage the development of entrepreneurship through financial support for the entrepreneurship of women and women of single parents in 2024.

In order to provide support to business entities for investing in the construction and expansion of production capacities for the processing of game, fish, the production of wine, beer and strong alcoholic beverages, the Ministry of Economy today announced a public call for entrepreneurs, micro, small and medium-sized legal entities and cooperatives to apply for the Program for the stimulation of processing capacities in the field of hunting, fishing, the production of wine, beer and strong alcoholic beverages in 2024.

In order to provide support for the establishment and survival of new companies, as well as young entrepreneurs, the Ministry of Economy today issued a public invitation to all unemployed persons and businessmen who are in the initial stage of development for the allocation of grants for the purchase of equipment, vehicles, ongoing maintenance/adaptation of business or production space, as well as for operational costs (up to 20% of the total investment).

Ministry of Economy of Serbia On July 12, 2024, for the first time, it announced a public call for grants to micro and small businesses, entrepreneurs and cooperatives that are holders of certificates of old and artistic crafts and handicrafts issued by the Ministry of Economy.

The Ministry of Economy issued a public invitation to commercial banks to participate in the implementation of the Development Chance-Line Program for the Manufacturing Industry in 2024.

On July 11, 2024, the Ministry of Economy announced for the first time a public call for grants to micro-businesses whose founders and legal representatives are women and entrepreneurs, which are engaged in the production of food products and carry out their activities in rural areas.

The Ministry of Economy, in cooperation with the Development Agency of the Republic of Serbia, awards grants to micro and small businesses, entrepreneurs and cooperatives for the purchase of production equipment/construction machinery/machines and equipment for the improvement of energy efficiency and ecological aspects of production with the aim of facilitating the financing of the purchase of equipment and strengthening their competitiveness.

The National Employment Service has published the following Public Calls:

The public call is open until April 26, while the deadline for completing the standardized mentoring service is November 20, 2024

"InterConnect", one of the most significant and largest business events in the region, after last year's very successful conference, will again this year in Belgrade and Serbia, on April 17 and 18, bring together representatives of leading European companies interested in establishing supply chains in the Western Balkans, small and medium-sized enterprises from the region, as well as international experts and top managers with the aim of agreeing new deals and cooperation.

The European Network of Entrepreneurship (EEN) is again organizing the business meetings "Technology & Business Cooperation Days 2024" which will take place from April 22 to 25, within the Hannover Messe trade fair

The Development Agency of Serbia invites all those interested to register and participate in international business meetings MEET4BUSINESS - MEGRA 2024, the leading Slovenian b2b event for builders, engineers, architects and experts in the field of energy.

The Development Agency of Serbia (hereinafter: the Agency) through the implementation of the multi-year Program of support for companies to enter the supply chains of multinational companies (hereinafter: the Program) aims to increase the capacity of companies for the purpose of inclusion in the international value chains of multinational companies (hereinafter: MNC).

DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF SERBIA by implementing this program decided to support the creation of a framework for the establishment of commercial relations between multinational companies and domestic economic entities, all with the aim of achieving better integration of foreign investors into the local economic system, on the one hand, as well as the adoption of the principles of international value chains by local companies.

The DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF SERBIA decided to support the improvement of the export potential of domestic companies, the improvement of their competitiveness and existing production capacities with the aim of increasing income from the export of selected production activities, balancing the balance of payments and improving the reputation of the Republic of Serbia in the international business community, as well as increasing the placement of domestic products on foreign markets.

The world's largest electronics fair ELECTRONICA 2024 will be held on November 12-15 in Munich, Germany. Applications for the performance, within the national stand of Serbia, were opened on February 27

SIAL in Paris is the largest biennial food fair in the world, with more than 7,500 exhibitors and 400,000 products on display. This year, in the period from October 19 to 23, 2024, visitors can expect a retrospective of 60 years of innovations and changes that marked the industry

PKS and RAS organize the performance of Serbian businessmen within the national stand of Serbia at the upcoming international automotive industry fair AUTOMECHANIKA 2024. Applications for participation are open until Tuesday, February 27

The Development Fund of the RS informs all interested parties that December 22, 2023 is the last day for receiving new requests for grants under the Program for Encouraging the Development of Entrepreneurship through Financial Support for Women's Entrepreneurship in 2023.

The Development Agency of Serbia (hereinafter: the Agency) through the implementation of the multi-year Program of support for companies to enter the supply chains of multinational companies (hereinafter: the Program) aims to increase the capacity of companies for the purpose of inclusion in the international value chains of multinational companies (hereinafter: MNC).

The Development Agency of Serbia and the Chamber of Commerce of Serbia are organizing the performance of Serbian businessmen within the national stand of Serbia at the upcoming international food industry fair "THE SAUDI FOOD SHOW 2024", which will be held in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in the period from May 21 to 23, 2024

The Development Agency of Serbia (RAS) and the Chamber of Commerce of Serbia (PKS) are organizing the appearance of Serbian businessmen within the national stand of Serbia at the upcoming international brand fair "PLMA" 2024, which will be held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in the period from May 28 to 29, 2024.

Public invitation for the implementation of the youth employment promotion program "My First Salary" in 2023 was published on October 10, 2023. year.

The public call for participation in the upcoming International General Trade Fair "TIRANA INTERNATIONAL FAIR 2023" is open until Friday, October 20

B2B meetings within SEEmeet 2023 will be held on October 25 and 26, 2023 in Maribor, Slovenia

The international food industry fair "PRODEXPO" 2024 will be held in Moscow, from February 5 to 9, 2024, and applications for interested companies are open until Friday, October 13, 2023.

The public call for the implementation of a standardized mentoring service is published in accordance with the Program of the Ministry of Economy - Standardized set of services (SSU) for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurs in 2023, which is implemented through the Development Agency of Serbia and accredited regional development agencies (ARRA).

A public call for the implementation of a package of services for young and female entrepreneurs is published in accordance with the Program of a standardized set of services for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurs in 2023, of the Ministry of Economy, which is implemented through the Development Agency of Serbia and accredited regional development agencies (hereinafter: Program of SSU for MMSPP).

The Fund for the Development of the Republic of Serbia informs all interested clients that from today, September 5, 2023. suspends the receipt of applications for loans for permanent working capital from the Fund Program, due to the large number of applications received.

The Ministry of Economy, in cooperation with the Development Agency of Serbia, and with the support of the European Union, announces a Public Call for grants to micro and small businesses, entrepreneurs and cooperatives

The Development Agency of Serbia (hereinafter: the Agency) organizes the performance of Serbian businessmen within the national stand of Serbia at the international supplier fair "GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS AND SUPPLIERS EXPO 2023 (GACS)" which will be held in Stuttgart, Germany, from December 5 to 7, 2023.

In accordance with the goals and measures of the Strategy for the Development of Artificial Intelligence in the Republic of Serbia, for the period 2020-2025. year, the Government of the Republic of Serbia provided the National Platform for Artificial Intelligence (AI platform).
The first National Platform for Artificial Intelligence in the State Data Center in Kragujevac is a supercomputer of the latest generation, high performance, computing density of 5 fifths of FLOPS, manufactured by NVIDIA, ready to process a huge amount of information in a short period of time.

The Ministry of Economy has announced public calls for bids to participate in the privatization process of three companies - Publishing company Rad ad Beograd, Tehnohemija ad za trgovin Sremska Mitrovica and Nedeljne novine joint-stock company for newspaper and publishing activity Bačka Palanka.

The Government of the Republic of Serbia adopted the Decree on Establishing the Program for Encouraging the Development of Entrepreneurship through Financial Support for Female Entrepreneurship in 2023, with the aim of strengthening female entrepreneurship, increasing the number of economic entities and further encouraging employment.

THE CITY ADMINISTRATION OF THE CITY OF BELGRADE - The Secretariat for Economy announces a PUBLIC COMPETITION for the allocation of funds to support the development of innovative activities

The program to encourage entrepreneurship through development projects in 2023 (hereinafter: the Program) is implemented by the Ministry of Economy (hereinafter: the Ministry) in cooperation with the Development Fund of the Republic of Serbia (hereinafter: the Fund). Grant funds in the amount of 900,000,000 dinars have been provided for the implementation of the Program.

The program to encourage the development of entrepreneurship through financial support for business beginners and young people in 2023 (hereinafter: the Program) is implemented Ministry of Economy (hereinafter: the Ministry) in cooperation with the Development Fund of the Republic of Serbia (hereinafter: the Fund).

Innovation vouchers are a simple financial incentive intended for companies to use services provided by scientific research organizations.

Program Goals: The goal of the Science and Business Cooperation Program (hereinafter: the Program) is to support research that is important for the economy by encouraging private sector companies and public scientific research organizations to engage in joint research and development projects with the goal of creating new or improved commercially oriented products and services, as well as innovative technologies with significant future impact and market potential.

Program Objectives: The innovation co-financing program aims to encourage existing and profitable micro, small and medium-sized innovative companies in the Republic of Serbia to engage in the development and commercialization of technological innovations in the form of new and improved products, services, technologies and technological processes, in order to create new market value, provide high-paying jobs, increase revenue and export growth and improve Serbia's competitiveness.

The objective of the program is to encourage the creation of innovative knowledge-based enterprises, through the establishment of "start-up" and/or "spin-off" companies in the private sector, by providing financing for the development of innovative technologies, products and services with market application that have a high potential for commercialization and a scalable business model.

The Ministry of Economy in cooperation with the Development Agency of the Republic of Serbia, and with the support of the project "Direct allocation of grants to the Development Agency of Serbia - increased and technologically improved solutions for production capacities among micro and small enterprises and entrepreneurs", financed by the European Union, allocates grants to micro and small enterprises, entrepreneurs and cooperatives for the purchase of production equipment/construction machinery/machines and equipment for the improvement of energy efficiency and ecological aspects of production with the aim of facilitating the financing of procurement equipment and strengthening their competitiveness.

Republic of Serbia Ministry of Economy announces a PUBLIC CALL for project applications for the Business Infrastructure Development Support Program for 2024

The Ministry of Economy invites the professional public, organizations, as well as other interested parties to public consultations for the Proposed Law on the Management of Business Companies Owned by the Republic of Serbia.

At the International Food Industry Fair "The Saudi food show 2023" domestic companies have the opportunity to present their production programs for the first time

At the 56th session of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, a decree was adopted on establishing the Program for Encouraging Entrepreneurship through Development Projects in 2023.

The Development Agency of Serbia (hereinafter: the Agency) in cooperation with the Ministry of Economy (hereinafter: the Ministry) has developed the Financial Support Program - Program to Support the Development of Competitiveness in 2022 (hereinafter: the Program).

Subsidy for self-employment (hereinafter: subsidy) is intended for unemployed people who are registered with the National Employment Service (hereinafter: National Service) and have completed training for entrepreneurship development.

The competition for the best idea in the field of entrepreneurship promotion (European Enterprise Promotion Awards - EEPA) 2003 is being organized again this year. The Ministry of Economy invites all interested participants to apply for participation by June 23, 2023.

The Development Agency of Serbia (hereinafter: the Agency) through the implementation of the multi-year Program of support for companies to enter the supply chains of multinational companies (hereinafter: the Program) aims to increase the capacity of companies for the purpose of inclusion in the international value chains of multinational companies (hereinafter: MNC).

The public call is open until May 26, the total budget is 7 million dinars, while the deadline for the completion of the standardized mentoring service is November 20, 2023

HANNOVER MESSE is the world's leading trade fair for industrial technologies. Under the slogan "Industrial transformation starts here", the focus of this year's manifestation will be carbon neutral production, artificial intelligence, hydrogen technologies, energy management and Industry 4.0

Public call for participation in the Program for the Improvement of Cooperation and Capacity Building at the Regional and Local Level.

The subject of the Public Competition is the award of non-refundable financial resources in the maximum amount of up to 1,000,000.00 dinars per user for the purchase of one or more basic assets (machines and equipment), with the aim of improving the quality of the existing or introducing a new product/service into the business process, with the obligation to employ one unemployed person full-time from the records of the National Employment Service, from the territory of the city of Belgrade for a period of at least one year.

RAS and the European Entrepreneurship Network invite you to participate in free business meetings for the textile, fashion, design and creative industries in Turin. The eighth consecutive b2b meetings will be held in the period from June 28 to 30, 2023.

Applications for participation in the upcoming international fair of agricultural machinery AGRITECHNICA 2023 are open until Thursday, April 13.

The Chinese International Import Fair "China International Import EXPO-CIIE" is one of the largest fairs in China where over 140 countries from all over the world exhibit.

Hereby we would like to inform you that within the program StarTech, which is implemented by NALED with the support of Philip Morris International and in cooperation with the Government of Serbia, from March 3 to May 3, 2023, the third call for grants to support innovators is open!

The Development Agency of Serbia (RAS) and the Chamber of Commerce of Serbia (PKS) are again this year organizing the appearance of local companies at the international food industry fair ANUGA in Cologne, which will be held from October 7 to 11.

The Development Agency of Serbia (RAS) and the Chamber of Commerce of Serbia (PKS) are once again organizing the appearance of fruit and vegetable producers from Serbia at the international fair "FRUIT ATTRACTION" 2023, which will be held in Madrid from October 3 to 5, 2023.

The Development Agency of Serbia and the Chamber of Commerce of Serbia invite all interested companies to register and participate in the upcoming International Fair "A+A" 2023, which will be held in Dusseldorf, FR Germany, in the period from October 24 to 27, 2023.

The Development Agency of Serbia and the Serbian Chamber of Commerce invite interested companies to apply and participate in the 24th International Business Fair in Mostar, which will be held from May 2 to 6, 2023.

The European Entrepreneurship Network of France and the i-Trans cluster are organizing B2B meetings, which will be held on March 29 and 30, 2023 in Lille, France. International business meetings are organized during the SIFER fair. SIFER is the only fair in France dedicated exclusively to the railway industry.

European Entrepreneurship Networks (EEN) is organizing the business meetings "Technology & Business Cooperation Days 2023" again this year, which will take place from April 17 to 20, 2023, within the Hannover Messe fair.

The National Employment Service has announced the following Public Calls: