FIRST ANNI V ERSARY OF DIPLOMACY&C O M M ER C E
Your Good Habit The idea behind creating Diplomacy&Commerce was to promote a new and dynamic approach to covering topics and providing quality content in the world of national press in the English language. In the last year, D&C has given its readership an abundance of news from politics, business and culture, reported on the opinions of relevant stakeholders both from Serbia and abroad covering all segments of life, and opened up topics that were not written or talked about enough. We have tried to inform, educate, and entertain our readership, and to show them the potential that Serbia has in regard to cooperating with numerous countries in the world. Judging by the number of our readers, we are on a good trajectory. With its latest issue, Diplomacy&Commerce is celebrating its first anniversary in Serbia. We are very proud of the fact that, in one year and 12 issues, we have managed to interview the leaders of the Serbian political, business and diplomatic world, as well as the renowned public figures in
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Do you think Serbia will stagnate or progress in 2017, relative to last year, and what changes to the business environment could play a crucial role in that?
Professor ZORANA MIHAJLOVIC, PhD Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Construction, Transportation and Infrastructure
CONTINUE TO IMPROVING I am sure of one thing – this year, Serbia will continue improving its ranking on the World Bank’s Doing Business List which assesses business conditions. This is unstoppable. Our plan is to make it to the top 20 countries in the world in the next two years. The land registry reform is something that we have been working hard on with the goal of reducing the time required for registration of property or an asset, and other services provided within the scope of the land registry. The activities and the communication between businesses and the
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of the world. We have presented investment groups assembled in chambers of commerce, business associations and organizations, reported about important events in economy, talked to the leaders
our country. Not only that... In these past 12 issues, we have also published special supplements dedicated to bilateral, economic, cultural and overall relations between Serbia, Europe and the rest
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of national and international companies, promoted national IT startups, written about the main trends in marketing and advertising and much more. We have also tried to report in detail about the important global and domestic trends, to show our readership the multicultural heritage of Serbia and its vibrant cultural life, as well as to present the head chefs of Serbian restaurants, the best wines from all over the country, and interesting parts of the country, all in the shape of an attractively designed magazine. We have asked the people we have intereviewed so far to give us their prognosis on whether Serbia will stagnate or progress in 2017 compared to 2016, and to tell us what changes in the business environment would be crucial for that happening. We have also asked them to tell us how much do magazines like Diplomacy&Commerce can contribute to exchange of opinions, points of view and facts about Serbia, and to providing better information about our country and its potential to interested parties.
How much do magazines like Diplomacy & Commerce contribute to the exchange of opinions, stances and facts about Serbia, as well as informing all interested parties about our country and its potential?
state are now being carried out electronically for the most part. The traditional stamp is no longer, and we are abolishing certain business fees too. I would like to remind that electronic issuance of build permits has given us the biggest impetus in implementing changes. The time of stagnation is behind us, and it is our goal to secure the best possible conditions for businesses while continuously moving forward. No country can be called successful without having successful economy and successful trade with the entire world. Also, no country can be called successful if its diplomacy is not focusing on economic development. The very name of your magazine – Diplomacy & Commerce – which is celebrating its first birthday, is the best possible fusion of these two important factors as it underlines the importance and the connection between diplomacy and commerce. Information is the most valuable commodity today, and more people find out about Serbia’s potential, more success there will be for all of us.
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