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BARRIER-FREE REGIONAL MARKET MARKO ČADEŽ
President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia
I am confident that the acceleration of economic integration through the implementation of the Open Balkans initiative will also contribute to a faster resolution of open issues in the Western Balkans
fter his visit to Germany in February this year, Marko Čadež, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia (CCIS), said that the Western Balkans remains one of the priorities of the new German government. In this interview, the CCIS president speaks about the importance of Germany’s stance, the Open Balkans initiative and the results of cooperation with Germany.
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Economic, trade and investment ties with Germany, as Serbia’s main economic partner, continued to grow stronger even during the pandemic. What is the current state of cooperation between the two countries?
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GERMANY 2022
GERMANY IS ONE OF THE LARGEST INVESTORS HERE WITH ABOUT 3 BILLION EUROS WORTH OF INVESTMENTS
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During the pandemic, Germany remained Serbia's number one external trade partner and the first export market for Serbian products. The growth in trading between the two countries continued, which, taking both goods and services into account, increased by almost a quarter last year compared to
