INTERVIEW
LISTENING TO MARKET MOVEMENTS MIRJANA KOJIĆ
Secretary-General of the Italian-Serbian Chamber of Commerce
We continue with market searches that are constant throughout the year and during which we organize business meetings and visits of Italian companies to Serbian companies
ith a lot of Chamber’s activities, Mirjana Kojić, Secretary-General of the Italian-Serbian Chamber of Commerce talked about initiatives of the Chamber, their focus this year is on educational visits, Italian design day and about strengthening Italian-Serbian businesses.
Focus
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You presented a retrospective of initiatives for the previous year. Which initiatives of the Chamber are the focus of this year? In addition to the regular annual program, which is diverse and covers different sectors, there are always ad hoc
ones, which we organize in accordance with the interests of member companies, market demands or offers that we receive and in which we see benefits for the Italian-Serbian business community. This year, the focus is on the IT sector, agri-food and machinery industry,
WE HAVE CONSTANT GOOD AND CONCRETE COMMUNICATION AND COOPERATION WITH MEMBERS
as well as the energy sector. In June (1618.6.2022) our Chamber will be at the International Fair of Innovation and Digitization - We Make Future in Rimini (Italy) where we will present our startups, give them the opportunity to place on the international market, emphasizing the importance and progress of the ICT sector in Serbia, which is at an enviable level. In the second half of the year, business missions are planned - B2B meetings of Italian and Serbian companies, especially in the field of agri-food industry and equipment. We continue with market searches that are constant throughout the year and during which we organize business meetings and visits of Italian companies to Serbian companies interested in product distribution, this year mostly from the machinery and textile industry. We wish to end the year by celebrating 20 years of our chamber's business, to remember where we started and where we are now. An exceptional opportunity to thank all the companies that have been with us all these years, to welcome new ones and jointly set goals for further cooperation and work itself, as well as to reflect on the many concrete and positive results. To contribute and enhance cooperation, encourage your members to express their demands and needs. What do your members need most? We have constant good and concrete communication and cooperation with members, as well as with institutions in Serbia and Italy, business associations and other partners, and therefore dur-
