Index of Business Climate
The transition of the economic and political system in Serbia towards a functional market democracy was started in the late 2000, but the reforms are not equally successful and equally dynamic in all areas. From the point of view of companies, there are certain areas and activities where the reforms have had positive impact on doing business, but there are also others where little has been done, while some even affected the deterioration of conditions for doing business. For this reason, it is not easy to assess the overall effect of all relevant reform measures on the quality of the business environment in Serbia.
Aimed at comprehensive and clear monitoring of changes in the business environment, the Network for Business Environment Promotion has started to measure the Index of Business Climate. This is a numerical indicator which should serve as a cumulative rating of the quality of all relevant components of the business environment. Moreover, the examination of the value of IBC and its components from period to period will show where the reforms in specific areas are going.
The Index of Business Climate is a quarterly index based on the assessments by the members of the Network for Business Environment Promotion. The Index of Business Climate is calculated as a weighted arithmetic mean of the assessment of 30 business environment factors. All factors are divided into three categories: regulatory and institutional factors, other macroeconomic factors and factors related to the operation of companies. Each factor is rated between -3 and 3, whereby 3 indicates that the factor had very favorable impact on the business climate during the period under consideration, while -3 indicates to very unfavorable impact.
Index of Business Climate (download):
- April - June 2008. godine (Indeks apr-jun 08.ppt 419KB)
- January - March 2008 (Indeks jan-mart 08.zip 314KB)
- October - December 2007 (Indeks oct-dec 07.ppt 354KB)
- July - September 2007 (Indeks jul-sept 07.zip 193KB)
- April - June 2007 (Indeks apr-jun 07.zip 152,8KB)
- January - March 2007 (Indeks jan-mar 07.zip 64KB)
- October - December 2006 (Indeks okt-dec 06.zip 219KB)
- THE 2008 SUMMER SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
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Vienna and Chicago: Two Schools of Free-Market Economics. July 14th – July 25th 2008. Application Deadline: June 20th 2008.
- Labour Market Reform in Serbia and Slovakia
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The study "Labour Market Reform in Serbia and Slovakia" was published in January 2008. This paper was created within framework of the project "Founding reform coalition among representatives of business sector, NGOs and leading media in Serbia".
- Students’ Essay Competition
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The best student essays selected
- Public announcement 19 July 2007
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Proposal of priorities related to the Business Environment Promotion to be tackled by the new Serbian government during its time in office
- Students’ Essay Competition
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The best three essays will be awarded (awards fund of 100 thousand dinars gross) and published. Deadline for application June 30, 2007
- Index of Business Climate
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The analysis of the Index of Business Climate for the first quarter of 2007 released.
- Press Release from the Press Conference Held on April 19, 2007
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The Founding Assembly took place on February 8, 2007, with participation of the Network members and guests.
