Vlada Srbije je u četvrtak (19. januara 2012. godine) odlučila da prizna odluku Međunarodnog arbitražnog suda u Parizu kojom je američkoj kompaniji "Uniworld" vraćeno niško preduzeće "Srbija-turist", saopštilo je Ministarstvo ekonomije i regionalnog razvoja.

Arbitražnom odlukom, donetom 14. maja 2011. godine, utvrđeno je da je "Uniworld" do kraja 2005. godine u "Srbija-turist" uložio 5,64 mil USD, umesto ugovorenih 6,78 mil USD, zbog čega je američka kompanija obavezna da investira dodatnih 3,36 mil USD, čime bi ispunila sve obaveze predviđene ugovorom.

Agencija za privatizaciju Srbije prodala je "Srbija-turist" 2003. godine "Uniworld"-u, čiji je vlasnik američki državljani srpskog porekla Srba Ilić, za 1,1 mil USD. Kupoprodajni ugovor je raskinut 2006. godine jer je Agencija utvrdila da nisu ispunjene ugovorene obaveze.

Vlada Srbije očekuje da, kako je navedeno u saopštenju Ministarstva ekonomije, "Uniworld" uloži u "Srbija-turist" dodatnih 3,36 mil USD, neophodnih za rekonstrukciju hotela "Niš" sa tri zvezdice.

"Srbija-turist" u svom sastavu ima motel "Nais" na autoputu Niš - Beograd, hotele "Ambasador", "Park" i "Niš" u centru grada, i hotele "Ozren" i "Partizan" u Niškoj Banji.

Kompanija "Fiat Automobili Srbija" (FAS) objavila je danas da je u januaru zaposlila 97 novih radnika, od kojih je većina angažovana za pripremu početka serijske proizvodnje novog modela automobila "l-zero" koja je planirana za kraj maja.

Kako se navodi u saopštenju, prema planu FAS-a do kraja ove godine u kompaniji u Kragujevcu biće uposleno ukupno 2.400 radnika.

Ističe se da će ta kompanija tokom narednih meseci "nastaviti da traga za kvalifikovanim pojedincima koji nakon zapošljavanja prolaze dodatne trening programe kreirane u skladu sa zahtevima radnog mesta i stepenom kvalifikacije".

Tokom prošle godine svaki zaposleni u FAS-u je prošao kroz minimum 400 sati treninga, a ovogodišnji plan će biti još veći.

Treninzi zaposlenih se sprovode u Kragujevcu i u "Fiatovim" fabrikama širom Italije, Turske i Poljske i pružaju neophodno znanje za rad na najmodernijoj opremi i tehnološkim procesima.

U završnoj fazi je realizacija investicije u vrednosti od blizu 940 mil EUR, a fabrika u Kragujevcu biće jedna od najmodernijih "Fiatovih" fabrika.

Automatizovane prese u FAS su stigle iz japanske fabrike "Komatsu" u oktobru. Pogon Karoserija je kompletiran i u njemu je instalirana poslednja generacija comau robota, dok će pogoni Montaže i Lakirnice biti završeni u roku od mesec dana.

"Fiat automobili Srbije" su zajednička kompanija italijanske firme "Fiat" i Vlade Srbije. "Fiat" ima 67% vlasništva, srpska Vlada 33%.

Banks are not going to leave markets in east and southeast Europe, including Serbia, but favorable loans will still be very hard to get. In order for the economies of developing countries not to be brought to collapse, an agreement has been reached on yet another Vienna Initiative, partially modeled after the 2009 Vienna Initiative, which prevented a financial collapse in eastern Europe following the emerging of a crisis. National authorities, competent people in the European Union and international finance institutions have agreed that banks should continue their operations.

However, aims of the new initiative are far more modest than those from three years ago, when banks were asked to keep their investments in east and southeast Europe. They are now expected only to slow down the reduction of lending and prevent a funding crisis in that region.

- The Vienna Initiative can be good for us if we stop increasing our public debt, that is, if we manage not to exceed the limit set at 45% of GNP - says professor Milan Kovacevic, economic analyst.

- In that case, banks will stay here and approve loans with interest rates that may be even lower than now. If we continue to increase our debt and cross the limit, banks have the right to limit and increase the price of lending because of a risk, or even leave the country.

After reviewing current economic developments and estimates for the coming period, the Executive Board of the National Bank of Serbia voted to lower the key policy rate by 0.25 percentage points to 9.50 percent.

Inflation stayed on a downward path, ending 2011 somewhat lower than expected by the National Bank of Serbia, mainly due to the one-off effect of methodological changes in the calculation of fruit and vegetable prices, the central bank announced on its website.

Inflation is expected to continue down and possibly undershoot the target tolerance band at the end of the first quarter.

A part of this fall will be short-lived, resulting from the above methodological changes and other effects such as that of the administrative cap on trade margins and the so-called base effect of high monthly inflation rates recorded in the same period last year.

This taken into account, inflation is expected to stabilise around the target in the third quarter of the year, NBS stressed.

The Executive Board’s decision to lower the key policy rate further reflects the above inflation profile and heightened global fiscal and financial uncertainty sustained primarily by the unresolved eurozone crisis.

Future path of the key policy rate continues to depend strongly on the materialisation of risks stemming from the international environment and fiscal policy at home, and their impact on inflation.

The next rate-setting meeting is scheduled for 9 February.