On 29 February 2024, the Serbian Competition Authority (the "SCA") published two detailed decisions involving two largest undertakings on the Serbian coffee market.

The Serbian Companies Act defines cross-border mergers as mergers of at least one commercial entity registered in Serbia and at least one commercial entity from EU Member States or states signatory to the EEA Agreement.

The pivotal moment for the business environment in Serbia is February 2012: the moment when the new Companies’ Act (the Act) comes into force.

Serbia's National Bank has proposed amendments to the Law on Interchange Fees and Special Operating Rules for Card-based Payment Transactions, introducing caps on interchange fees for both domestic and international card transactions. The draft legislation distinguishes between card-present and card-not-present transactions, with fees ranging from 2% to 15% depending on transaction type, marking a significant shift in the country's financial regulatory framework as part of its EU accession process.

The Government of the Republic of Serbia adopted a program of direct benefits to private legal entities at a session held on February 11th, 2021.

June 2018 – The current Serbian privatisation framework was established in August 2014 through the adoption of a new privatisation law ("Privatisation Law") ...

Companies are no longer only assessed on their financial performance.

An Austrian company might believe it did a good job if it convinced a Serbian party to accept jurisdiction of a court in Austria.

On 12 April 2021, the Serbian Competition Authority ("SCA") issued an opinion on the fundamental merger control notion of a "concentration" in cases involving interrelated transactions (the "Opinion").

Within Serbia, the relationship between a non-resident managing director and a company may be regulated by an employment or a management agreement.

The Serbian Government adopted several bylaws in July 2010 which further modernize the Serbian competition law regime.

Corporate reputation is an organisation's most valuable intangible resource and may be defined as the public perception of the company and how it operates.

As the number of remote workers has increased significantly during the Covid-19 pandemic, the demand for destinations and facilities from which, with the help of high-speed internet, regular work activities ...

On 10 April 2020, the Serbian Government adopted the support package for the Serbian economy in response to the COVID 19 pandemic that is worth in excess of EUR 5 bn and that had been initially announced on 31 March 2020.

According to recent amendments of the Company Law in Macedonia, the companies that have not performed any business activities in the last three years, will be declared as inactive by the Central Registry of the Republic of Macedonia and in cooperation of the Public Revenue Office such companies shell be deleted from the administered trade registry.

Serbia's new Law on the Central Register of Beneficial Owners ("Official Gazette of the RS", No. 19/2025, 51/2025 and 60/2025, "Law") has been adopted and effective since 14 March 2025.

Serbia's National Bank has proposed comprehensive amendments to the Law on Payment Services as part of the country's EU accession process. The draft legislation introduces enhanced fraud prevention mechanisms, broader payment system access, and stricter compliance requirements that will reshape the financial services landscape. What operational changes will payment institutions need to implement during the nine-month transitional period?

The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (the "CBAM") was established by the CBAM Regulation (EU) 2023/956 (the "CBAM Regulation"), which came into force...

Companies are often the subject of investigations by various enforcement agencies and the public prosecutor's office.

These changes could diminish the value of investors' acquired companies in Serbia.