USAID Serbia and Montenegro
Support to companies (Serbia) in vulnerable areas increased their competitiveness. 2008 sales at trade/shows fairs for assisted companies up 42%. | Economic systems (Serbia): Helped introduce: VAT; private pensions; investment funds; sound insurance industry, bankruptcy and enforcement and modern payment systems. | Opportunity Bank (Serbia) loans created 5,000+ new jobs and ensured 40,000+ existing jobs were kept. Only lender for vulnerable people who have little access to credit. | Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) (Serbia): Civil Society activities have brought together 14 major companies and an array of NGOs to establish culture of CSR. | Preparedness Planning (Serbia): USAID works with all levels of government to improve disaster risk reduction, trained 675 responders from 50 Municipalities on disaster management. | Civil Society Grants (Serbia): USAID assisted 160 Civil Society organizations with $5.2 million in 2.5yrs to better represent the needs of ordinary people & become more influential partners with businesses and government in the democratic process. | Media (Serbia): USAID media assistance has contributed to more independent, professional and financially viable media outlets and media associations. The regulatory environment now better supports the development of e-media; 2,000+ media professionals trained. | Court Reform (Serbia): U.S. assistance helped increase independence and the professional skills of judges, magistrates and prosecutors; provided legal assistance to victims of war crimes and human rights abuses. | Local governments (Serbia): Through work with a wide geographic spread of municipalities, local governments are now more responsive: 30+ Citizen Assistance Centers, E-government in 80+ Municipalities. | Youth (Serbia): Junior Achievement in 90 schools in 2009. USAID supports efforts of the Ministry of Youth/Sports to better prepare youth for post-graduation work opportunities. | Agribusiness (Serbia): Serbian companies assisted made $16.7m in registered sales in 2008. Recent trade shows expected to bring over $17m in contracts. | Local Economic growth (Serbia): Municipalities in USAID’s Municipal Economic Growth Activity attracted over 800m Euro in investments and created over 11,000 jobs in two years by becoming more business friendly; 270 new businesses opened; 26 Local Economic Development offices set up to actively attract investments. | Commercial Courts (Serbia) have become more efficient and transparent with Case Management Systems in all 16 courts and the High Commercial Court. Case backlogs cut drastically. | Compete Project (Serbia): Helping to bring Serbian companies back into world market – leading directly to $20.5m in 2008 exports. Helping to introduce International Industry standards that allow companies to compete in the global marketplace. Attracted major film productions and millions in investments. |
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Partners in Serbia

Booz, Allen, Hamilton (USAID Competitivness Project)

http://www.compete.rs/

 

DAI (USAID Contingency Planning and Economic Security Program)

http://www.scopes-serbia.org/

 

DAI (USAID Agribusiness project)

http://www.agrobiznis.net/

 

Delloite (USAID Serbia Economic Growth Activity)

http://www.bep.org.rs

 

East-West Management Institute (USAID Sepration of Powers program)

http://ewmi.org/SerbiaSSP.htm

 

Institute for Sustainable Communities (Civil Society Advocacy Initiative)

http://www.iscserbia.org

 

IREX (Media Assistance program)

http://www.irex.rs/

 

IRI (Political process program)

www.iri.org/

 

NDI (Political process program)

http://www.ndi.org/worldwide/cee/serbia/serbia.asp

 

Opportunity International (Opportunity Bank)

http://www.obs.co.rs/

 

Small Enterprise Assistance Fund

http://www.seaf.com/

 

Urban Institute (USAID Municipal Economic Growth Program)

http://www.mega.ui-serbia.org/cms/view.php?id=1075

 

World Learning (Community Connections and Forecast Exchange program)

http://www.worldlearning.org.rs/