USAID Serbia and Montenegro
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. | 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. |
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    New Laws will help Serbian Agriculture ‘Grow’, 19/11/2009
    On just one day in May, Serbia’s Parliament adopted fifteen crucial agricultural laws, many of which had been awaiting adoption for years.
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    How Prokuplje attracted 2,000 jobs, 19/11/2009
    For unemployed people everywhere, job fairs offer the hope of employment, but the people of Prokuplje have known for months that this time around their chances would be much higher.
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    Get with the Plan(et)!, 19/11/2009
    Over the past few months, volunteers removed approximately 400 cubic meters of trash from illegal garbage dumps across Serbia.
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    Sit back and enjoy chairs made in Serbia, 19/11/2009
    As part of the Belgrade Design Week, USAID’s Competitiveness Project organized the “Sitting Green” contest to design an ecologically friendly chair. more


    Tobler-Skele – A Young Scaffolding Company Reaches New Heights, 19/11/2009
    Tobler received a $20,000 grant for the purchase of equipment specified in the story. The Applicant's contribution was $8,050. more


    Your mattress doesn’t pay interest, 19/11/2009
    Serbia’s banks are secure and, if you are fortunate enough to have something left over after all the bills are paid each month; there are still safe ways to invest in your future. more


    What can Serbian food exporters do during this Global Financial Crisis?, 19/11/2009
    The global financial crisis has placed huge pressure on fresh produce suppliers to Europe, limiting consumer spending power and making it more difficult for emerging export markets such as Serbia to establish a strong foothold in the market. more


    Magic rugs from Pirot to fly around the world, 19/11/2009
    Perhaps as a backlash to the mass produced items that everyone and their neighbors can purchase in big department stores, more and more people are looking to traditional handicrafts. more


    Serbian Architecture Student Builds Levees in America, 19/11/2009
    The Red River, which flows through Fargo, began swelling to dangerous levels owing to the run off from heavy snowstorms. more


    Going Online, 19/11/2009
    There is a whole world, parallel to ours going on. In this world there is multiplatform authoring, social networking, indexing and ranking. more


    Practicing Now to Save Lives Later, 19/11/2009
    Over 200 participants worked hand-in-hand during a joint rescue simulation exercise held in Despotovac this May. more


    THE LAST EUROPEAN ADVENTURE, 19/11/2009
    Selling Serbia is not always easy, and it is a real challenge to successfully do it in front of film studio directors who are deciding in which country to film their next high-budget film, television project, advertisement or other production. more