USAID Serbia and Montenegro
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. | 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. |
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Mission Director`s Welcome

Michael T. Harvey, Mission Director USAID/Serbia-Montenegro

Thank you for visiting our website!

In my short tenure as USAID Mission Director to Serbia and Montenegro, I have had the great pleasure to see and hear firsthand how many strong and effective partnerships have been built between people and communities in all parts of these two countries and USAID and the American people.

Since 2001, USAID has invested over $725 million in Serbia and Montenegro to implement thousands of projects that were decided upon and implemented with local partners. These projects, while extremely diverse, were all designed to bring about positive changes in the lives of ordinary people while helping the countries further along the path to full European Union integration.

USAID’s programs are currently undergoing a major transition as we re-tool our existing programs and design new activities to meet the evolving development needs in Serbia and Montenegro. Among our top priorities are to foster investment, economic growth and job creation. Both countries have made important strides over the last several years, but there are still key areas where we can make further improvements through our common work. We expect our long-term partnership with Serbia and Montenegro will continue to enable them to build more competitive, diverse and robust economies, while promoting dynamic civil societies and stronger democratic institutions.

We hope that you find this website to be an interesting and informative way to learn more about USAID partnership and our work in Serbia and in Montenegro. We’ve tried to make sure that this website is as user-friendly as possible, and we will do our best to keep it fresh with regular updates on our activities.

Please contact us if you any comments, suggestions or questions.

Thank you for your interest in our work,

Michael Harvey