Serbia Investment and Export Promotion Agency

Serbia Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SIEPA) is a government agency in charge of assisting foreign investors and buyers, and strategic promotion of Serbia as a country internationally. The Agency was created in 2001 by the Government of the Republic of Serbia with a mission to support foreign companies seeking to set up or expand in Serbia and Serbian companies when doing business worldwide.

The following services are offered to potential investors: providing statistics, economic and legal investment related information; database of Greenfield and other investment opportunities with site visit organization; assistance in obtaining registration, licenses, permits and other documentation; identifying local partners and suppliers, including meeting facilitation; presenting ready-to-invest projects; maintaining investment and exporters databases; delivering sector analysis and studies.

SIEPA networks with all FDI-related public and private sector bodies, including Government ministries and other Governmental bodies, municipal authorities and local self-government, building land agencies, tax and customs authorities, statistical bureaus, chambers of commerce and the National Bank of Serbia. In addition, SIEPA expert staff offers information packages about law, industries, sectors, business practices, and general doing business in Serbia. SIEPA publications and materials on doing business in Serbia, as well as detailed sector analysis and studies are available in hard copy and can be downloaded at www.siepa.gov.rs. SIEPA website is currently available in English, Serbian and Italian.

SIEPA is a member of the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA), as well as the World Trade Promotion Organizations (WTPO), a part of the International Trade Centre (ITC). In addition, in 2008 SIEPA was short listed for the World TPO Awards in the category of the Best Trade Promotion Organization from a Developing Country, then at the La Baule 2007 World Investment Conference SIEPA was awarded with the special prize for the Best Practices in Promotion. In 2006, SIEPA scored among the top 8 agencies out of 114 reviewed in developing countries according to ’MIGA 2006 IPA Performance Review: Providing Information to Investors‘. Link title

History

The Agency was created in 2001 by the Government of the Republic of Serbia.

Aims

To support foreign companies seeking to set up or expand in Serbia and Serbian companies when doing business worldwide.

External links

• SIEPA web site
• World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies web site
• World Trade Promotion Organizations web site
• International Trade Centre web site
• National Bank of Serbia web site

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