Machinery has always been the invisible backbone of industrial economies. Nations do not merely build products; they build the machines that make products possible. In that sense, advanced machinery manufacturing is not simply another industry. It is the industry that gives life to all other industries. Between 2026 and 2030, Serbia has a quiet but...
Energy is no longer just a utility question for Serbia. It is the architecture on which the entire economic future rests. The past few years revealed something that economists had long understood but policymakers often underestimated: without energy security, energy affordability and energy modernization, no industrial strategy survives very long. From 2026 to 2030, Serbia’s...
Serbia has spent most of its modern economic narrative proudly positioning itself as a crossroads — a country people pass through, goods pass through, investments pass through and history repeatedly passes through. Geography has always been Serbia’s great fortune and great limitation. It sits at the center of Balkan corridors, on strategic European routes, touching...
If automotive defines Serbia’s industrial identity and manufacturing shapes its economic weight, electronics will determine whether Serbia controls its future or remains dependent on others to define it. The global industrial economy is increasingly electronics-centric. Every advanced machine, every vehicle, every logistics system, every energy system and nearly every modern industrial operation is governed by...
Serbia has rebuilt its economy on the back of factories. Industrial parks, production halls, logistics zones and foreign-owned manufacturing footprints became the architecture of growth narratives. It was a deliberate strategy and, in many respects, a successful one. Manufacturing anchored employment, increased exports, stabilized industrial relevance and created political credibility for development claims. But between...
For nearly two decades, Serbia built much of its modern industrial credibility on mobility and automotive manufacturing. Assembly plants, supplier hubs, logistics clusters and component manufacturing defined national economic narratives about industrialization, modernization and export relevance. The model worked. It created jobs, anchored foreign direct investment, integrated Serbia deeper into European industrial chains and positioned...
For nearly two decades, Serbia built much of its modern industrial credibility on mobility and automotive manufacturing. Assembly plants, supplier hubs, logistics clusters and component manufacturing defined national economic narratives about industrialization, modernization and export relevance. The model worked. It created jobs, anchored foreign direct investment, integrated Serbia deeper into European industrial chains and positioned...
For nearly two decades, Serbia built much of its modern industrial credibility on mobility and automotive manufacturing. Assembly plants, supplier hubs, logistics clusters and component manufacturing defined national economic narratives about industrialization, modernization and export relevance. The model worked. It created jobs, anchored foreign direct investment, integrated Serbia deeper into European industrial chains and positioned...
Let us imagine Serbia in 2035. Two different Serbia’s exist — born from two different policy choices, two different strategic mindsets, and two different levels of courage. In the first scenario, Serbia chose the comfortable path. Mining investments arrived, ore was extracted, royalties were paid, and exports increased. The country recorded positive years, foreign exchange...
The conversation about Serbia’s mining future is overwhelmingly dominated by two icons: lithium and copper. Lithium because it symbolizes electrification, energy transition and geopolitical currency in Europe’s battery ambitions; copper because it is the metal of electrification, power systems and industrial life. But if Serbia is serious about building durable industrial ecosystems, it cannot afford...
