April 19, 2024
Soft Landing in Crosswinds for a Lasting RecoveryA soft landing for Europe’s economies is within reach. Securing the baseline of growth with price stability will require careful monetary policy calibration. Faster fiscal consolidation would ensure buffers are adequate to tackle future shocks, while structural fiscal reforms would help address mounting long-term expenditure pressures. Beyond the near-term recovery, raising potential growth prospects calls for efforts at both the domestic and European levels. Measures should aim to raise labor force participation, prepare the workforce for looming structural shifts, set an enabling environment for private investment, and promote innovation on a level European playing field—especially when it comes to the green transition, including through a strong commitment to carbon pricing. Greater European integration would amplify the effect of these reforms. Formulating an ambitious set of growth-enhancing reforms should be a key priority of a new EU commission.
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This web page presents information about the work of the IMF in Serbia, including the activities of the IMF Resident Representative Office. Additional information can be found on the Serbia and IMF country page, including IMF reports and Executive Board documents that deal with Serbia.
At A Glance
- Current IMF membership: 190 countries
- Serbia Joined December 14, 1992; Article VIII
- Quota : SDR 467.70 million
- The last Article IV Executive Board Consultation was on February 23, 2015 ( Country Report No. 15/50 )
News and Highlights
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Reforms Help Serbia Prepare for EU Accession
Interview with Sebastian Sosa, IMF Resident Representative in Serbia (p.16)
November 8, 2018
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Remaining Challenges Must Be Addressed With Great Vigoeur
Interview with Sebastian Sosa, IMF Resident Representative in Serbia
November 8, 2018
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Serbia Completes Successful IMF Program
IMF Country Focus
February 22, 2018
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Serbia Completes Successful IMF Program
IMF Country Focus (PDF in Serbian)
February 22, 2018
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Džejms Ruf o povećanju plata i penzija
July 5, 2017
Serbia and the IMF
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March 26, 2024
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Donal McGettigan, held in-person meetings with the Serbian authorities during March 14-26, 2024 to discuss performance under Serbia’s Stand-By Arrangement
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Executing a Soft Landing for a Lasting Recovery
March 15, 2024
Today’s gathering comes two years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a subsequent energy-price roller coaster, and the advent of a more fragmented global economy. Against this backdrop Europe has done well, because governments acted fast and decisively. Unemployment rates have remained low, inflation has declined sharply, and the EU announced a new accession effort—stemming the tide of fragmentation.
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Report on Government Finance Statistics Technical Assistance: Republic of Serbia
February 13, 2024
Author/Editor:David S Bailey
Series:High Level Summary Technical Assistance Report No. 2024/006 -
December 21, 2023
The IMF Executive Board concluded the second review under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) with the Republic of Serbia, allowing access to about EUR 400 million. The authorities intend to treat the SBA as precautionary starting from this review, one review earlier than planned.
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December 21, 2023
Series:Country Report No. 2023/433