The Serbian Economy in 2010 and Beyond: Back to Growth?
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Date
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Thursday, 20 May 2010
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Venue
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Cañada Blanch Room, Cowdray House, LSE
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Speaker
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Professor Boris Begovic
Professor of Economics, School of Law, University of Belgrade
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After years of high growth rates, the Serbian economy recorded a drop of -2.8% in 2009.
Although the drop was smaller than the CEE average and not as harsh as in some of the countries in the region, many questions are still without answers.
Will Serbia recover in 2010 and what will the growth rate be?Will recovery be sustainable and what are the major obstacles for high growth rates? Is the Serbian growth model sustainable and what is its political economy? What are the crucial macroeconomic, structural and institutional vulnerabilities of the Serbian economy? How to fix them and can this be achieved by accession to the EU?
Professor Begovic discussed these issues in his lecture.