The number of tourists who visited Serbia in the first five months of the year rose an annual 0.7% to 785,140, the country's statistics office said in a statement. Tourist overnights over the period, however, declined 2.7% on the year to 2.4 million. The number of foreign tourists jumped 9.9% on the year to some 286,600 in Jan-May, while the number of their overnights climbed 15% to 650,500. Most of the foreign tourists came from Montenegro, Slovenia, Bosnia, Croatia, Italy and Germany. In May alone, the number of tourists fell 4% on the year to 243,800 as they spent 6% less overnights (671,000) in the country. |
Serbia's foreign debt rose an annual 4.7% y/y to EUR 25.4bn at end-February after climbing 6.6% on the year in January, central bank data showed. In monthly terms, however, the external ... more
Swedish company Ericsson said it has signed a five-year managed services contract with Vip Mobile - the Serbian arm of Telekom Austria Group. The agreement includes field maintenance services for ... more
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