Councellor: Tsjeard Hoekstra
Junior policy officer: Nenad Mitosevic
Economic and trade department
Role of economic and trade department is to support Dutch
businesses in their activities in Serbia and Montenegro and boost
overall economic bilateral relations.
This is achieved primarily through advisory role on country
information, matchmaking, organization of events aimed at
supporting business and trade and via economic diplomacy. For this
purpose, economic and trade department actively maintains relations
with key government institutions and associations.
Dutch business interests in both Serbia and Montenegro develop in
three main directions:
- Market-seeking companies
- Outsourcing companies
- Infrastructure-platform companies
Bilateral economic and trade relations with Serbia are shaped
primarily through activities of the Dutch companies. Investments of
both SME sector and large companies often serves as initiator of
trade activity, independently whether a company is seeking market
or production capacity. Companies have recognized market potential
in many consumer goods segments whereas attractive outsourcing
capacities have been spotted in metal processing, ICT and transport
industries. Future expansion of activities is expected in field of
water management, environmental protection and energy fields.