We bring you good news from Washington! Will there be a third aid package for our economy?

Siniša Mali, Photo: Printscreen

Finance Minister Siniša Mali is a guest of the “Oko” program on RTS. Talk about hot economic issues, wages and pensions.

– DFC, a US development agency that finances projects that are of strategic importance to the whole world, comes to Serbia, which means that we are attractive and attractive for investment. We bring good news from Washington, he says. Siniša Mali.

– We have less negative impact due to the crisis that caused coronavirus, we take action in time. Yesterday we paid the last minimum wage, and two more go for the newly established ones, there is also help for hotels, we will see how the income will be in September and October, says the Mali minister.

We, as a state, do not have any benefit from Lake Gazivoda, we are starting from scratch, we are opening the possibility of using the resources that the lake offers, we must seize the moment for the entire region to move forward, says Sinisa Mali, as a guest on RTS .

– They are willing to invest directly in private companies and become co-owners. Therefore, they want to affirm the development of capital. When we talk about Mini Schengen, we can have results immediately, the flow of goods and materials is accelerating, I think it is the most important element of the agreement, with North Macedonia and Albania andAccording to Mali, not only the size of the market matters, but also the attractiveness, regional connections are popular all over the world, Mali notes.

The minister noted that the negotiations in Washington were very painful and difficult, and that there was enormous pressure on President Vučić.

– You have all heard about the famous point 10. But we managed to fight for the improvement of Serbia. Another story is Gazivode. We, as a state, did not have a single dinar of the potential of that lake, and now we have agreed on a feasibility study, which will determine who owns it, said Minister Mali.

The minister confirmed that the US Development Agency will soon open an office in Belgrade, and that this means a huge boost to the economy of the entire region.

– That is an important signal for us after all we have done to stabilize Serbia.

The minister pointed out that it is necessary to attract as many investors as possible, and pointed out that we are going to launch large infrastructure projects thanks to the money that will come to Serbia.

– We are beginning to carry out large infrastructure projects. We only have a billion euros on the highway. Infrastructure projects alone bring in more than $ 2 billion. And we also have small and medium enterprises. They are willing to invest directly in the Serbian private sector.

– If we reduce the waiting time for trucks at the borders, we have increased the flow of goods. We launch big infrastructure projects, then comes DFC, which is a great signal for the capital market and of course we have Mini Schengen. Pristina was against it, but we will all benefit greatly. We are the largest economy in the region and we will make huge profits.