The NBS Head Office Building was built from 1888 – 1890, on the basis of blueprints designed by Konstantin Jovanovic (Vienna 1849 – Zurich 1923), son to distinguished artist Anastas Jovanovic...
Exchange operations are transactions of purchase from and sale to natural persons of foreign cash and cheques denominated in foreign currency in accordance with regulations
Exchange operations are governed, inter alia, by the provisions of Article 39 of the Law on Foreign Exchange Operations (RS Official Gazette, Nos 62/2006, 31/2011, 119/2012, 139/2014 and 30/2018) and the Decision on Terms and Manner of Performing Exchange Operations (RS Official Gazette, Nos 84/2018, 86/2018, 53/2020, 32/2022 and 39/2023).
Exchange operations may be performed by: banks, resident economic entity performing exchange operations pursuant to a separate law governing its activity (public postal operator) and residents – legal persons and entrepreneurs, authorised to perform exchange operations.
The authorisation to perform exchange operations is issued by the National Bank of Serbia (NBS).
Information about the List of Indicators for Recognising Grounds for Suspicion of Money Laundering or Terrorism Financing for Exchange Dealers adopted on 5 May 2025
Pursuant to Article 68, paragraph 1 and Article 109, paragraph 2 of the Law on the Prevention of Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism (RS Official Gazette, Nos 113/2017, 91/2019, 153/2020, 92/2023, 94/2024 and 19/2025) and Article 18, paragraph 1, item 3) of the Law on the National Bank of Serbia (RS Official Gazette, Nos 72/2003, 55/2004, 85/2005 – other law, 44/2010, 76/2012, 106/2012, 14/2015, 40/2015 ‒ CC decision, 44/2018 and 19/2025), the National Bank of Serbia adopted on 5 May 2025 the List of Indicators for Recognising Grounds for Suspicion of Money Laundering or Terrorism Financing for Exchange Dealers (enclosed). The List lays down the indicators for identifying persons and/or transactions where there are grounds to suspect money laundering or terrorism financing, which banks engaged in exchange operations, authorised exchange dealers, and business entities performing exchange operations based on a separate law governing their activity are required to include in their lists of indicators in accordance with Article 69, paragraph 1 of the Law on the Prevention of Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism.
The List has been published under section Prevention of money laundering and the financing of terrorism.
