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...
20/11/2020
NBS Governor Jorgovanka Tabaković participated today in the virtual 30th Frankfurt European Banking Congress (EBC) organised by Dfv Euro Finance Group (EFG).
“The priorities of central bank governors are well-known and remain unchanged. It is our duty to keep working on the preservation of monetary and financial stability, supported by well-coordinated monetary and macroprudential policies, which ease the negative impact of various risks. It is also our duty to support our governments in their efforts to provide to households and businesses all the conditions necessary for promoting sustainable models of growth, because these models are the basis for preserving existing and creating new jobs.
Owing to one of the most generous and most swiftly adopted economic assistance packages among developing countries, in Serbia we managed to contain the negative effects of the crisis, maintain production capacities and jobs, and ensure a full recovery already next year. In terms of innovation as well, Serbia has shown that it can and does make great strides. Serbia adopted a comprehensive strategy of digitalization and our aim is to further strengthen the startup sector that will play an increasingly important role in the future economic development. The ICT sector in Serbia is growing at a fast pace, as confirmed by the fact that the export of ICT services in 2019 was by close to 400% higher than in 2012 and that its share in total export of services rose at the same time from around 12% to around 21%. In the coming period too, we will remain open-minded and ready to support all development potentials, and these are not few. Our duty is also to carefully analyse all the risks of modern business, while always being guided by the good of the people. For our job never ends”, stressed Governor Tabaković.
The EBC is one of Europe’s most prestigious congresses in the field of banking and finance. The theme of this year’s forum was “Towards a New Sustainable Growth Model”. In three sessions, participants analysed and discussed the multifaceted role of finance, the new model of economic growth and its micro and macro implications, as well as the role of monetary policy and fiscal and financial stability in the context of climate change. Participants included Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, Luiz Awazu Pereira da Silva, Deputy General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements, Jens Weidmann, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank, and many others.
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