On Wednesday, June 18, 2025, the Serbian Association of Economists hosted a roundtable titled “The Competitiveness of Serbia’s Economy: A ‘Leap into the Future’ or into Economic Stagnation?”

The event was organized by the Working Group on Chapter 17 – Economic and Monetary Union of the National Convention on the European Union, in collaboration with the Center for Applied Economic Research of the Serbian Association of Economists, as part of CEVES’s latest thematic discussion series, “Blueprint for the Future: Towards a New Development Approach – Social Dialogue.”

Distinguished economists and experts convened to examine the sustainability of Serbia’s export-oriented growth model, placing particular emphasis on the structural challenges affecting competitiveness and the factors driving the significant real appreciation of the Serbian dinar. The roundtable aimed to develop an analytical framework to underpin the formulation of forward-looking development policies that will contribute to Serbia’s