CANSEE Canadian Serbian Business Association wishes you happiness and joy in the New Year!

Richard Ivey Business School, which runs CANSEE LEADER Project, alumnae named to Canada’s Most Powerful Women. Four alumnae have been named recipients of the 2018 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award by the Women’s Executive Network. The annual list celebrates strong and inspirational professional women across Canada and their accomplishments. Ivey alumnae winners this year include:   Anita Gaffney-Misener, EMBA ’02 Executive Director Stratford Festival of Canada     Jennifer...

Delta Holding is awarded for the most socially responsible company in Serbia in 2018 by the Serbian Association of Managers (SAM). This is the second time in a row that our company has been declared the most responsible to the community, employees, partners, environment. Among many other things, Delta Holding launched Delta Biznis Incubator in 2018, an innovative program to support startups. Through the project Plantation for the Future grants were given and expert assistance...

The Serbian Association of Managers (SAM) is the seventh year in a row, awarded the “SAM Annual Awards” to the best in Serbia at the already traditional SAM Sam Gala ceremony. Recognized inside and outside of the company as a person of integrity and reputation, and on the basis of achieved business results, the title of Manager of the year 2018 was Dejan Turk, CEO, Vip mobile & A1 Slovenija. “When a reward arrives from professionals in the profession then it gets even more weight....

"Our village" is the name of the new Delta Holding’s project through which the company wants to start the development of agriculture in undeveloped areas and restructuring of villages in Serbia. For the beginning, the villages Dubočane and Mala Jasikova in Zaječar area were selected, and the decision was announced to the locals by the president of Delta Holding Miroslav Mišković and the mayor of Zaječar, Boško Ničić. Delta will help locals of two selected villages to significantly...

Bloomberg Businessweek ranked Ivey’s MBA Program the top program in Canada. This is Ivey's fifth consecutive year in the top spot. Bloomberg’s rankings are based on surveys of recruiters, alumni, and students. Schools are ranked on four indexes: Compensation, Learning, Networking, and Entrepreneurship. Ivey’s MBA rankings highlights Ivey performed the best in Canada in all four categories Top scores included Learning (36th globally) and Networking (38th globally) Source: Ivey.ca Read...

A diamond pegged to be the largest known gem-quality stone found in North America was discovered at a Northwest Territories mine in October, according to Dominion Diamond Mines. The 552-carat yellow diamond was found at Diavik Diamond Mine, according to a company news release. Jim Pounds is the executive vice-president of diamonds for Dominion Diamonds. He called the discovery a "miracle." "It's one of those rare things," he said. "A stone of that size and that dimension invariably gets...

We are proudly presenting to you new CANSEE Board of Directors, wishing them a WARM WELCOME to CANSEE Canadian Serbian Business Association: Mr. Darko Vukobratović, Contango, Ms. Tijana Koprivica, Delta Holding, Mr. Duško Krsmanović, Flagship and Mr. Nenad Stanković, NST law who joined Mr. Bryan Beaton, Mr. Ivan Veljković, Stara Planina Resources, Ms. Gordana Gavrilović and Mr. Aleksandar Obrenović, BEM. After General Assembly, CANSEE Board of Directors meeting was held and Mr....

Fifth in a row CANSEE traditional Christmas reception was attended by more than 120 distinguished guests, CANSEE members, partners and associates, as well as representatives of the diplomatic corps, Serbian political and economic leaders. CANSEE Christmas reception marked the end of another very successful year for CANSEE association! H.E. Kati Csaba warmly welcomed all the present guests saying that she's honored to be the ambassador of Canada to Serbia, Macedonia and Montenegro. Madam Ambassador...

Canada hosted the Commonwealth Remembrance Day service in Belgrade on November 11, 2018, the one hundredth anniversary of the World War I armistice. Serbia and Canada fought as allies in a war which caused tremendous losses, including one quarter of Serbia’s population. The memory of these who gave their lives to national service is marked each year in Belgrade’s Commonwealth War Cemetery. Ambassador Kati Csaba noted: “This is a special moment—to nourish a bond which stretches across these...

Another AFA Women’s Leadership Summit was held on October 31 and November 1 in Belgrade. This year’s theme of the summit was “Innovative leadership in unpredictable fast changing world” and also dealt with gender equality due to technological advancement and economic empowerment of women. The Summit brought together leading experts from various fields, representatives of the state summit, diplomatic missions and the non-governmental sector. The AFA summit was open with a round table...

Our dear member Metalfer Steel Mill marked a significant jubilee-10 years of successful production of concrete steel. This jubilee was attended by business partners who have played a significant role in the development and expansion of the company over the past 10 years: buyers and suppliers, representatives of ministries and local governments, banking sector officials and business associates. The participants were addressed by Mr. Branko Zecevic, who, among other things, pointed out that business...

We are very proud to inform you that after pitching together in Belgrade and Sarajevo, LEADER project 2018 winners from Serbia, Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, finally pitched their business ideas together for the third time, in front of a regional and international jury at the Final Regional Business Pitching Competition, held on 7thNovember in Skopje, as part of the Macedonia2025 Summit.  Business idea “CookUp Hub”created by team Serbia won the first place! Congratulations...

Delta Holding was awarded a first prize for the most gender-sensitive company by the Association of Business Women of Serbia. For the first time this year the Association of Business Women, which exists for two decades, rewarded companies that especially emphasized in respecting gender equality. According to the Association's explanation award is given to a large business systems who are applying the Fifth United Nations Principles for the Empowerment of Women and providing the best model of involving...

8th International Conference on Mineral Resources held in Belgrade on Nov 13-14 gathered representatives of government, local municipalities, diplomacy, private sector and NGOs. The exchange of information and knowledge on current situation with mining projects in Serbia and the region, as well as future progress of mining industry created general impression that mining is becoming strong source of economic growth of Serbia. For the eighth year in a row, Canada as a global leader in this industry...

The 8th International Conference on Mineral Resources in the Republic of Serbia, under the slogan “A Driving Force of Economic Development”, will be held in Belgrade, at Hotel Metropol Palace, on November 13-14. 2018.  The conference is organized by TGI Group International, under the patronage of the Ministry of Mining and Energy of the Republic of Serbia, the embassies of Canada, Great Britain, Australia and Finland in Serbia, the Geological and Mining Association of Serbia (GRAS), the...

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Within the RECONNECT2018 event, the second round of the first LEADER Regional Business Pitching Competition took place as one of the three parallel panels, lasting from 20:00 to 21:30. This Leader panel is made possible thanks to the financial support provided by the Western Balkans Fund in cooperation with partners organization Restart, CANSEE Belgrade and Macedonia2025 Skopje.  As part of the Leader Regional Business Pitching Competition, eight winners of the...

Delta Holding has published and presented the 9th Corporate Social Responsibility Report for 2017. The accuracy of the data contained in the Report, at the request of the Company, was verified by KPMG audit company. For the results achieved in the field of sustainability and social responsibility in 2017, Delta Holding received five prestigious awards. Among them is the Main Virtus Prize for the company’s contribution to the development of philanthropy at the national level and two awards of...

Ambassador of Canada to Serbia Kati Csaba hosted a reception at the Canadian embassy’s residence in Belgrade on the occasion of Canada Day and marking the 151st anniversary of the country's existence. H.E. Kati Csaba said she is grateful for the friendship and support she has received from so many people during the past year, which marked the first year of her term in Belgrade. ‘This has been a significant year in Canada Serbia business relations. A month ago, work was launched to build...

Macedonian non-governmental organization Macedonia2025, in partnership with CANSEE Canadian Serbian Business Association, organized a business forum in Belgrade, on June 22, with the idea of promoting better business cooperation among companies in the region. Agriculture, IT sector, food and beverage production, energy efficiency, mining are already recognized  sectors with the highest potential in Serbia and countries in the region. Companies have good business relationships, and for enabling...

CANSEE Canadian Serbian Business Association, Macedonia2025 and Restart (Bosnia and Herzegovina) hosted the first leg of an international start-up pitching competition for their national winners, with the financial support of the Western Balkans Fund. All three NGOs hosted an annual business development program called the LEADER Project with the help of MBA students from Ivey Business School from the University of Western Ontario, Canada. Over the course of two weeks, participants learned how...

LEADER Project takes a joint regional approach for the first time, enhancing its impact and visibility After completing the successful editions of the LEADER project and announcing the three winners from Serbia, Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, awardees obtained the chance to jointly pitch their business ideas in front of a regional and international jury for the first time at the Regional Business Pitching Competition in Hilton Hotel - Belgrade on 22 June, from 15:30 to 17:30. “We are...

Nevsun's capital investment in Cukaru Peki project during the exploration decline and mine construction period from 2018 to 2022 is planned to be USD 590 million. During this time, Rakita's contractors will employ around 1,000 workers, while Rakita Exploration, a subsidiary through which Nevsun operates in Serbia, will have around 150 employees. In March 2018, Rakita completed the pre-feasibility study for the Cukaru Peki project, and the plan is to complete the feasibility study in mid-2019....

On June 4, 2nd Traditional CANSEE Salmon Dinner was held at Moj Prostor restaurant. Around 80 people attended the event, including our guests of honor H. E. Kati Csaba, Ambassador of Canada to Serbia, H. E. Pertti Ikonen, Ambassador of Finland to Serbia, H. E. Jan Lundin, Ambassador of Sweden to Serbia, H. E. Anders Christian Hougård, Ambassador of Denmark to Serbia, Nordic Business Alliance members and CANSEE members and business partners. Mirjana Dončić Beaton, CANSEE Managing director,...

On Thursday, May 24, the first International Networking Cocktail was held in Vizantia Restaurant in Belgrade. The event was organized by 11 bilateral chambers of commerce: CANSEE Canadian Serbian Business Association, AHK German Serbian Chamber of Commerce, Swiss Serbian Chamber of Commerce, Croatian Business Club, Nordic Business Alliance, Japanese Business Alliance, Belgian Serbian Business Association, Italian Serbian Chamber of Commerce, French Serbian Chamber of Commerce and Slovenian Business...

On Friday, May 18, the third edition of the educational program "LEADER Project Serbia", from the Ivey Business School, University of Western Ontario, was successfully completed. At the end of an intensive two-week course, 36 attendees presented their business plans to an eight-member jury who selected the three best business ideas. Following the consultation of the jury, formed by the five Canadian LEADER instructors, Filip Petrović, Trade Commissioner at Embassy of Canada in Belgrade,...