CАNSЕЕ attended the promotion of the second edition of the magazine"Bratstvo Milicevici: Sloga Brace izvor srece" (Brotherhood Milicevici: The united brothers, the source of happiness”) as well as the second edition of the book "Nikola Milicevic Lunjevica" by the author Ivan Pavlovic. The promotion was held in Press center in Belgrade on Tuesday, June 5, 2015, attended by a number of brotherhood members, their friends and admirers.   With gusle playing and the verses of Jovan Ducic and...

H.E. Philip Pinnington, Canadian Ambassador in Serbia, Ms. Đurđa Ćeramilac, Trade Commissioner, Embassy of Canada, and Ms. Mirjana Dončić-Beaton, Managing Director, CANSEE and Mr. Goran Obradović, President, CANSEE visited company MAGNA SEATING on Wednesday, May 27th, 2015. During the visit to MAGNA SEATING, we have been presented with the impressive production facility of that company which is producing covers and other components for car seats for Smart, Skoda, Renault and Ford at this...

The Ambassador of Canada to Serbia, His Excellency Philip Pinnington, Embassy of Canada Trade Commissioner, Ms. Durda Ceramilac and CANSEE – Canadian Serbian Business Association attended the very finish of filming the movie “Born Dead” in Bezdan, near Sombor, on May 27, 2015. The main role in the movie is played by the Canadian actor of Serbian origin, Lazar (Lazar Rockwood, Lazar Rajic) who left his native town of Sombor in the sixties of the 20th century. After graduating from Lee Strosberg...

This event was attended by 40 members of the CANSEE, including the members of the CANSEE Board of Directors. Guests of Honor were H.E. Philip Pinnington, the Canadian Ambassador to Serbia, and Ms. Djurdja Ceramilac, Trade Commissioner at the Embassy of Canada in Serbia. The Mayor of Apatin, Mr. Zivorad Smiljanic, also joined this great event. The Official presentation of Apatin Brewery, with a special accent on the world’s best examples of good practice in industrial safety, recycling and waste...

Ambassador of Canada to Serbia, Macedonia and Montenegro, Mr. Philip Pinnington and Ms. Mirjana Doncic-Beaton, CANSEE joined Leader Project 2015 Participants, Leader Project Instructors and Macedonia2025 Staff at the Closing ceremony in Skopje, Friday, May 15, 2015. Ambassador Pinnington and Ms. Doncic-Beaton took part in the Jury and in the presentation of the Diplomas for the successful candidates. This educational program, a ten-day intensive business education course titled LEADER Project,...

Apart from mining and geological researches, the biggest potential for cooperation of Serbian and Canadian companies is in ICT, pharmacy, agriculture, food production, car components production, mechanical and construction industry. We want CANSEE to become a reliable partner in providing all necessary information to Serbian and Canadian companies which are planning to start new investments or set up new business connections, primarily in Serbia as well as in Canada, Goran Obradovic, President of...

The Executive Board at Energoprojekt holding adopted annual business plan which implies consolidated profit of EUR 276,2 m, gross profit of EUR 7,6 m and contracting new business of 279,5 mil EUR. It was planned that local market participates in profit with 41%, and foreign with 59%. Last year, Energoprojekt generated consolidated profit of EUR 288,4 m while consolidated net profit totaled EUR 8,8 m. At the last share price of RSD 1.151, company market capital increase is totals RSD 12,6 billion...

Please follow the You Tube link to see the movie „EXPLORATION FOR THE FUTURE“ by AVALA RESOURCES, production by Ist Media, on geological explorations in Serbia:

CANSEE participated in the networking event for the forty participants of the LEADER Project, the program’s alumni and for representatives of Macedonian companies and FDI’s in Skopje, May 7th, 2015, hosted by Macedonia2025. Macedonia2025 cofounder, Mr. Mike Zafirovski gave a speech in front of 130 people and handed certificates of appreciation to the representatives of the companies that supported and sponsored this business education program. Mr. Zafirovski spoke about the great achievement...

In the first quarter of 2015 the income of "Asseco SEE" company amounted to EUR 23.8 million.   "Asseco SEE" Group ended the first quarter with the results better than those from the same period last year indicating successful beginning of the new year, the company stated.   After 3 months, the sales revenue reached EUR 23.8 million, compared to the same period of 2014 when it amounted to EUR 23.7 million. Payment business unit recorded an increase of EUR 2 million (29%) compared to...

The Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) between Canada and Serbia has come into force, Canadian Foreign Trade Minister Ed Fast said in Ottawa. This agreement ensures fair treatment to all investors and creates a more foreseeable and transparent business environment by means of reciprocal, legally binding regulations, it is said in a release. The release reads that Serbia is a significant trade partner of Canada in southeast Europe. The fields that could attract bigger investments...

Redknee Recognized as Leading Canadian ICT Company  TORONTO – April 23, 2015 Redknee Solutions Inc. (TSX: RKN), a leading provider of real-time monetization and subscriber management software, is pleased to announce that it has again advanced its position as one of the top Canadian ICT companies in the Branham Group annual listing. The Branham300 is the most comprehensive listing of publically traded and privately held IT companies in Canada, and Redknee has been recognized for its strong...

CANSEE Canadian Serbian Business Association in partnership with Macedonia 2025 organization is sending CANSEE members’ employees to attend Leader Project 2015, from May 4th to May 15th, 2015 in Skopje, Macedonia. Leader Project is an economic development initiative of MBA and PhD students from the Richard Ivey School of Business, Canada that has been taking place since 1991 in several places around the world at the same time. This year in Skopje it will take place for the eighth time in a row...

CANSEE - Canadian Serbian Business Association visited Schneider Electric DMS NS LLC Novi Sad on Thursday, April 9th, 2015. . H.E. Philip Pinnington, Canadian Ambassador in Serbia and Ms. Đurđa Ćeramilac, Trade Commissioner had joined the visit. Schneider Electric DMS NS LLC Novi Sad is a joint venture IT company for research, development and engineering in the field of the electrical power engineering management software. Their main product, the DMS Software encompasses a variety of analytical...

MEDICOM d.o.o is a society for international and domestic trade, founded in 18.12.1990., with headquarters in Šabac and branches in Belgrade and Novi Sad, with MEDICOM BiH (headquarters in Bijeljina) and MONTEMEDICOM (headquarters in Podgorica). The company works with import, sale, distribution and servicing of medical equipment, photographic equipment, medicine, graphic equipment, devices and raw materials. Among others, there is a Technical Support Sector in MEDICOM d.o.o. which exists since...

We would like to inform you that the Embassy of Canada, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia and the CANSEE Canadian-Serbian Business Association are organizing a presentation followed by a discussion on Enabling Mining Legislation at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia on Monday, March 23 at 13:00h. The presentation and the discussion will focus on the Draft Mining Law and geological researches with special attention to the mineral taxation and royalties. Speakers from the...

GREAT POTENTIAL   On January 28, in the presence of more than 500 guests and long-time partners, PharmaSwiss celebrated 15 years of successful business in Serbia.   The story began in 2000 when PharmaSwiss was established, and since 2011 it has been a part of "Valeant" Canadian pharmaceutical company with the fastest growth in the world. Two years ago, Canadian "Valeant" built a pharmaceutical factory in Belgrade and it is one of the most modern in this part of Europe. Valeant has...

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT – CHARITY DINNER OF THE COMPANIES IN SERBIA: A Selfless donation for the youngest in Serbia! The Humanitarians: Domestic companies and banks have collected the cash and in-kind aid for the orphans and children with disabilities in homes in Zvecanska Street and Sremcica. BELGRADE – At the recently organized charity dinner, the representatives of the banks and companies operating in Serbia have raised EUR 100,000 in aid for the youngest citizens of Serbia who are in care...

FOREIGN INVESTORS COUNCIL WHITE BOOK 2014

On December 30th 2014, the new Energy Law came into force in the Republic of Serbia. As a consequence, the definition of small buyers of electricity has been amended so, in order to be considered as small buyers, a legal entity or entrepreneur shall have the total annual income of up to 10 million EUR in RSD, all of their facilities shall be connected to the distribution system less than 1 kV, and their total electricity consumption in the previous year shall be less than 30.000,00 kWh. All of those...