Acting director RAS, Radoš Gazdić

Development Agency of Serbia (RAS), as a government organization, is dedicated to building a strong, sustainable, and modern economy in the Republic of Serbia, by promoting investment potentials, as well as giving support to export, and fostering the competitiveness of the market. Our vision is for Serbia to become a technologically updated, modern industrial and business hub of Europe and the rest of the world. 

By giving a wide range of services, such as diverse consultancies, benefits and incentives, and support for several important SMEs projects, along with prioritizing investments in high technology and those which involve Research and Development processes, our idea is to create a well-connected and sustainable system of great international and domestic companies established in Serbia, local suppliers which are able to become part of the worlds` suppliers chains and constantly growing export levels. 

In 2024, Serbia attracted a record FDI inflow of more than 5.2 billion euros. Also, for the first time in its history, Serbia achieved the investment-grade rating according to the Standard & Poor’s report.

This is supported by numerous analyses and publications by the world's leading consulting companies (EY, fDI Intelligence, IBM and others), which classify Serbia as a leading investment destination according to numerous criteria, most often by the number of jobs per project, taking into account the size of the territory. Good infrastructure and logistics, competitive operating costs, high-quality labour and a notable number of technical universities, fast implementation of projects, custom free access to 2.7 billion customers, and political as well as the economic stability, is something that sets Serbia apart from everyone else in this part of Europe.

That is why companies such as Bosch, Nidec, Michelin, Siemens, ZF, Rivian, Brose, Toyo Tires, NCR, Cooper Tire/Goodyear, MTU, Microsoft, Continental, Gorenje/Hisense, Schneider Electric, Yazaki, Johnson Electric, Barry Callebaut, Stada, Henkel, Nestle, Zijin, Yangfeng, Minth, Ariston, Bizerba, Hansgrohe, Magna, and many others are already here or have chosen Serbia to start production soon in the future. 

Our vision is to keep up with the world when it comes to industry trends, technological development, research, and inventions; create a successful economy and good life quality for all our citizens; bring the world to Serbia, and Serbia to the world.