Značajan napredak u poslovanju (Svetska banka) regiona jugositočne Evrope, a posebno Srbije. Ostaje i dalje pitanje da li je to rezultat unapređenja ključnih pozicija u rangovima i indeksima ili je to stvarni ekonomski napredak. Najbolji rezultat ima Makedonija, dok su nazadovali Albanija i Crna Gora. Ostale zemlje regiona, inače članice EU, unapredile su svoje pozicije, osim Bugarske.
U odnosu na izveštaj za 2015. godinu, najbolji rezultat od zemalja regiona postigla je Makedonija (pokazala je napredak na svim poljima). Srbija je i dalje ispred Bosne i Hercegovine i Albanije (nikakav napredak u odnosu na prethodni izveštaj). Albanija i Crna Gora pokazuju nizak stepen usklađenosti izvoza i uvoza. Kod zemalja članica EU, Bugarska iako nepromewena u odnosu na prethodni izveštaj pogošrala pozicije registracije imovine, odobravanja kredita i zaštite mladih investitora, dok Hrvatska i Rumunija beleže poboljšanja u ovim sferama. Slovenija je unapredila rešavanje problema nesovlenosti i registraciju imovine što joj je pomogućilo rast ranga na 29 poziciju. Nasuprot ovim zemljama, Mađarska nije pokazala nikakav iskorak već je zadržala pozicije.
Kreatori ekonomske vlasti umereno su dozirali reforme što je dalo rezultat. Zakonska regulativa trebala bi da ima za cilj obezbeđivanje još jednostavnijeg, tržišnog i fer poslovanja unutar privrede, i podsticanja odobravanja kredita MSP. Samo dodatnim naporima moguće je zadržati poziciju i u narednim godinama. Ostaje i dalje da srpsko tržište za investitora nije privlačno, jer mu je za građevinsku dozvolu potrebno 272 dana, uz 18 različitih procedura, a da bi registorovao imovinu potrebna su mu čak 54 dana. Takođe, vreme kao važan resurs nepotrebno se troši na plaćanje poreskih dažbina (244 sata godišnje), kao i za dugotrajne trgovinske sporove (635 dana). Jedine prednosti ogledaju se u brzini osnivanja preduzeća (mada bi i to moglo biti brže), visokom stepenu zaštite imovine, i relativno brzom otklanjanju problema nesolventnosti unutar privrede.
U poređenju sa ostalim zemljama, ako Srbija želi da dodatno poboljša poslovnu klimu potrebno je da ubrzano radi na smanjivanju broja dana za otpočinjanje biznisa (duže nego u Makedoniji za 5 dana), skraćivanju perioda izdavanja građevinskih dozvola (duži nego u Makedoniji za 198 dana), ubrzavanju registracije imovine (duže nego u Bugarskoj za 43 dana) i ubrzavanju rešavanja trgovinskih sporova (duže nego u Mađarskoj za 240 dana).
U poređenju sa prošlogodišnjim rezultatima sve zemlje su pokazale unapređenje poslovne klime u istom prvacu. Nema značajnih razlika i ostaje otvoreno pitanje da li će se i ubuduće pogađati ključne tačke kako bi pokazatelji bili visoko kotirani ili će se raditi na konkurentnom poslovnom ambijentu.
Significant progress in the business environment (according to the World Bank) has been recorded in the region of Southeast Europe, particularly in Serbia. However, the question remains whether this progress reflects genuine economic advancement or merely improvements in rankings and index positions. The best result was achieved by Macedonia, while Albania and Montenegro experienced setbacks. Other countries in the region, which are EU members, improved their positions, except Bulgaria.
Compared to the 2015 report, Macedonia achieved the best result among the countries in the region, showing progress in all areas. Serbia remains ahead of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Albania, although it recorded no progress compared to the previous report. Albania and Montenegro show a low level of alignment between exports and imports. Among EU member states, Bulgaria, although unchanged overall compared to the previous report, worsened its positions in property registration, credit approval, and investor protection. Croatia and Romania recorded improvements in these areas. Slovenia improved insolvency resolution and property registration, enabling it to rise to 29th position in the ranking. In contrast, Hungary did not make any significant progress and maintained its previous positions.
Economic policymakers implemented reforms in a moderate and carefully calibrated manner, which yielded results. Legal regulations should aim to ensure simpler, more market-oriented, and fair business conditions, as well as to encourage credit approval for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Only through additional efforts will it be possible to maintain the current position in the coming years.
However, the Serbian market remains relatively unattractive to investors. Obtaining a construction permit takes 272 days and involves 18 different procedures, while property registration requires 54 days. A significant amount of time is also spent on paying taxes (244 hours annually) and resolving commercial disputes (635 days). The main advantages lie in the relatively fast process of starting a business, a high level of property protection, and comparatively efficient insolvency resolution.
In comparison with other countries, if Serbia wants to further improve its business climate, it must reduce the number of days required to start a business (5 days longer than in Macedonia), shorten the period for issuing construction permits (198 days longer than in Macedonia), accelerate property registration (43 days longer than in Bulgaria), and speed up the resolution of commercial disputes (240 days longer than in Hungary).
Compared to last year’s results, all countries have improved their business climate in the same direction. There are no major differences, and the open question remains whether future reforms will continue targeting key ranking indicators or focus on creating a truly competitive business environment.