At the beginning of February 2017, an initial meeting was held of CFA Charterholders and Candidates in Belgrade, at the Faculty of Economics. More than 81 participants discussed the prospective CFA Society Serbia and the necessary requirements and procedures for admission of becoming a CFA Institute Member Society. It has been concluded that an action plan of future steps in the process of forming a local CFA Society in Serbia will be prepared. All interested CFA charterholders are welcome to join the process. The establishment of this Society is expected to have a beneficial effect, promoting professional and ethical standards and following the international best practice.
Belgrade Stock Exchange connected to SEE Link
The Belgrade Stock Exchange (BELEX) has become an active member of the SEE Link network enabling trading on the connected markets. This is the first stock exchange that has actively joined SEE Link following the three founding stock exchanges. SEE Link is a project started by the Bulgarian, Croatian and Macedonian stock exchanges creating regional infrastructure for the trading in securities listed on the three markets.
Greater cooperation in the region
In October 2016 the Securities Commission signed a continuation, an extension of the Declaration on Cooperation among the securities regulators in the Balkan region from Macedonia, Slovenia, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Republika Srpska, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Brcko District.