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Our mission: Improving the business environment in Serbia through active participation and
cooperation with the business community, local governments and citizens
NALED Election Assembly, Belgrade 17/04/2015
NALED ACTIVITY REPORT 2014/15
CAPACITIES 2014
• NALED network: 200 members (50% businesses, 40% local governments and 10% NGOs), territorial coverage 70%
• Key partners: GIZ, USAID, EU Delegation, Open Society Foundation - Think Tank Fund, IRI
• Managing Board: Asseco SEE, Coca-Cola, Novi Sad, Pexim Foundation, Messer, Bambi, Pirot, Leskovac
• Executive Office: 19 employees, four teams – Regulatory reform, LED, Marketing, F&A
• Annual revenues: cca. 1.000.000 EUR (67% projects, 30% membership fees, 3% services)
www.naled-serbia.org
MISSION AND GOALS
NALED mission is improving the business environment in Serbia through institutional reforms and active participation of businesses, local governments and citizens
GOALS
1. Improving the regulatory framework for doing businessKey areas: Shadow economy, construction permits, para-fiscal charges, bureaucratic procedures, legislation processKey laws: Law on Planning and Construction, Labor Law, Law on Fees, Law on Inspection Oversight, Law on Investments, Law on Legislation Process 2. Municipal capacity buildingKey areas: Certification of business friendly municipalities, LED Experts Forum, investment promotion, revitalization of brownfields, PPP, privatization 3. Membership developmentKey activities: Networking and promotion of members, advisory support, providing information, Database of funds, Database of trainings, NALED market
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REGULATORY REFORMAsk WHEN
Grey Book
Registry of para-fiscal charges
Ad hoc initiatives: pregnancy leave, health
insurance cards
Public debates
Reports for the EU
Expert conferences
Regulatory Index of Serbia- RIS
Quarterly report on reforms Calculator
By-Law Barometer
Working groups for law amendments
Research
E-construction permitsNEW
Working meetings with ministers
Top Reformer
Economic Caucus
EU working bodies
MUNICIPAL CAPACITY BUILDING
Business Friendly Certification in SEE
Conferences and round tables
Mayors’ Summit ofCSEE NOVO
Promotion of PPPs
LED Experts Forum
Revitalization of brownfields
Annual award of certiifates
Airport campaign
Projects: IPA, USAID, GIZ
Trainings and study tours
Summer practice for students from Diaspora
Trade fairs
Academy of Public Administration
NEW
Champions of local development
CSR actions with businesses
Privatization
Military propertyNEW
Good governance standards
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Compendium database of funds
Database of investments
Synergy busniess journalWebsite and social
networks
Media bulletin
Legislative tracking system
Publicity and promotionScholarship database
Brochures and reports
AssemblyE-mail updates
NALED Market
Expert support
Exeprt and promotional events
Networking with decision makers
• We are involved in working groups for drafting business-related legislation – Law on Planning and Construction, Law on Fees, Law on State Survey and Cadaster, Law on Local Government Finance
• We contributed to the development and adoption of Law on Planning and Construction with accompanying 28 by-laws and initiated the introduction of e-construction permits in Serbia
KEY RESULTS: REGULATORY REFORM
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• We have initiated the development of the National Program for Countering Shadow Economy – we were appointed by the Government of Serbia to lead the Expert Group
• We have provided expert support to the Government and the Joint Group for improving the rank of Serbia on the World Bank’s Doing Business Report
KEY RESULTS: REGULATORY REFORM
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• We have prepared the first and only list of para-fiscal charges in Serbia and initiated the introduction of the Public Registry of Non-Tax Charges together with the Ministry of Finance
• We have published three Quarterly Reports on the status of regulatory reform in Serbia and annual report - Regulatory Index of Serbia
KEY RESULTS: REGULATORY REFORM
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• We have founded the first Economic Caucus in the Parliament – with the support of NALED, it amended the Energy Law, Law on Fire Protection and Law on Inspection Oversight
KEY RESULTS: REGULATORY REFORM
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• We have published the seventh annual edition of Grey Book and prepared 100 recommendations for cutting the red tape
• Ministry of Economy included more than 80% proposals from Grey Book in its Strategy for the Development of Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness 2014-2020
• We are a member of the National Convention on the European Union for Negotiation Chapter 8, coordinator of SEKO for competitiveness and contributor to the EU Progress Report on Serbia
KEY RESULTS: REGULATORY REFORM
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KEY RESULTS: MUNICIPAL CAPACITY BUILDING
• We have improved the business environment in 15 municipalities and cities across Serbia via the Business Friendly Certification Program
• NALED’s Certification Program has been recognized by institutions and local governments in South East Europe – 50 municipalities and cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Macedonia are implementing the Program
• The Financial Times included 6 recipients of NALED’s certificate among the most attractive investment destinations in Europe for 2014/15
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KEY RESULTS: MUNICIPAL CAPACITY BUILDING
• We have promoted investments to Serbia and certified municipalities at the Belgrade Airport to an audience of 4 million passengers from the country and abroad
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KEY RESULTS: MUNICIPAL CAPACITY BUILDING
• We have started the revitalization of brownfield in the municipality of Vršac and initiated the commercialization of military property
• We have published the first scientific publication – Case Study of Privatization in Serbia, Guide to Targeted Investment Promotion and Handbook for Successful Realization of PPPs
• We have organized the Serbian-French PPP Summit and provided an opportunity for local governments in Serbia to network with investors from
• We organized the fourth cycle of summer practice for students fromDiaspora and Republic of Srpska
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COMMUNICATION AND PR
• We have organized more than 100 expert conferences, round tables and events and brought together businesses, mayors, ministers, MPs, international community
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COMMUNICATION AND PR
• We filmed three new video-clips that were broadcast on RTS as part of the national campaign for cutting the red tape “Ask WHEN”
COMMUNICATION AND PR
• We placed more than 2.300 media announcements, gathered 5.000 followers on social media networks and received 360.000 visits to NALED’s website
• We have published two editions of the “Synergy” magazine on the topics of shadow economy and European integrations
WHAT WE PLAN IN 2015
• 2015: Year of local government – launching the Academy of public administration, resolving the problem of stray dogs, Law on LG Finance, support in the implementation of new Law on Planning and Construction, Economic Caucus field visits, incentives for certified LGs
• Establishing and control of electronic services – e-permitting, Law on Archive Material, exchange of documents between Pension and Disability Insurance Fund, Republic Health Insurance Fund, CROSO, Tax Administration
• Establishing the public registry of fees and reform on non-tax charges – Law on Fees
• Implementing the measures for countering shadow economy and monitoring the Government work in this field
• Analysis of doing business indicators in Serbia and prioritization of reforms - action plan for improving the rank of Serbia on Doing Business list
• Channeling the priorities and opinions of businesses and municipalities in the EU integration process – National Convention, SECO
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