EBRD TAM/BAS Programme in Serbia

TAM activities

TAM projects have been present in Serbia since 2001. TAM is specifically aiming to assist the privatisation process in Serbia, according to the TAM/BAS Strategy for 2008-2010. Serbian SMEs have been below the regional average regarding participation in joint ventures with foreign companies, and TAM is working to address this by linking enterprises to foreign counterparts. A specific cross-cutting initiative that has been addressed through several TAM training seminars and projects has been the Women in Business initiative, funded by the EU. Further training sessions have been conducted to train local SMEs on HR management issues and to expand the local consultancy market. This is in accordance with the TAM/BAS strategy where it has been acknowledged that staff training within SMEs has been very low in Serbia.

BAS activities 

The BAS grant is a key component of BAS assistance, thus helping financially constrained enterprises to access consultancy services. A Grant Guideline Matrix is used in order to prioritise intervention to areas where BAS assistance is additional in Serbia.

• Size of enterprise: Higher grants are given to smaller enterprises. Small enterprises are the group with the least experience in business advisory services and the lowest level of business sophistication. Meanwhile, lower grants are proposed for bigger companies as their ability to pay for consultancy services tends to be higher.


• Geographic location: Higher grants are given to enterprises outside the capital city and particularly companies in Eastern and Southern Serbia.


• Type of advisory service: Higher grants are given to support projects involving consultancy services where market demand is less mature, particularly in the areas of energy efficiency and improving management effectiveness.

Contact:

Serbia BAS Programme

Djure Jaksica 7/III/11

11000 Belgrade

Serbia

Tel: +381 11 303 7010 

Fax: +381 11 303 7011

E-mail: office@bas-serbia.org 

National Programme Director: Bojana Vukosavljevic

Head of Regional Programme: Natalia Meylunas