The result has therefore been greeted with a sense of relief by bankers inside and outside the country. They are confident that any new administration in Belgrade will move quickly to ensure that Serbia’s economic reforms and eventual accession to the European Union progress as quickly as possible.
Challenges
Stuart Culverhouse, chief economist at emerging market brokerage Exotix, says that the key political challenges facing the next government will be cooperation with the Hague war crimes tribunal, which is crucial to progress on EU membership.
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