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MEGA Information Update
October - December 2007
U.S. Ambassador to Serbia Cameron Munter speaking at the SCTM ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE PROPERTY DEVOLUTION LAWS: News from the
Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SCTM) General Assembly
Conference
The fact that local economic development (LED) is becoming more and more an issue of high
priority for Serbian Government authorities was once more confirmed at 36th General Assembly
Conference of the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SCTM), held on December
3, 2007. The topic of the Conference was “Developed Local Self-Government as the Basis for Balanced
Regional Development”. Read more

NALED Management Board meets Cameron Munter, the New U.S. Ambassador to Serbia - archived
August 23, 2007
From left to right: Toplica Spasojevic, Vice President of the NALED Management Board, the U.S. Ambassador to Serbia, Cameron Munter, and Predrag Mihajlovic, President of NALED Following its Management Board meeting, on Thursday, August 23, 2007, the National Alliance for Local Economic Development (NALED), organized a dinner with the new U.S. Ambassador to Serbia, Mr. Cameron Munter. Read more

IN THE NEWS
· Grants Event Ceremony - announcement of support to Local Economic Development projects - archived
· Financial Times articles on investment opportunities in Serbia - archived
· Time is Money: NALED Forum on Construction Permitting Process - archived
· Seven Serbian municipalities to participate at Real Vienna, Real Estate and Investments Fair in Austria - archived
· The implementation of LED projects identified in the Strategic Planning process starts across Serbia - archived
· Small steps for big distances: Employing 370 person through Employment Fairs - archived
· Eight BID in Serbia Inaugurated - archived
· Financial Times article about changed image of foreign investors towards Serbia - archived
· Municipal office for local economic development in Uzice -archived
· For the first time ever, the municipalities participating in the privatization process - archived
· Business Improvement District (BID) in Loznica to be opened on March 23, 2007 - archived
· MEGA FDI Municipalities Sign Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Ambassador - archived
· The Municipalities of Zrenjanin, Loznica, Prokuplje, Kragujevac and Uzice will participate in the study-tour to the Czech Republic from March 7, 2007 - archived
· Study-tour to the Czech Republic from January 23-31, 2007 - archived
· Building Partnerships – LED Strategic Planning - Archived
· US-based S&A Capital to Work With Zrenjanin and Loznica - archived
· Business Improvement District (BID) in Vranje to be officially inaugurated beginning of March 2007 - archived
· Local Economic Development Office to be opened in Uzice on February 23, 2007 - archived
· Invest in Serbia
· First Working Breakfasts with the National Media
· Interview of Dušan Vasiljević at TV Studio B
· Nine Serbian municipalities visit industrial parks in Hungary
· Zrenjanin, Loznica and Kragujevac at the Hanover Industry Fair
· Prokuplje: The Biggest Investment in Serbia in 2009
· Pirot: Building the Serbian Brand Name
· Stakeholders Jointly Fight the Global Economic Crisis: 20 municipalities at the SIEPA Round Table
· Public Procurement Forums
· Valjevo and Novi Pazar: 28 Local Economic Development (LED) Offices to date
· Second Generation of Local Economic Development Experts
· LED Offices opened in Sremska Mitrovica and Niš
· Local Economic Development specialists meet for the 10th time
· Nine Mayors at the Program’s Leadership Course
· Law on Public Procurement – joint success of MEGA and the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities
· VISITS TO MEGA WEBSITE HIT THE ROOF IN DECEMBER 08
· Investors’ Opinion Survey
· 10, 9, 8, 7... Success Countdown!
· The winners of the Invest in Serbia competition: Zrenjanin, Loznica, Kragujevac, Paraćin, Vršac and Šabac
· Invest in Serbia
· BUSINESS INNOVATION CENTER OPENED IN KRAGUJEVAC
· Local Economic Development offices opened in Presevo and Medvedja
· Vršac Technology Park Project gets €3.3 M
· Presevo, Medvedja and Bujanovac to sign MoU with USAID and Coordination Body
· MUNICIPALITIES FROM SERBIA ON STUDY TOUR IN HUNGARY
· U.S. Ambassador Welcomes Novi Pazar into USAID’s Municipal Economic Growth Program
· U.S. Ambassador Welcomes Novi Sad into USAID Economic Growth Program
· United States and Serbia recognize Serbia’s first three Business Friendly Municipalities
· U.S. Ambassador Welcomes Nis into USAID Economic Growth Program
· U.S. Ambassador at the MoU Signing Ceremony with 19 Mayors
· Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac improve marketing skills
· MEGA Information Update
· Banks interested in software that facilitates municipal creditworthiness analysis
· MEGA Information Update
· GOOD IDEAS MAKE THE WORLD GO AROUND
· KRAGUJEVAC: THE VALLEY OF HOPE
· CREATIVE FINANCING WITH CAT2 SOFTWARE
· 20 MILLION EUR FOR "WIMBLEDON OF SUMADIJA"
· THE FIRST AIR-CONDITIONING FACTORY IN SERBIA OPENS UP IN VRANJE
· GREENFIELD INVESTMENT GENERATES 1,000 NEW JOBS IN KRUSEVAC
· NIP ALLOCATES 1 MILLION EUR TO INDUSTRIAL ZONE IN LOZNICA
· Law Confirms Municipal Responsibility Over Economic Development
· "For the NEW YEAR, I wish..."
· BUSINESS INCUBATOR IN SUBOTICA: FRESH IDEAS MAKE MONEY
· CAPACITY BUILDING IN LOZNICA: LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE (LEDO) TRAINS THE UNEMPLOYED
· PUBLIC ENTERPRISE “PARK PALIC” ESTABLISHED TO DEVELOP LAKE PALIC AREA
· THE BUSINESS-INNOVATION CENTER BOOSTS EMPLOYMENT IN KRAGUJEVAC
· SWEDISH COMPANY INVESTS 1,5 MILLION EUR TO IMPROVE PRODUCTION CAPACITIES IN ZRENJANIN