The Commission for Protection of Competition of the Republic of Serbia and the National Alliance for Local Economic Development (NALED) have organized a conference today, presenting the results of phase one of the sector inquiry into the food, beverages and tobacco retail market in the Republic of Serbia, prepared by the Commission for Protection of Competition.

During the conference held in the City Assembly of Belgrade, keynote addresses were given by President of the Commission for Protection of Competition Dr. Miloje Obradović, State Secretary at the Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications Vesna Kovač, and Vladimir Čupić, President of the Food and Agriculture Alliance of NALED and Director of the Atlantic Group Representative Office for Serbia.

The inquiry was presented by Aleksandra Ravić from the Economic Analyses Division of the Commission for Protection of Competition.

Following presentation of the inquiry-based results, a panel session on retail market prospects in Serbia was also held, attended by Dr. Siniša Milošević, Head of the Economic Analyses Division of the Commission for Protection of Competition, Bojana Amanović from the Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications, Dr. Goran Petković, Full Professor at the Faculty of Economics in Belgrade, and Goran Kovačević, NALED Fair Competition Alliance and CEO of Gomex.