SERBIA:

Monthly average net wage in April was EUR 416
The average gross monthly wage in Serbia in April amounted to RSD 67,901, while the average net wage was RSD 49,117 (equivalent to EUR 416). Compared with the previous month, the average gross wage increased by 6.2 percent in nominal terms and by 5 percent in real terms, the Statistical Office of Serbia (RZZS) has announced.
Source: b92

EIB is Serbia's major partner, says PM
Prime Minister Ana Brnabic has called the European Investment Bank (EIB) "Serbia's most important partner in reform and modernization." The EIB is most proactive in the joint project of the clinical center in Nis, Brnabic said at a reception in Belgrade on Friday, organized to mark the 60th anniversary of this financial institution. Brnabic said that the government of Serbia with the bank currently has projects worth one billion euros, the government announced on its website.
Source: b92

Quarterly monitor: Economic growth is not that impressive as it seems
Low inflation, fiscal surplus and interest rates at the historical minimum and are all undoubtedly good trends that Serbia has not had for many years, which also contribute to maintaining the macroeconomic stability, Professor Milojko Arsic said at the presentation of the Faculty of Economics’ publication, the Quarterly Monitor. However, when we scratch the surface, it turns out that the biggest part of the economy grew at a rate of 3 to 3.5 percent, which is below the CEE average. Namely, the high growth is a one-off occurrence and is the result of the recovery of several sectors that recorded unfavourable results in the first quarter of this year, such as agriculture, electricity and construction. The authors of the Quarterly Monitor say that the final growth estimate is up to 4 percent by the end of the year, which again is below the CEE average.
Source: Serbiamonitor

REGION:

Bulgaria's Sopharma Trading to grow operations in Serbia, SEE
Bulgarian drug distributor and retailer Sopharma Trading plans to expand its operations on the Serbian market and to become a strategic investor in Southeast Europe (SEE), it said. The first step will be to become leader in Serbia by expanding significantly the company's operations and logistics potential, Dimitar Dimitrov, CEO of Sopharma Trading, said. This development will be used as a basis for regional expansion, "since Sopharma Trading sees the whole region of Eastern Europe and in particular Balkans as a vast opportunity for growth," Dimitrov added.
Source: SeeNews

INO:

Dow drops more than 300 points as investors brace for further Trump trade actions against China, European markets close sharply lower on trade concerns
Stocks kicked off the week trading lower on Monday as Wall Street braced for more actions against Chinese companies by the Trump administration. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 326 points, with Boeing and Intel among the biggest decliners in the index. The S&P 500 fell 1.4 percent as tech declined 2.3 percent. The Nasdaq composite pulled back 2.1 percent as Netflix dropped 6.5 percent to lead the FANGs lower.
Harley-Davidson shares fell about 6 percent after the company announced it will shift production of motorcycles headed for Europe to factories outside the U.S. The company sold nearly 40,000 bikes to the European Union, second only to the U.S.
Shares of chipmakers Intel, Micron Technology and Nvidia all fell at least 3.4 percent. Boeing, Caterpillar and General Motors — all companies with significant exposure to China and major exporters — also fell by 2.3 percent, 2.4 percent and 1.6 percent, respectively.
European equities closed significantly lower Monday as investors worried about further tariffs in global trade and the effect of Brexit. By the end of trade Monday, the pan-European Stoxx 600 was provisionally 2.02 percent lower for the session with every sector in the red.
Autos were among the worst performing sectors, down by 2.34 percent, as a result of the rising tensions in trade. On Friday, President Donald Trump threatened to apply new duties on European carmakers. The European Union has said that it would respond with further U.S. tariffs if Trump fulfilled his threat.
Another stark Brexit warning to the U.K. government arrived from big business. Just days after Airbus announced it could reduce British operations, the German automaker BMW said Brexit could force U.K. plant closures. BMW employs around 7,000 people in the U.K.
Source: CNBC