Finance ministry presents magazine "Finansije"

Belgrade, Feb 24, 2004 - The Serbian Ministry of Finance and Economy presented on Tuesday the first issue of the magazine "Finansije" since the ministry took over the responsibility for its publishing. "Finansije" deals with all areas of finance, including macroeconomics, public finance, financial systems, accountancy, as well as their economic and legal aspects.

Serbian Minister of Finance and Economy Bozidar Djelic told a press conference that there is an intellectual gap in the Serbian market, and explained that there have been very few theoretical works in the fields of economics and law.

He added that in "Finansije," domestic as well as foreign experts will publish their comments and views of the current economic policies in the country and also their suggestions as to what needs to be done in this area.

Djelic said that one of the objectives of the magazine is to publish works of domestic experts in the English language and across Southeast Europe, as well as to acquaint domestic readership with works of foreign experts.

In this issue, an expert from the US Treasury speaks on pensions funds and their reforms across the world.

The first issue of "Finansije" dates back to 1946. The Yugoslav finance ministry took over its publishing in 1949, while the current Serbian Ministry of Finance and Economy inherited the magazine from the finance ministry of the abolished Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in January 2003.