The first week of September brought, by all measures, a new experience to a large number of Serbian firms: The possibility of direct contact with large international companies. The exposition which was held on September 7th at the EXPO XXI Center in Belgrade was organized by the Serbian Import and Export Promotion Agency (SIEPA) under the name "Meet with Buyers" (Susret sa kupcima) the first time such an event was organized in Serbia. That is why it was aimed at bringing a larger number of domestic firms in direct contact with multi-national companies. In attendance were 15 companies such as Coca-Cola, Telenor, Siemens, Gorenje, Ball Packaging, Ikea, and BAT and it was an excellent opportunity for around 100 suppliers from domestic firms to secure new business.
“Meet with Buyers” was organized within the framework of the Program for Development of Local Supply Chains (SSDP) which is a part of the Program for Promotion of Investment in Serbia (SIPP).