Serbia to sign memorandum with Alibaba by September – Cooperation in fields of tourism and online payment planned

The Chinese giant Alibaba is very interested in entering the Serbian market, and the Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications will sign a memorandum on cooperation in the fields of tourism and online payment with this company by September.

State Secretary at the Ministry of Trade, Tatjana Matic, says that the memorandum would enable the presentation of Serbia as a tourist destination and the presentation of its tourist offer on Alibaba’s online platform for the promotion of tourism in China – Fliggy, as well as the implementation of payment through the Alipay service for Chinese tourists in Serbia.

This model of cooperation, she points out, has been established between Alibaba and Finland, which, as she said, has led to an increase in the number of Chinese tourists in that country by 300%.

There are also negotiations about the opening of a distribution center in Serbia, which depends on the construction of the Belgrade-Budapest railway, with this Chinese corporation, which is primarily interested in cooperation in the field of tourism, since Serbia has abolished visas for Chinese citizens.

– We are also interested in the opening of a distribution center in Serbia. On the other hand, what’s important for Alibaba is the development of our infrastructure, primarily the deadlines within which the construction of the Belgrade-Budapest railway will be completed, which is currently the key thing when it comes to the process of negotiations for the opening of the distribution center – Matic explained.

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