Simpo, Yumco and Tigar not on imminent privatization list, along with about thirty other state-owned companies and spas – Which companies could be auctioned this year?

The privatization process of state-owned companies is still open. The updated list of companies undergoing privatization by the Ministry of Economy includes companies for which public tenders could be announced as early as 2026, as well as large systems whose privatization is still blocked due to litigation, restitution or reorganization processes.

Among the companies for which a public tender may be announced this year are the Kikinda brick factory Toza Markovic with 250 employees, JAT Apartmani Kopaonik with 42 workers, the agricultural company Backa from Sivac, Novi Sad’s ELNOS-Tours, Belgrade’s Progres AD, as well as the company Branko Gleca from Banatski Visnjicevo.

For some companies, preparatory activities for the implementation of privatization have already been initiated, while for others it was stated that a public tender could be announced during the next year. The privatization process is underway for RTV Kragujevac.

At the same time, privatization is currently not possible for a large number of former state systems. These include Simpo from Vranje with more than 1,180 employees, Trayal Corporation from Krusevac with almost 1,000 workers, Tigar from Pirot, Yumco from Vranje, and the Metanolsko-sircetni kompleks from Kikinda.

Activities related to previously prepared reorganization plans are underway for most of these companies, while some companies have unresolved property disputes or requests for restitution.

The list also includes numerous special hospitals and spas, including Merkur in Vrnjacka Banja, Ribarska Banja, Niska Banja, Banja Koviljaca, Gejzer in Sijarinska Banja, and Special Hospital Cajetina Zlatibor. Their privatization depends on the completion of court proceedings between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic Pension and Disability Insurance Fund regarding the determination of property ownership.

The Ministry also announced the status of companies from the territory of AP Kosovo and Metohija, including Trepca, Thermal Power Plants Kosovo, EPS Povrsinski kopovi Kosovo and Kosmet Transport, for which it is also currently not possible to publish a public call.

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Ministarstvo privrede Republike Srbije

Toza Marković Kikinda

JAT apartmani Kopaonik doo Kopaonik

Bačka a.d. Sivac

ELNOS-TOURS NOVI SAD

Progres a.d. Beograd

Branko Gleđa Zrenjanin

Simpo a.d. Vranje

Trayal korporacija a.d. Kruševac

Tigar a.d. Pirot

HKPK Yumco a.d. Vranje

MSK a.d Kikinda

Merkur bolnica za lečenje i rehabilitaciju Vrnjačka Banja

Specijalna bolnica Ribarska Banja Kruševac

Ministry of Economy

brick factory Toza Marković

JAT Apartmani Kopaonik

agriculutural company Bačka from Sivac

ELNOS Tours

Progres AD

Branko Gleća Banatsko Višnjićevo

Simpo Vranje

Trayal korporacija Kruševac

Tigar Pirot

Yumco Vranje

Metanolsko sirćetni kompleks Kikinda

Merkur Vrnjačka Banja

Ribarska Banja

Niška Banja

Banja Koviljača

Gejzer Sijarinska Banja

Special Hospital Čajetina Zlatibor

Trepča

Thermal Power Plants Kosovo

EPS Površinski kopovi Kosovo

Kosmet Prevoz

privatization

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