Tigar is the biggest exporter – Company from the south of Serbia generated foreign exchange of USD 821 mil in H1 2014

Companies operating at Nis, Pirot and Toplice regions managed to generate foreign exchange result with the world totaling USD 821 mil.

According to data of the Nis Chamber of Commerce, it is 152 mil or 23% more compared to the same period last year.
- These regions generated positive balance in exchange with foreign countries since export totaled 463 mil and import USD 358 mil. Compared to last year, export increased for USD 55 mil USD or 26%, while import went up for 53,8 mil or 18% - the secretary of the Board for economic relations with foreign countries of the Nis Chamber of Commerce, Vladan Stanojevic.

According to him, exporters’ list comprises 367 firms and importers’ one 583 but the official statistics does not comprise companies and entrepreneurs whose export was lower than USD 10.000.

In 1H, companies operating at Nis, Pirot and Toplice regions exported most of products to Germany, Russia and Italy.

Turkey and China whose products are the most present at current markets and boutiques are fourth i.e. eight ranked when it comes to import value.

In total foreign exchange result of our country, companies operating at Nis, Pirot and Toplice region participate with only 4,5%, i.e. 5,9% in export and 3,4% in import since total foreign exchange in 1H totaled RSD , 18,2 billion, export RSD 7,7 billion and import 10,5 billion.