Generally, the restrictions for foreign
investors are rare due to the
fact that Serbia, as an “in transition”
country does not have a “level
playing field” and there is a kind of
a positive discrimination in favor of
foreign to the detriment of domestic
investors. It is even prescribed
that a foreign investor is a citizen of
Republic of Serbia with residence
abroad but with minimum resident
duration over one year. The purpose
of such reasoning is to prevent domestic
investors to leave the country
with capital and to simply enter
into the Republic of Serbia representing
its appearance as a foreign
investment action with an intention
to gain the exemptions and benefits
reserved for such category of
investor.