Significant Growth and Employment Surge was demonstrated by Serbia’s Gaming Industry in 2023

The results of the research from the Serbian Video Game Industry Association (SGA) presented at the Serbian Chamber of Commerce (PKS) show a 17 percent increase made by Serbia’s gaming industry in 2023. It earned more than 175 million euros, and also a rise in employment was seen.
According to Mihailo Vesović, Director of Strategic Analysis, Services and Internationalisation at the PKS, original products are being developed by 57 percent of companies. Games produced in Serbia have been purchased or downloaded more than one hundred million times.
Vesović said that the gaming industry got a positive impact from significant geostrategic changes, which is a vital link between the creative, social and technical sciences. He highlighted that Serbian gamers’ appearance in Cologne last year got an astonishing support and this continuity will be maintained this year. They had also signed an agreement with the Association as a confirmation and official recognition of close and successful cooperation.
The exceptional growth in employment (by 98 percent) is the most notable change from 2022. It is estimated that 4,300 gaming professionals are working in Serbia now.
The PKS attributes this growth to the large number of gaming professionals and their families who have relocated to Serbia from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus and to the fact that some of the world’s leading companies, such as Wargaming, Playri, and Sperasoft now have their largest offices in Serbia. They expect this influx of knowledge and experience to significantly impact the local gaming industry.
The creation of 475 new positions, with women comprising 28 percent of the industry’s workforce, is also included in this year plans.

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Uzbekistan’s citizens are warned of document scams amidst Kazakhstan employment drive

There has been a warning of scams for Uzbekistan’s Citizens going to Kazakhstan for employment or currently working there. Some people posed as embassy or consulate representatives and claimed money and passports for the processing of documents.
Uzbeks heading to Kazakhstan for work are cautioned against such fraudsters by the Foreign Labor Migration Agency. Workers are instructed not to trust these individuals or hand over personal documents.
Individuals falsely representing themselves as embassy or consulate staff targeted Uzbek citizens seeking employment in Kazakhstan or engaging in labor activities there. The fraudsters attempted to take money and passports under the pretense of arranging official documentation.
Citizens are advised not to fall for these scams. The Migration Agency has also emphasized that individuals must apply in person at Public Service Centers for work permits or temporary residency permits.

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Amended tax code to annul tax debts of 145,842 individuals was approved by the Parliament

Amendments into the tax code of the country that will see tax debts totalling ₾591 million ($221.53mln) written off for 145,842 individuals and establishment of temporary tax reliefs for certain transactions were approved by the Parliament of Georgia on Wednesday. According to Paata Kvizhinadze, the Chair of the Budget and Finance Committee, all private entities, […]

Jovanovic expects the number of experts in ICT sector to grow to at least 140,000 by 2027

As Mihailo Jovanovic, the minister of information and telecommunications of Serbia, estimated at the opening of the 23rd Technobank Conference in Belgrade, close to 110,000 experts work in the ICT sector today, and at least 140,000 are expected to work in it by 2027.
The results and the upcoming activities in the development of the ICT sector in Serbia were presented by Jovanovic at the opening of the conference. He also pointed out that the continuation of investments in the most modern digital, TC and innovative infrastructure was an integral part of the “Leap into the Future – Serbia 2027” plan.
Jovanovic reminded about the efforts toward a further modernization through the expansion of the State Data Center in Kragujevac through the construction of Block 2, with a capacity of 16 MW, as well as about the construction of the innovation district in that city.
According to him, members of the IT community will be able to work, and the National Center for Information Security and the future fifth science-technology park in Serbia will have a special place there, in that district, unique in the region.
As Jovanovic said, the entire complex of one of the most significant state capital investments would be an important incentive for new future investments and the creation of new jobs.
The minister also promised that they will complete the construction of Lozionica in Belgrade, the center of creative industries, information technologies, eGovernment and digitization, by the end of the year. This will make of Serbia a regional innovative and creative hub, a center of excellence, urban and dynamic life and creativity.

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Visa-free travel agreement has been officially signed between China and Georgia

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Ilia Darchiashvili, and the Ambassador of China to Georgia, Chou Tsien, signed the agreement.
Georgia’s citizens will be allowed to travel to China without a visa and stay in the country for 30 days at a time as soon as the agreement enters into force after the two states complete internal legal procedures.

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