Serbian trade minister says 18.5 million Euro of goods exported to Kosovo

NEWS 14.05.202009:52
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Serbian Trade inister Rasim Ljajic told TV Pink on Thursday that Serbian companies exported 18.5 million Euro worth of goods to Kosovo during the coronvirus pandemic state of emergency.

He said that some of those exports were higher then before the pandemic because Kosovo depends on Serbia for some raw materials. According to the minister, 83 percent of all grains sold in Kosovo originate in Serbia proper. He said that the Kosovo authorities are restoring trade barriers by introducing a tax of 40 Euro a ton on flour.  

Ljajic said that the Serbian trade sector did well because of the high demand for foodstuffs but added that a drop in the sale of household appliances and furniture was recorded. He said that the exports of grains to the countries of the region and the rest of Europe rose during the pandemic and that imports of oil and medical supplies rose. He said that all prices that had been frozen during the state of emergency were now free with the exception of surgical gloves and masks.