Executive summary

Romania: 

• • • The US Government expressed interest to support projects to contribute to the economic, energy, road and railway infrastructure development. 

Serbia:

• • • The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to open an office in Belgrade, Serbia. 
    • The largest construction activity in Serbia is expected in central Banat.

Croatia: 

• • • Had among the highest growth in real estate prices at EU level, with prices in Zagreb growing more than on the Adriatic. 
    • The effects of the Coronavirus pandemic are strongly felt in Croatia, with the country registering the 2nd largest decline in GDP among EU countries in the second quarter of 14,9%. 

North Macedonia:

• • • Infrastructure public company Mackedonske Zelenzice struggles with debt. 
    • North Macedonia dropped 5% in GDP and slides down 5 places on an European business list. 

Montenegro:

• • • Works are being stopped on Montenegro’s Bar-Boljare highway.
    • Montenegro’s government has allocated money for expropriations tied to the construction of a joint border crossing with Serbia and BiH. 

Bosnia and Herzegovina:

• • • Works at BiH bypass around Doboj are expected to start in the spring of 2021. 
    • Most investments in Republika Srpska come from the construction sector. 

Slovenia 

• • • Eles launched works on Cirkovce–Pince transmission line that will enable the establishment of the first interconnection with the transmission grid between Slovenia, Hungary and Croatia.