BELGRADE SECTIONS
The Ministry of Industry of the Republic of Serbia supports UMEL and forms part of the project related to the self-employment program and development of small and medium enterprises of the official program of Serbia 2001 - 2003.
UMEL will become an important market forum for companies and organisations, which must take their meagre resources stretch as afar as possible or, those who want value for money and for anyone looking for inexpensive alternatives to expensive machinery. This is of crucial importance for developing and rapidly industrialising nations and for anyone who wants to start up a business on their own.
Industries that will place great demand on machinery will be Construction, Communications, Mining, Metalworking, Food, Textile, Agriculture, Forestry and Transport.
Serbia currently has 190,000 private firms There are 180,000 craft shops, among which 35% have their own production programmes.