This year, for the 8th time in a row, on the second day of Christmas, the Christmas Business Breakfast was held at Regional Chamber of Commerce – Kruševac, where the annual awards of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce were given in three categories.
It was also an opportunity to sum up the business results of the economy of Kruševac.
Ms. Maja Markovic, Director of the Regional Chamber of Commerce of Kruševac, pointed out that, despite the challenges that were present in the previous two years, especially regarding the epidemiological situation, the companies preserved stability, increased efficiency, improved business processes and organization. Accordingly, the foreign trade exchange of the Rasina District in 2021 amounted to 643.3 million euros, which is 34.8 percent more compared to the year before, and almost three times more compared to 2012.
“With the construction of the Morava Corridor, our district will gain a new dimension. This project is of great significance not only for our district, but also for the entire country. In this way, businessmen will get a direct infrastructural connection with other parts of the country, better communication, saving time and cost reduction”, Maja Marković said.
Mr. Milos Nenezić, President of the Assembly of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce, General Manager of Trayal Corporation and President of the Serbian Association of Employers, said in his speech:
“We have managed to resist another year of the pandemic, we have managed to achieve even better results, and mainly, as far as the economy is concerned, thanks to the Chamber of Commerce of Serbia, supported by the Association of Employers, where the Chamber of Commerce has been an extremely active factor in cooperation with the Government of the Republic of Serbia and with President Vucic in approving certain benefits that helped us save not only companies but also the entire system”.
Mr. Nenezić emphasized the necessity of harmonizing the education system with the needs of the economy, which was officially discussed by the Economic and Social Council last month.
“This is going to be the year of great temptations, but we have shown that we struggled with it even when everything stopped and the economy was working despite that, we have also fought with bigger temptations in the past, we have shown that we are flexible enough and that can cope with anything only with teamwork as we have fought so far and with a little bit more effort, which could be called “fine tuning” and caution with the support of President Vučić and the Government of the Republic of Serbia, I think we can really have not only another successful year but yet another successful year in a row in future”, Miloš Nenezić stressed.
The award for business leader went to Ms. Lidija Matejić Jovanović of the company “Matejić”, from Kruševac, Kromberg and Schubert were awarded for business results, and the jubilee award for 30 years of service was given to Radio Television Kruševac.
For the Business Results in 2021, Charters with gold coins were presented to the winners by Ms. Maja Marković, Director of the Regional Chamber of Commerce of the Rasina Administrative District.
One of the six winners is Jastrebac Lake Resort for its contribution to the development of tourism. The award was given with the following explanation: “Trayal Company initiated the development of a five-year tourism development program of the City of Kruševac and within it the revival of the Jastrebac mountain.” By renovating the facilities at Hotel Trayal and Villa Idila and the sports field, by construction of the Adventure Park with artificial rock and zip line, summer house, skating rink, outdoor gym, mini golf course, Jastebac has become an important tourist destination not only on the map of the Rasin District but of Serbia as well. It attracts an increasing number of domestic and foreign tourists and contributes to the increase of income in the tourism sector.
They pay a lot of attention to the restaurant menu, by offering dishes of national and international cuisine and a selection of top wines.
An ambitious and professional team is working on the completion of new projects such as ski trails, relaxation areas, wellness… More and more attention is paid to the development of educational tourism, so professional seminars, skills schools, workshops and excursions are held at this location.
It must be mentioned that this company also supports a state project – the introduction of dual education. Trayal Corporation has acquired accreditation for the implementation of work-based learning for a number of educational profiles. In the facilities of Jastrebac Lake Resort, students are already studying for the occupation profile for chefs and waiters”.
