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The Serbian government provided a good and timely response to the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, reacting to the health crisis and the pandemic's direct impact on the country's economy, reads a socio-economic report by the United Nations unveiled on Sept. 28.
As this unprecedented crisis continues, the state will have to further strengthen the health care system, speed up reforms in social protection and local self-government, as well as provide support to small and medium-sized enterprises that will enhance their flexibility and crisis resilience, says the report.
The government, according to the report, should use the crisis caused by COVID-19 as an opportunity to build better foundations for the future, faster transformation of the economy according to environmental principles, and continuous building of trust between institutions and citizens, based on shared responsibility.
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