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Three loans proposed for the Belgrade–Zrenjanin–Novi Sad motorway

August 9, 2026, 08:04 AMUpdated: August 9, 2026, 08:04 AM

Serbia’s government has sent parliament three draft loan laws for construction of the Belgrade–Zrenjanin–Novi Sad motorway. According to 021, the dinar loans involve UniCredit Bank Srbija, Banca Intesa and NLB Komercijalna banka; the 2026 borrowing ceiling for the project is 35 billion dinars.

021 illustration for its motorway-financing report
2026 cap: 35bn dinars
Photo: 021.rs / 021 reportImage credit: 021.rs

What matters

Stage

The government has sent parliament three draft borrowing laws; this is a proposal, not financing already approved.

Banks

The report names UniCredit Bank Srbija, Banca Intesa and NLB Komercijalna banka; the loans are planned in dinars.

Ceiling

The 2026 budget law permits borrowing of up to 35 billion dinars for this project.

Breakdown by publication

How sources frame this story

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Infrastructure financing

021: three draft loan laws for the motorway

021, citing eKapija, reports that the government sent parliament three draft borrowing laws for the motorway. It names UniCredit Bank Srbija, Banca Intesa and NLB Komercijalna banka, while the 2026 budget law permits up to 35 billion dinars in project borrowing.

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Overall takeaway

The motorway has reached a new financing stage: the government proposes three domestic loans, while the source does not yet report parliamentary approval.

What this means for residents

What changes now

What is published now is the draft-financing stage; the report gives no new traffic restrictions or opening dates.

What to watch

The next verifiable step is parliamentary consideration of the drafts and publication of loan decisions.