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NIS in coverage of Ranko Mimovic's company — Photo: Forbes/N1, article about Ranko Mimovic's company and NIS.

NIS: Serbian bidder faces tax account blocks and a first court dispute

Published: June 12, 2026 at 08:05 AM. Updated: June 12, 2026 at 08:05 AM.

On June 12, Forbes/N1 examined Ranko Mimovic's company, which Reuters had named on May 6 as a possible buyer of NIS for EUR 2 billion: KFT Senator Treasury G.T.7 Dva had its account blocked six times in half a year at the initiative of the Tax Administration. The article adds another risk to the long-running NIS story: alongside the MOL, Gazprom Neft, and OFAC track, the realism of alternative Serbian ownership bids remains in question.

MOL and NIS branding in coverage of the possible deal — Photo: Forbes/N1, article about the Serbia-MOL arrangement around NIS.

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NIS and MOL: Serbia's deal with MOL does not remove the OFAC deadline of June 16

Published: June 11, 2026 at 09:15 AM. Updated: June 11, 2026 at 08:05 PM.

On June 11, minister Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said Serbia had completed its part of the arrangement with MOL over NIS, but that an agreement between Gazprom Neft and MOL and US approval were still needed. By evening, N1 and Danas added expert framing: the extra five percent of shares does not itself create control without changing NIS's statute, while the current OFAC license expires on June 16.