Editing Belgrade (section)

==Economy==
{{Main|Economy of Belgrade}} {{See also|Belgrade IT sector|Architectural projects in Belgrade}}
[[File:Zgrada Ministarstva saobraćaja u Beogradu 2006.jpg|thumb|right|[[Serbian Railways]] headquarters in Belgrade]]
[[File:Народный банк Сербии (2017).jpg|thumb|Headquarters of [[National Bank of Serbia|Serbian National Bank]]]]
Belgrade is the [[financial centre]] of Serbia and [[Southeast Europe]], with a total of {{cvt|17|e6m2|abbr=off}} of office space.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/naslovna/ekonomija/aktuelno.239.html:443796-Lokale-nece-ni-dzabe |title=Lokale neće ni džabe |publisher=novosti.rs |access-date=14 July 2013 |archive-date=23 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023080331/http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/naslovna/ekonomija/aktuelno.239.html:443796-Lokale-nece-ni-dzabe |url-status=live }}</ref> It is also home to the country's [[National Bank of Serbia|Central Bank]]. 750,550 people are employed (July 2020)<ref name="biznistelegrafrs-2020">{{cite web |url=https://biznis.telegraf.rs/info-biz/3242399-prosecna-plata-za-jul-u-beogradu-628-evra |title=Prosečna plata za jul u Beogradu 628 evra |website=biznis.telegraf.rs. |date=27 September 2020 |access-date=14 July 2021 |archive-date=13 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613112415/https://biznis.telegraf.rs/info-biz/3242399-prosecna-plata-za-jul-u-beogradu-628-evra |url-status=live }}</ref> in 120,286 companies,<ref name="večernje novosti-2013">{{cite web |url=http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/beograd.74.html:430759-U-Beogradu-radi-120000-firmi |title=U Beogradu radi 120.000 firmi |publisher=Večernje Novosti |date=23 April 2013 |access-date=4 November 2013 |archive-date=9 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809112856/http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/beograd.74.html:430759-U-Beogradu-radi-120000-firmi |url-status=live }}</ref> 76,307 enterprises and 50,000 shops.<ref name="biznistelegrafrs-2020"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.docstoc.com/docs/97908871/Privredna-komora-Beograda |title=Privredna komora Beograda |publisher=Docstoc.com |date=4 October 2011 |access-date=12 March 2013 |archive-date=1 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701132904/http://www.docstoc.com/docs/97908871/Privredna-komora-Beograda |url-status=live }}</ref> The City of Belgrade itself owns {{cvt|267147|m²|abbr=off}} of rentable office space.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/beograd.74.html:598304-Trzni-centri-zatvorili-lokale |title=Tržni centri zatvorili lokale |access-date=14 August 2016 |archive-date=6 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606061618/http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/beograd.74.html:598304-Trzni-centri-zatvorili-lokale |url-status=live }}</ref>

As of 2019, Belgrade contained 31.4% of Serbia's employed population and generated over 40.4% of its GDP.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stat.gov.rs/sr-Latn/oblasti/nacionalni-racuni/regionalni-podaci |title=Regionalni računi |website=stat.gov.rs |access-date=14 July 2021 |archive-date=16 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616135511/https://www.stat.gov.rs/sr-Latn/oblasti/nacionalni-racuni/regionalni-podaci |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kombeg.org.rs/Komora/centri/CentarZaEkonomskuPolitiku.aspx?veza=3014 |publisher=Economic Chamber of Belgrade |title=Privreda Beograda |language=sr |access-date=19 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006122226/http://www.kombeg.org.rs/Komora/centri/CentarZaEkonomskuPolitiku.aspx?veza=3014 |archive-date=6 October 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://webrzs.stat.gov.rs/WebSite/public/PublicationView.aspx?pKey=41&pLevel=1&pubType=2&pubKey=2036 |title=Regional GDP of the Republic of Serbia – preliminary data, 2012 |publisher=Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia |access-date=4 November 2013 |archive-date=31 October 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131031195111/http://webrzs.stat.gov.rs/WebSite/public/PublicationView.aspx?pKey=41&pLevel=1&pubType=2&pubKey=2036 |url-status=live }}</ref> City GDP in 2023 at purchasing power parity is estimated at $73 bn USD, which is $43,400 per capita in terms of purchasing power parity. Nominal GDP in 2023 is estimated at $31.5 bn USD, which is $18.700 per capita.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://webrzs.stat.gov.rs/WebSite/public/PublicationView.aspx?pKey=41&pLevel=1&pubType=2&pubKey=2625 |title=Спољнотрговинска робна размена Републике Србије, септембар 2014 |access-date=4 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20150114094941/http://webrzs.stat.gov.rs/WebSite/public/PublicationView.aspx?pKey=41&pLevel=1&pubType=2&pubKey=2625 |archive-date=14 January 2015}}</ref>

[[New Belgrade]] is the country's [[Central business district]] and one of [[Southeastern Europe]]'s financial centres. It offers a range of facilities, such as hotels, congress halls (e.g. [[Sava Centar]]), Class A and B office buildings, and business parks (e.g. [[Airport City Belgrade]]). Over {{cvt|1.2|e6m2|abbr=off}} of land is under construction in New Belgrade, with the value of planned construction over the next three years estimated at over 1.5&nbsp;billion euros. The [[Belgrade Stock Exchange]] is also located in New Belgrade.

With 6,924 companies in the IT sector ({{as of|2013|alt=according to 2013 data||df=}}), Belgrade is one of the foremost [[information technology]] hubs in [[Southeast Europe]].<ref name="večernje novosti-2013"/> [[Microsoft]]'s [[Microsoft Development Center Serbia|Development Center Serbia]], located in Belgrade, was, at the time of its establishment, the fifth such programme on the globe.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.microsoft.com/serbia/mdcs/default.aspx |title=Microsoft Development Center Serbia |publisher=Microsoft.com |date=1 April 2011 |access-date=15 May 2013 |archive-date=25 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425225332/http://www.microsoft.com/serbia/mdcs/default.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> Many global IT companies choose Belgrade as their European or regional centre of operations, such as [[Asus]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emportal.rs/vesti/srbija/62935.html |title=Asus otvorio regionalni centar u Beogradu |publisher=Emportal.rs |access-date=16 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522124646/http://www.emportal.rs/vesti/srbija/62935.html |archive-date=22 May 2011}}</ref> [[Intel]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ekapija.com/website/sr/page/140159 |title=Centar kompanije 'Intel' za Balkan u Beogradu – Srbija deo 'Intel World Ahead Program' |publisher=E kapija |access-date=7 July 2009 |archive-date=9 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909124416/http://www.ekapija.com/website/sr/page/140159 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Dell]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Beograd |first=Ana Vlahović |url=http://pressonline.rs/sr/vesti/vesti_dana/story/183266/Srbija+centar+IT+industrije.html |title=Srbija centar IT industrije |publisher=Pressonline.rs |date=25 September 2011 |access-date=12 March 2013 |archive-date=26 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926161604/http://pressonline.rs/sr/vesti/vesti_dana/story/183266/Srbija+centar+IT+industrije.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Huawei]], [[Nutanix]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://biznis.telegraf.rs/it-biz/3134394-americki-nutanix-siri-posao-u-srbiji-otvorene-kancelarije-u-beogradu-potpisan-memorandum-s-vladom |title=Američki Nutanix širi posao u Srbiji: Otvorene kancelarije u Beogradu, potpisan memorandum s Vladom |work=biznis.telegraf.rs. |date=20 December 2019 |access-date=14 July 2021 |archive-date=16 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416081407/https://biznis.telegraf.rs/it-biz/3134394-americki-nutanix-siri-posao-u-srbiji-otvorene-kancelarije-u-beogradu-potpisan-memorandum-s-vladom |url-status=live }}</ref> [[NCR Corporation|NCR]] etc.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.ekapija.com/website/sr/page/762729/NCR-planira-da-udvostruči-broj-zaposlenih-u-Srbiji-u-2014 |title=NCR planira da udvostruči broj zaposlenih u Srbiji u 2014 |publisher=eKapija |date=24 July 2013 |access-date=4 November 2013 |language=sr |archive-date=3 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403213441/http://www.ekapija.com/website/sr/page/762729/NCR-planira-da-udvostru%C4%8Di-broj-zaposlenih-u-Srbiji-u-2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> The most famous Belgrade IT startups, among others, are [[Nordeus]], [[ComTrade Group]], [[Mikroelektronika|MicroE]], [[FishingBooker]], and [[Endava d.o.o.|Endava]]. IT facilities in the city include the [[Mihajlo Pupin Institute]] and the [[Ivo Lola Ribar Institute|ILR]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.li.rs/masine-alatke/upravljacki-sistemi-masina-alatki/lola-cnc-sistemi |title=LOLA CNC sistemi – Lola institut |website=li.rs |access-date=28 May 2018 |archive-date=4 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804231731/http://www.li.rs/masine-alatke/upravljacki-sistemi-masina-alatki/lola-cnc-sistemi |url-status=live }}</ref> as well as the brand-new IT Park Zvezdara.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ntpark.rs/ |title=Naučno-tehnološki park Beograd |website=Naučno-tehnološki park Beograd |access-date=7 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607031549/https://ntpark.rs/ |archive-date=7 June 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Many prominent IT innovators began their careers in Belgrade, including [[Voja Antonić]] and [[Veselin Jevrosimović]].

In December 2021, the average Belgrade monthly net salary stood at 94,463 RSD ($946) in net terms, with the gross equivalent at 128,509 RSD ($1288), while in New Belgrade CBD is Euros 1,059.<ref>{{cite web |author=M. S. |url=https://www.novosti.rs/beograd/vesti/1090021/prosecna-plata-beogradu-803-evra-najvece-zarade-vracaru-novom-beogradu |title=PROSEČNA PLATA U BEOGRADU 803 EVRA: Najveće zarade na Vračaru i Novom Beogradu |publisher=Novosti.rs |access-date=27 February 2022 |archive-date=25 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225173641/https://www.novosti.rs/beograd/vesti/1090021/prosecna-plata-beogradu-803-evra-najvece-zarade-vracaru-novom-beogradu |url-status=live }}</ref> 88% of the city's households owned a computer, 89% had a broadband internet connection and 93% had [[pay television]] services.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/G2015/pdf/G20156007.pdf |title=Upotreba Informaciono-Komunikacionih Tehnologija U Republici Srbiji, 2015 |date=30 August 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160830063656/http://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/G2015/pdf/G20156007.pdf |archive-date=30 August 2016}}</ref>

According to [[Cushman & Wakefield]], [[Knez Mihajlova]] street is 36th most expensive retail street in the world in terms of renting commercial space.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://serbiantimes.info/zakup-lokala-u-knez-mihailovoj-medu-najskupljim-na-svetu-u-regionu-jedino-budimpesta-ispred-beograda/ |title=Zakup Lokala U Knez Mihailovoj Među Najskupljim Na Svetu: U regionu jedino Budimpešta ispred Beograda |work=Serbian Times |date=18 November 2019 |access-date=14 July 2021 |archive-date=19 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419025646/https://serbiantimes.info/zakup-lokala-u-knez-mihailovoj-medu-najskupljim-na-svetu-u-regionu-jedino-budimpesta-ispred-beograda/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

As an example of the attractiveness of the city and its importance in this part of the continent is the fact that numerous multinational companies choose precisely Belgrade to place its local headquarters. An early example of this was the multinational food-giant [[McDonald's]] opening its first ever restaurant in a communist country in Europe in Belgrade.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Until we meet again,' McDonald's tells Russia as it exits the country for good |url=https://www.dailyo.in/politics/mcdonalds-russia-exit-ukraine-war-35910 |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=dailyo.in |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203140802/https://www.dailyo.in/politics/mcdonalds-russia-exit-ukraine-war-35910 |url-status=live }}</ref>