NATIONAL BANK OF SERBIA  Opening remarks at the presentation of the Inflation Report – August 2019 Dr Željko Jović, Vice Governor  Belgrade, 14 August 2019  Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed members of the press, dear colleagues, Welcome to the presentation of the August Inflation Report, where colleagues from the Economic Research and Statistics Department will present to you in detail the current macroeconomic trends and our latest projections.
In my introductory address I will touch on the key macroeconomic conditions in which monetary policy was implemented and on the decisions the National Bank of Serbia has made in the period since our previous Report.