September 17 (SeeNews) - Following are some of the main stories in the online versions of Serbian media on Thursday morning. SeeNews has not verified these reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy.
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- Serbia’s economy will grow by 1.5% in 2010, Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic said. The country's GDP will contract by 4.0% this year and not by 2.0% as initially forecast, the IMF said earlier this month.
- The construction of a bridge over the Sava river connecting the Belgrade island of Ada with the mainland will be completed by October 2011 as planned, Belgrade Mayor Dragan Djilas said.
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- Serbia may apply for the membership of the European Union by the end of the year, ForeignMinister Vuk Jeremic said.
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- Serbia’s economy has stabilised 12 months after the onset of the global financial crisis, central bank governor Radovan Jelasic said. Local banks are liquid and solvent with Serbia being a rare if not the only country that has spent no money towards supporting its banking sector, he added.
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