Economy
Montenegro pairs tighter hotel oversight with extended coastal water fee to 2034
Montenegro plans new regulatory rules for hotels and has extended a special fee tied to the Coastal Regional Water Supply system until 2034, linking tourism policy…
Montenegro readies for EU roaming shift, reshaping telecom revenue outlook
Montenegro has started preparations to enter the European Union’s roaming framework under “Roam Like at Home,” a move that would remove extra roaming charges for Montenegrin…
Foreign vertically integrated groups dominate Montenegro’s fuel market, leaving domestic firms with limited room to grow
A new local-media analysis says five foreign-owned companies account for roughly €509 million of revenues out of a €582 million fuel market in Montenegro—about 87%—raising concerns…
Montenegro prepares full rollout of Customs Decisions System as it modernises cross-border approvals
Montenegro is moving into the final stage of customs reform, preparing to launch the Customs Decisions System (CDS) in early April 2026. The platform will replace…
Serbia’s export price patterns point to a financing and risk shift from commodities toward contracts
A new statistical dataset on Serbia’s export value shows that pricing power is increasingly shaped by contracts in manufacturing, while energy and raw materials remain tied…
Serbia’s growth model is built on capital spending, export integration—and tight execution capacity
Serbia’s latest statistical snapshot points to an economy driven by gross fixed capital formation, deep export integration and expanding industrial infrastructure rather than consumption-led momentum. The…
Serbia’s shift to long-term contracts is reshaping how projects get financed
Serbia’s economy is increasingly relying on long-term contractual frameworks—especially in energy—to replace spot-market exposure with predictable cash flows. The change is pushing investors to assess deals…
Serbia’s investment push hits a new bottleneck: engineering and execution capacity
As Serbia accelerates its investment cycle across energy, infrastructure and industry, the main constraint is shifting from funding and demand to whether projects can be designed…
2026–2030 capital allocation in Serbia: returns cluster around energy, infrastructure and export-linked industry
Serbia’s growth outlook is settling into a steadier profile, shifting investor attention to where capital is actually deployed across 2026–2030. A new allocation map points to…
Cost rises squeeze margins in Serbia’s corporate sector, testing profitability and investment capacity
Across Serbia’s corporate landscape, a growing share of companies say input costs are climbing while only a small minority can raise prices. The resulting margin compression…