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Montenegro draft strategy to 2031 elevates construction while demoting trade in push for investment-led growth
Montenegro is drafting an economic strategy through 2031 that places construction at the center of future growth and shifts emphasis away from wholesale and retail trade.…
Montenegro new-build apartment prices hit €2,445/m² as coastal demand outstrips supply
In the first quarter of 2026, Montenegro’s average price for newly built apartments rose to €2,445 per square meter, about 20% higher year-on-year. The climb is…
Serbia rolls out SAIFA to plug into Europe’s emerging AI Factory supercomputing network
Serbia has launched the SAIFA project under EuroHPC JU, aiming to connect Serbian institutions to Europe’s AI Factory architecture through links with Greece’s Pharos and Italy’s…
Ograničavanje proizvodnje iz obnovljivih izvora postaje ključni finansijski rizik za jugoistočnu Evropu
U prvoj polovini maja 2026. rast solarne proizvodnje u regionu nije poništio pad nuklearne, hidro i ugljene energije, dok su veleprodajne cene porasle. Sve češće ograničavanje…
Montenegro presses for a CBAM transition to protect electricity exports as EU carbon rules tighten
Montenegro is seeking a special transitional arrangement with the EU to limit how fully the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) affects its electricity exports. Analysts warn…
EBRD weighs €53m loan for Albania’s solar-plus-storage buildout in Fier
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is assessing a proposed €53 million loan package for two Albanian special purpose companies behind a large solar-plus-battery project…
Serbia’s industrial shift: banks and renewables move to meet carbon-adjusted EU trade rules
As the EU’s carbon-adjusted trade approach moves from policy debate into market impact, Serbian exporters and lenders are recalibrating financing around emissions exposure. Renewable power is…
CBAM for Serbian exports: why MRV evidence and pre-verification—not customs paperwork—decide the cost
For Serbian producers shipping to the EU, CBAM compliance is only partly a customs exercise. The importer or authorised declarant carries formal liability, but the supplier’s…
Cenoteka ownership shift adds to uncertainty in Serbia’s retail price-fixing probe
Serbia’s retail price comparison platform Cenoteka has moved to majority ownership under businessman Igor Žeželj, while the competition authority’s investigation into alleged retail price coordination among…
CBAM pressure pushes Western Balkans power exporters toward verified, low-carbon electricity
Western Balkans governments have asked the EU to adjust parts of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism framework for electricity exports after warning that uncertainty is already…