Tag Archives: investment cycle
Montenegro’s growth pivot: tourism, construction and renewables drive a new investment cycle—while risks persist
Montenegro is increasingly relying on an infrastructure- and investment-heavy model anchored by tourism, energy and construction, reinforced by government priorities through 2031. But structural vulnerabilities—rising fiscal…
Voli commits to a new €100 million-plus investment cycle as Montenegro retail scales up
Montenegro’s largest domestic retailer, Voli, has launched an investment program exceeding €100 million, targeting new supermarkets, logistics upgrades and mixed-use commercial facilities. The move underscores how…
Al Dahra to invest about €20 million in Serbia, betting on irrigation and logistics resilience
Abu Dhabi-backed agribusiness group Al Dahra plans a new investment cycle of roughly €20 million in Serbia, prioritizing irrigation, drainage and logistics upgrades alongside machinery and…
Montenegro’s next investment cycle ties renewables to tourism and real estate
In Montenegro, renewable energy is moving from a standalone upgrade to a core requirement for hotels, marinas and high-end residences. By 2026, the country’s tourism-led property…
EPS shifts from planning to execution as €3bn transition plan concentrates on a few major projects
Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) is moving from a multi-year repositioning phase into an execution cycle, backed by a transition envelope of more than €3 billion by 2030.…
EU reform-linked funding gives Montenegro a predictable investment pipeline through 2030
Montenegro’s EU reform agenda is directly tied to staged EU disbursements, creating a performance-based financing cycle where progress on defined milestones unlocks additional capital. The structure…
Montenegro’s GovTech push moves from strategy to scalable digital state services
In the first half of 2025, Montenegro’s e-government buildout shifted from planning to deployment—expanding a national portal, operationalising interoperability between registers, and aligning electronic identification and…
Rising financing costs are changing Serbia’s industrial investment pace and project mix
Serbia’s industrial expansion has benefited from years of relatively cheap, predictable financing, but Europe’s monetary tightening is raising the cost of capital for new projects. That…
Serbia’s corporate sector enters 2026 flush with liquidity, but investment stays on hold
Serbia’s corporate balance sheets look positioned for expansion—credit growth continues and leverage is moderate—but the investment cycle has not restarted. Instead, companies are borrowing mainly for…
Foreign chambers and the shift to capital concentration in Serbia’s next investment phase
Serbia’s investment ecosystem is moving from broad, incentive-driven expansion toward a model where capital concentration and chamber-linked networks increasingly determine which projects advance. The next cycle—spanning…