Tag Archives: Montenegro
Montenegro’s 2026 growth is powered by households—but the financing and trade backdrop leave it exposed
At the start of 2026, Montenegro’s expansion continues to rely on household demand, with consumption up in 2025, employment rising and wages stabilising. Yet weakening exports…
Euro adoption leaves Montenegro with fewer levers as growth depends on outside forces
Montenegro’s unilateral use of the euro has helped keep inflation and borrowing costs contained, but new early-2026 indicators also underline how little room the country has…
Montenegro banks shift gears: faster credit growth, lower rates—and a tougher test of how risk is deployed
Montenegro’s banking system entered 2026 with rising profits, expanding loan books and growing deposits, alongside an easing in the effective lending rate on new loans. But…
Montenegro’s euroised budget looks stable in early 2026, but the margin for error is thin
Montenegro’s January 2026 budget shows manageable strain—revenues of €162.6 million and a deficit of €33.2 million (about 0.4% of estimated GDP). But with euroisation removing key…
Montenegro’s tourism growth is steady—but demand concentration keeps the economy exposed
Overnight stays rose in January 2026, extending Montenegro’s tourism cycle beyond the traditional summer peak. But foreign visitors remain heavily concentrated in a few source markets—leaving…
easyJet adds seats to Tivat for summer 2026 as Western Europe demand lifts Montenegro’s peak-season outlook
easyJet is set to increase its summer 2026 capacity into Montenegro’s Tivat airport, adding weekly flights from Berlin and Manchester and extending higher frequencies into September…
Montenegro resets Airports of Montenegro valuation to about €265m, reshaping concession economics
Montenegro’s state property administration has set a new valuation of roughly €265 million for Airports of Montenegro, nearly doubling earlier estimates and resetting the financial baseline…
Montenegro’s US G2G proposal tests whether it can convert alignment into deliverable growth
A proposed government-to-government framework between [[PRRS_LINK_1]] and the United States is being presented in Montenegro as a potential engine for infrastructure, energy, digital connectivity and security.…
Montenegro’s renewable outlook points to an export-reliant power system, not energy self-sufficiency
Montenegro expects roughly two-thirds of its electricity generation in 2026 to come from renewables, but the mix is largely hydropower and the value of that output…
Montenegro wages stay above €1,000 in February, but growth momentum cools
Average net pay in Montenegro held above the €1,000 benchmark in February 2026, reaching €1,025 and staying close to January. The data points to stabilising household…