Montenegro’s geography has always been its greatest silent asset. Wedged between the EU and the Western Balkans, with coastline access to the Adriatic and a direct customs transit line into European markets, the country is now emerging as a cross-border business platform for trade, logistics, and specialized services. Despite its modest population of just over...
When the last yachts sail out of Budva’s marina and the promenade cafés close their parasols, Montenegro’s coastal towns fall into a deep and familiar silence. The air grows crisp, the sea turns steel-blue, and only a few local walkers trace the stone-lined shores. Yet beneath this calm lies an untapped opportunity. For decades, Montenegro’s...
While Montenegro’s coast dazzles with marinas and Mediterranean glamour, the country’s true test of development lies inland. The northern half — stretching from the iron city of Nikšić to the high plateaus of Žabljak, Berane, and Pljevlja — remains the backbone of industry, energy, and logistics. Here, steel, hydroelectric power, and agriculture shape the landscape...
Montenegro’s coastline is short, but it carries an outsized reputation. Stretching a mere 300 kilometers from the Croatian to the Albanian border, this narrow strip of land packs centuries of maritime history, Venetian architecture, Mediterranean landscapes — and, increasingly, international investment. In just two decades, Montenegro has evolved from a little-known Balkan retreat into one...
Tucked between the Adriatic coast and the Balkans’ inland corridors, Montenegro is quietly positioning itself as a re-export and logistics hub linking Europe’s industrial base with emerging markets in the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia. The transformation centers on the Port of Bar, a deep-water facility with a dedicated Free Zone allowing companies to import, process, assemble, and re-export goods under...
Miodrag Đuranović, councilor of the Civic Movement URA in the Podgorica City Assembly, warned that Montenegro continues to experience a troubling trade imbalance, with data from the first eight months of the year showing an alarming trend. According to Đuranović, Montenegro’s exports fell by 4.6%, totaling only €365.7 million, while imports increased by 6.5%, reaching...
The President of the Chamber of Economy of Montenegro, Dr. Nina Drakić, opened the Montenegro 2025 Economic Conference in Budva under the theme “Regional Economies in Today’s Challenges”, emphasizing that the conference, held continuously since 2010, has become a key regional forum for dialogue between businesses, experts, and policymakers. Drakić highlighted that despite global challenges,...
Montenegro is experiencing its highest annual inflation since May 2024, according to Boris Mugoša, head of the SD parliamentary club and European Union representative. Data from MONSTAT for September show that inflation in Montenegro is more than double that of the eurozone. Key price increases include fruit (21.9%), pharmaceuticals (15.4%), oils and fats (14%), and...
Montenegro’s SBS pitch isn’t theoretical. From Tivat you can recruit multilingual talent across the Western Balkans, keep teams happy by the sea, and fly clients in and out with minimal friction. Add euro pricing and disciplined operations and you’ve got a compact, finance-friendly base to serve EU workflows in CET hours. The human-capital angle: a...
Montenegro won’t win your supply-chain model on tariff preference alone—and it doesn’t need to. The country’s pitch is operational: bonded capacity at the Port of Bar, seamless Common Transit (NCTS) into the EU, CEFTA reach across the Western Balkans, euro pricing that kills FX noise, and a lean 9–15% corporate tax regime. Put together, those levers move goods (and cash) faster—even when tariff preference isn’t...
