The number of foreign tourists visiting Montenegro, representing some 83.2% of all tourists in the country, increased by 11.3% y/y to 31,055 in October, the statistics office reported. Domestic tourist number, however, dropped by 14.2% y/y to 6,279 in October after declining by 4.5% y/y in the previous month. The total number of tourists that visited the country in October reached 37,334, up by 6% y/y. The number of foreign tourist overnight stays increased by 9.4% y/y to 116,408 in October while the overnight stays of domestic tourists went down by 19.9% y/y to 25,713. The total number of overnight stays rose by 2.6% y/y to 142,121 in October. In Jan-Oct, total tourist arrivals went up by 4.9% y/y, as the cumulative foreign tourist number rose by 5.3% y/y. The number of foreign tourist overnight stays went up by 4.1% y/y in the first ten months of 2012. |
Montenegro's government said it decided on Thursday, March 21, to reduce to EUR 220mn from EUR 250mn the amount it plans to borrow this year for financing its budget spending and servicing ... more
Montenegro's budget revenue increased by 11.5% y/y to EUR 195mn in the period from January 1 to March 20 due to higher profit tax, social contributions and VAT inflows, news service ... more
Mobile phone penetration in Montenegro dropped to 155.5% at the end of February 2013, from 159.81% at end-Dec 2012 and 163.66% a year earlier, the latest figures of the telecommunications agency ... more