Montenegro's retail sales growth slowed down to only 0.2% y/y in real terms in November 2012 from 1.1% in October, statistics office data showed. The slow-down may be attributed to seasonal weakening of tourist-related retail sales. The three-month average data indicates a slight improvement to 1.5% y/y from 1.1% in Aug-Oct and 0.9 in Q3 but considerably below last year's levels of around 4%. In monthly terms, retail trade turnover dropped for a third month in a row but the decline decelerated to 8.7% in Nov from 15.9% a month earlier. In Jan-Nov 2012, retail sales added 4.7% on the year vs. 5.1% in Jan-Oct. |
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