The GDP per capita in Montenegro, expressed in purchasing power standards (PPS), reached 41% of the average for the 27 EU member countries in 2009, down from 43% a year earlier, EU's statistical office Eurostat said. In regional comparison, Montenegros GDP per capita is below that of Turkey, which is at 46% of the EU-27 average, but is ahead of Serbia (37%), Macedonia (36%), Bosnia and Herzegovina (31%) and Albania (27%). Croatia is a regional leader with 65% of the EU-27 average in 2009. |
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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