Opinion

Ana Novčić, Editor-in-Chief of The Region

Business Doesn’t Wait for Stability

POLITICAL CRISES HAVE A WAY OF making everything else appear suspended. Governments collapse, elections produce months of...

After the Handshakes

The Berlin Process Summit in Montenegro brought fresh commitments to regional cooperation. But with almost $20 billion in potential exports to the EU still...

Mirza Mulešković, Founder and Director, Inteligencija MNE

Montenegro Has Attracted Capital. Now It Must Build a Stronger Economy

After two decades of substantial foreign investment, Montenegro faces a crucial challenge: translating capital inflows into greater productivity, stronger exports and more resilient economic...

The Big Question

What Will Drive Montenegro’s Next Leap Forward?

Two banking leaders examine the choices that could determine Montenegro’s economic future, from stronger institutions and European integration to productivity, investment and the country's...

When Employees Take Employers for Granted

We hear plenty about employers who fail their people. Far less about employees who discover just how much they can get away with. Some employees...

Ana Novčić, Editor-in-Chief The Region

The Geography of Capital

There was a time when geography seemed to decide everything. COUNTRIES BLESSED WITH ACCESS TO the sea prospered. Trade routes determined fortunes. Natural resources created...

Big Question

Where Will the Money Go?

We asked two business leaders who see the region from very different perspectives. One argues that capital will increasingly flow towards stable and predictable...

Visibility Economy

Who Shapes the Story

From technology and industry to events and innovation, Croatian communicators say the country’s global image still captures only part of the story Croatia Is No...

By Marko Nikolić

Montenegro’s European Moment

For years, European integration in the Western Balkans felt like a process permanently stuck between ambition and postponement. Negotiations advanced, governments changed, reforms were...

By Mila Jović

The Price of Paradise

THE CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING Albania's planned luxury resort developments is about more than one project. It reflects a question every Adriatic country is increasingly being forced...

Why the Battle for Addiko Matters Far Beyond One Bank

The fight for Addiko Bank may appear to be another acquisition story in Europe’s banking sector. In reality, it is becoming a revealing snapshot...

Ana Novčić Editor-in-Chief

Why Montenegro – and Why Now

Montenegro enters 2026 with something rare in the Western Balkans: momentum that can be measured. But in this region, momentum tends to be tested the...

The Visibility Economy

Montenegro Mastered Desire. Can it Now Master Credibility?

Montenegro does not suffer from invisibility. Quite the opposite. Over the past decade, the country has built one of the most recognisable destination brands in...

By the Montenegrin Foreign Investors Council (MFIC)

Foreign Investors’ Perspective on Montenegro’s Business Climate

The Montenegrin Foreign Investors Council, which for almost two decades has brought together leading international companies operating in the country, recognises progress in several...

Working Montenegro

What Growth Feels Like on the Ground

Montenegro’s economy is often described in numbers: growth rates, investment volumes, arrivals, megawatts. Useful, yes. Complete, no. Because an economy isn’t only measured by...

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