Montenegro’s banking system is moving deeper into a high-liquidity, fast-credit-growth phase, with household deposits reaching a record level while bank lending expands at a...
Montenegro’s banking system has passed €8bn in assets. That puts its balance sheet close to the value of the country’s projected annual economic output—an impressive scale...
Montenegro's banking system is expanding lending considerably faster than its deposit base.
Total loans increased 12.3% year on year to €5.77 billion at the end of May, while deposits...
Montenegro’s banking system has entered the second half of 2026 with credit expanding at a pace that increasingly matters for the wider economy, while...
Montenegro’s households used higher wages in 2025 not only to absorb rising living costs, but also to borrow more aggressively from the banking system. New loans...
Montenegro’s banking system entered 2026 with one of the clearest signals yet that the country’s post-pandemic growth model is becoming increasingly dependent on household borrowing. Citizens...