September 28, 2018
On 28 September 2018, the Association of Montenegrin Banks held a meeting with the representatives of the World Bank for the region, Cevdet Cagdas Unal, Senior Financial Sector Economist and Denis Mesihović, WB Office in Podgorica. Several topics were discussed at the meeting, among which on the situation in the banking sector, which showed high liquidity, solvency and capitalisation at the system level in the previous period and on the ongoing projects, dynamics and cooperation with institutions, noting also qualitative implementation of the WB policy-based guarantees. In addition, views were shared on more qualitative support of the Association to targeted […]
September 25, 2018
The 47th meeting of the associated members of the European Banking Federation (EBF) was held in Brussels, which was attended by Laura Pedrejon, EBRD representative as host. The meeting was chaired by Wim Mijs, EBF CEO. The topics discussed at the meeting included the presentation of the latest data in the EU banking sector, financial education and the future activities of the EBF. During the meeting, a round table was also held where all the participants presented the latest data and experience from their countries related to the banking sector. Bratislav Pejaković, Secretary General of the Association, presented the situation […]
September 4, 2018
On 4 September 2018, the Association of Montenegrin Bank held a meeting with the OSCE representatives concerning the participation in the technical assistance programme in financial education. The meeting was attended by Andrea GRIFONI, analyst and Adele ATKINSON, senior analyst in the Financial Education and Consumer Protection Division of the Directorate for Financial Markets of the OSCE Secretariat, and the CBCG representatives. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) an its International Network for Financial Education (OECD/INFE) launched a technical assistance project for the financial education through the support of the Constituency Programme of the Netherlands Ministry of Finance […]
May 30, 2018
The Association of Montenegrin Banks (UBCG) organised, in cooperation with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a two-day workshop “International Trade Finance Basic for Back Office” in period 28-29 May 2018. The workshop, funded by the EBRD Shareholder Special Fund, was presented by Sergiy Kostogryz, a Ukraine banker and EBRD consultant. s. The workshop, which was opened by Bratislav Pejaković, Secretary General of the UBCG and Jaap Sprey, head of EBRD office in Montenegro, gathered 19 participants from 10 local banks and the UBCG. In his opening remarks, Bratislav Pejakovic said that “the UBCG has a pleasure of […]
May 17, 2018
The Association of Montenegrin Banks hosted the meeting of the International Banking Council (IBC), which was held in Budva in period from 16 to 18 May 2018. This Council gathers the banking associations of from the Central, Eastern and South-eastern Europe. The issues of the banking systems of the associations-members were discussed at the meeting. However, the main topic was the issue of NPLs – the experiences of the countries in resolving past due loans over 90 days. Secretary General of the Association of Montenegrin Banks (UBCG) presented this complex topic, speaking about the causes, regulator’s approach in resolving the […]
May 10, 2018
Association of Montenegrin banks participated on Financial Information Sharing Partnership. In seminar hosting in Podgorica on 9-10 May 2018. organised by the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office and supported of Italian embassy. This was part of preparations for the upcoming Western Balkans Summit in July. In an ever evolving security an technological environment, Governments and the private sector must remains responsive to the challenges of tackling money laundering and illicit finance. This is important for building resilience to corruption and developing a hospitable environment for economic growth. The event will explore how Government and banking sector can enhance their cooperation […]