The EIB Group has increased funding for the Western Balkans in 2020 In 2020, the EIB increased its investments in the region by almost 50%, reaching €873 million in financial commitments  Lilyana Pavlova, EIB vice-president for the Western Balkans, highlights the EIB’s substantial contribution to social and economic development in 2020, laying the groundwork for further investments under the European Commission’s Economic and Investment Plan  The EIB has already mobilised over €1 billion of financing as part of Team Europe’s COVID response for the region The European Investment Bank (EIB) invested €873 million in the Western Balkans in 2020, increasing […]

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On 14 January, 2021, a meeting was held in the Parliament of Montenegro between the President Mr. Bečić, his advisor Mr. Gošović and associates, and the President of the Association of Montenegrin Banks of Montenegro, Mr. Rabrenović and the Secretary General Mr. Pejaković. The current activities and certainties regarding the postponement of of the implementation of the laws crucial for banks’ operations were discussed at the meeting. Mr. Rabrenović pointed out the situation the banks are facing, from formal legal issues, to parallel processes that take place in banks, which put great pressure on the resources of banks. The President […]

On 12.11.2020. a meeting was held between the President and Secretary General of Association of Montenegrin banks with Mr. Juan Santander, Head of the UNICEF Office for Montenegro. Mr. Santander presented the role and action plan of the office in Montenegro with an emphasis on priorities, where in the area of ​​education and financial inclusion he sees space for cooperation with AOMB. The President of AOMB gave full support to all UNICEF actions where the care of young people is of particular importance for the future of the country. Support was given to the formation of a forum of legal […]

16.10.2020 a substantial meeting was held between the President and the Secretary General of the Association of Banks of Montenegro with the Head of the EBRD Office in Montenegro, Mr. Jaap Sprey. At the meeting, Mr. Sprey emphasized the good cooperation with banks in Montenegro and presented the EBRD agenda in Montenegro, already completed projects and projects that are announced. The need for quality support for the development of SMEs and the diversification of the Montenegrin economy was emphasized, where we now have predominantly investments in tourism. Representatives of Association pointed out the quality indicators of the banking system in […]

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30.09.2020. god. We participated on the 50th EBF Associate member meeting, via videoconference. For Associate Members : Tour de table on the latest developments Welcome remarks by Christian Ossig, Chairman, Executive Committee of the EBF/Managing Director of Bankenverband ➢  Adoption of the previous minutes – 49th Associates meeting in Brussels 09:00 Update on EBF activities and latest development in Brussels Wim Mijs, CEO of the European Banking Federation 09:20 Latest Developments at National level Tour de table by associate members Reaction to the COVID-19 crisis 10:40  Gonzalo Gasos, Senior Director of the Prudential Policy and Supervision of the EBF 10:55 […]

The Association of Montenegrin Banks attended the final presentation of the EU Twinning project with the Montenegrin institutions in charge of the functioning of the financial system.Ministry of finances of Montenegro and the Consortium of the EU institutions (Federal Ministry of Finance, Croatian National bank, Deutsche Bundesbank, De Nederlandsche Bank, Croatian Financial Services Supervisory  Agency and Federal Financial Supervisory Authority), supported by EU funds (IPA) implemented Twinning contract with goal to support the regulation of financial services in Montenegro. The purpose of this Project was to align the legislation for financial services with Union acquis and strengthen the regulatory and […]

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May 28, 2020 at 12.00 the Financial and Banking Association of Euro-Asian Cooperation is holding a videoconference. Beside members of MBS, Heads of commercial banks are invited to participate in the conference.   Subject: “Peculiarities of credit institutions’ work in the context of a pandemic”. Questions for discussion: Activities of banks to organize remote work of employees. Formation of remote Features of the organization of basic processes in remote working conditions, ensuring their continuity and safety. Problems of information interaction between banks and the regulator. Transforming customer service models and processes. Features of trade and export financing under general quarantine […]