INTERVIEW
Focused On Future Growth
CHRISTOPH SCHOEN, MFIC President (Executive Director of Addiko Bank)
We believe that the Montenegrin economy will continue to be strongly influenced by investments in the coming years, and that the Government will have a positive impact on the development of economic activities by implementing measures to consolidate public finances, optimise public administration and implement measures recommended by the White Book
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ver the course of two years, Montenegro has endured a strong economic decline and an almost equally strong economic recovery. We spoke with MFIC President and Addiko Bank Executive Director Christoph
Schoen about the pandemic’s impact on foreign investors operating in Montenegro and the Montenegrin economy in general. And as our interlocutor notes, “what’s even more important is that we focused on the future steps that have to be taken if the economy is
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to rebound and accelerate growth. Like many other businesses throughout the globe, our companies have strongly felt the negative effects of the crisis.” However, says Schoen, despite the adjustment of operations, MFIC members continued