IMF Staff Country Reports

Montenegro: 2021 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Montenegro

February 24, 2022

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International Monetary Fund. European Dept. "Montenegro: 2021 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Montenegro", IMF Staff Country Reports 2022, 060 (2022), accessed 12/6/2025, https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400201332.002

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Summary

COVID-19 hit the economy hard, but a strong recovery is underway. Public debt, already elevated before the pandemic, has increased further. The government has embarked on a reform program ‘Europe Now’, which aims to arrest outward migration through a sharp minimum wage increase, labor tax wedge reduction, and the introduction of a progressive tax code. The financial sector appears to have withstood the COVID-19 shock well.

Subject: Expenditure, Government debt management, International organization, Labor taxes, Monetary policy, Public debt, Public financial management (PFM), Revenue administration, Taxes

Keywords: authorities' baseline scenario, Europe, Global, Government debt management, Labor taxes, Montenegrin authority, production GDP estimate, staff growth estimate, taxation regime