Slovenia and Montenegro explored ways to boost bilateral trade and investment at business forum held in Ljubljana on Wednesday as part of a visit by Montenegrin Economy Minister Dragica Sekulić. The biggest potential was identified in energy and tourism.
The meeting, hosted by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS) in cooperation with the SPIRIT investment promotion agency and the Montenegro’s Chamber of Commerce, was attended by more than 120 business officials. The head of the Montenegrin chamber, Vlastimir Golubović, lauded Slovenia as an active advocate of EU enlargement in the Western Balkans, saying that his country could learn a lot from Slovenia. GZS secretary-general Sonja Šmuc noted that bilateral goods trade between the two countries was quite uneven; last year it amounted to EUR 114 million, with Slovenia’s exports representing EUR 100 million.