MONTENEGRO ESTABLISHES MONEY LAUNDERING PROTECTIONS AS IT DEVELOPS NEW STATEHOOD

BY ALAN OSBORN LIKE other countries in the Balkans, Montenegro is anxious to shake off a reputation for financial corruption and political instability and, it has to be said, appears to be doing so with rather more success than some of its neighbours. As always in this part of the world, reliable official statistics are not always easy to come by, nor are they always accurate or up-to-date. But a survey of opinion by the MLB among those involved in the fight against money laundering leaves one with a clear impression of a country newly born from the chaos of ...


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