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U.S. Companies in Montenegro
 

Twenty-six U.S. companies are operating in Montenegro, and the U.S. Embassy and the Government of Montenegro have put an emphasis on attracting more American investment.

  • Philip Morris International opened a branch office in Montenegro in May 2007.  The main activity of the office is the import and distribution of Philip Morris products in the Montenegrin market. 
  • Coca-Cola HBC (Hellenic Bottling Company), one of the world's largest bottlers of Coca-Cola products, has been operating and distributing its products in Montenegro for more than a decade.
  • Pepsi (DEC Corporation) has been operating and distributing Pepsi products in Montenegro for more than a decade.
  • Data Card Group won a Government of Montenegro/Ministry of Interior Affairs tender for the procurement of a system for issuing passports and national identification documents.  The value of the contract, signed in July 2007, is roughly nine million euro. 
  • Microsoft officially opened its office in Montenegro in May 2007 during a Podgorica conference aimed at presenting the company's latest technology and products.  A strategic partnership agreement between the Government of Montenegro and Microsoft was signed on December 18, 2008.  A new contract on continues cooperation was signed in December 2011.
  • Oracle signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Government of Montenegro in 2008, and these two agreements will allow for the purchase and use of Microsoft and Oracle licenses and software by the government, state agencies, municipal authorities and state-owned companies.
  • Begovic Management Group (BMG) purchased the Hotel Mediterranean property in July 2005 from the state-controlled hotel/travel company "Ulcinjska Rivijera" for 940,000 euro.  BMG intends to redevelop the property into a first-class coastal destination resort, with mixed-use resort and entertainment components.  The total investment value is 6 million euro.
  • Media Development Loan Fund (MDLF) bought 25 percent of the shares of Daily Press, publisher of the daily newspaper "Vijesti" and founder of the TV “Vijesti”.
  • Go Daddy successfully won its bid to become the agent for domain registration for the national internet domain of Montenegro (the new ".ME" internet domain.)  Go Daddy will operate under the existing contract until 2013, with a possible extension of this term.  
  • McCann Ericson Podgorica, the biggest international full service agency in Montenegro, started to work in May 2005. McCann Ericson Podgorica offers following services: public relations, media monitoring, advertising, media planning and buying, and education.
  • Nike has three exclusive shops in Montenegro offering a full assortment of Nike gear.
  • Diners Club International opened an office in Montenegro 2001 and the card is widely accepted on the Montenegrin market.
  • Bomanite, architectural concrete paving and flooring, has distribution office in Montenegro.
  • CB Richard Ellis office in Montenegro was opened in June 2008.  The office provides variety of services including valuation and development advisory, brokerage, research and consulting.
  • FedEx in Montenegro provides access to a growing global marketplace through a network of supply chain, transportation, business and related information services since 2007.
  • Morgan Invest purchased 38 percent of the shares of the Titex textile factory in Podgorica for 2.45 million euro.  The American company bought the shares of the bankrupt factory from the Slovenian company Novus, which had paid 538,000 euro for them in 2004. 
  • KPMG (2006), Deloitte (2007), Ernest & Young (2010) and Price Waterhouse Cooper (2011) have opened branch offices in Montenegro and provide professional and technical accounting services to domestic and foreign companies which operate in Montenegro.
  • Colliers International opened an office in Podgorica at the beginning of 2008 as an integral part of Colliers International Southeast Europe.
  • Kirby vacuum cleaners and Rainbow cleaning systems have distributors for the Montenegrin market.
  • Ford and Chrysler have exclusive distributors for the Montenegrin market.
  • Wrigley chewing gum and candy opened an office in Montenegro in 2009.