D&B Report Guide - Serbia and Montenegro
 (Formerly Yugoslavia)

Facts and figures:

Country Serbia and Montenegro
International Dialling Code +381
Legal Currencies Serbia - Serbian Dinar
Montenegro - both Euro and Serbian Dinar
Population Serbia - 10 million (2 million of which live in Kosovo)
Montenegro - 650,000
Capitals Belgrade (Serbia)
Podgorica (Montenegro)
Language Serbian
Time GMT +1

On 4 February 2003, the parliament of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia voted to disband itself, officially dissolving the country created the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes after the First World War and which became known as Yugoslavia in 1929.  The new country is now known as Serbia and Montenegro.

The country has dual capitals - Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, will serve as the primary capital while Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro will administer that republic. The two republics will create a new joint administration, including a parliament and a president.

The union also officially includes Kosovo within the territory of Serbia. Kosovo has been under international administration since 1999 and remains administered by NATO and the United Nations.

D&B Business Information Report content:

D&B Rating Yes Credit Appraisal Yes
Public Data n/a Financial Ratios Yes
D&B Payment Score Yes    

Legal forms in Serbia & Montenegro:

  Name
Address
Principals		 Reg Date
Number
Start Date		 Capital
(minimum)		 Ownership
(minimum number)
Proprietorship Yes Yes n/a n/a
Partnership Yes Yes n/a n/a
Private Limited Co Yes Yes n/a n/a
Public Limited Co Yes Yes n/a n/a

D&B Business Information Report - data sources and data elements:

Here is a breakdown of information available in Serbia & Montenegro and where this information is obtained from.

Trade Registrar's Office and Trade Registry Gazette:

  • Articles of Association

Direct telephone interview:
  • activity/market territory
  • client type & number
  • premises, branches/divisions/employees
  • affiliations
  • principal's antecedents
  • expansion plans
  • balance sheets/profit & loss/projected sales

Business publications and news clippings:
  • news articles concerning the subject company and its shareholders

Information concerning protested bills, uncovered cheques, bankruptcy, suits and charges is not publicly available.

All publicly available data is collected and verified from each of the above data sources by our locally positioned D&B Correspondent for each Business Information Report request received.

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Should you require any further information or have any questions, please contact your local Customer Service Centre.

Business Information Report enquiries which are placed with D&B's Emerging Markets Centre should always contain the below details. Unfortunately, enquiries without the below information have a much higher chance of being returned as an Unable To Locate Report. This is simply due to the fact that data sources in the Emerging Markets are not as sophisticated as those in Western Europe.

  • Full Company Name
  • Full Head Quarters Address (street, town, country)
  • Telephone Number
  • Fax Number

Any additional information such as a contact name or line of business would also help to locate the subject of your enquiry.