The new Montenegrin government is facing numerous problems, not least in the country’s shuttered economy due to the Covid-19 crisis, with tourism dropping by 80-90% from 2019 levels. There are serious problems in state-owned companies that were there even before the pandemic, as only two energy companies (Elektroprivreda, Crnogorski elektroprenosni sistem) and Pošta (Post) are currently operating stably. The remaining majority of state-owned companies, such as Montenegro Airlines, Barska and Crnogorska plovidba (Montenegro Lines), Railway Infrastructure, Railway Transport, Montecargo, etc., are operating at a loss and have accumulated debts for which the state has provided more than EUR 100m in guarantees. This, coupled with the fall in tourism that contributes one fifth to the country’s GDP, will be quite a challenge to overcome and the new government’s attempts to resolve the country’s many problems will be closely watched.