PODGORICA (Montenegro), August 25 (SeeNews) – The number of building permits issued in Montenegro went up by 51.5% year-on-year in the first half of 2022, to 150, the country’s statistical office said on Thursday.
Out of this number, 97 permits were issued to individuals (up 67.2% y/y), while the remaining 53 were issued to legal entities (up 29.3% y/y), the statistical office said in a statement.
In the second quarter of 2022, the number of issued building permits rose by 32.3% on the year and was 34.4% higher compared to the first quarter of 2022.
Following are details on the construction projects and the number of building permits issued in Montenegro during January-June 2022:
| H1’22 | H1’21 | |
| Total issued permits | 150 | 99 |
| Permits issued to natural persons | 97 | 58 |
| Permits issued to legal entities | 53 | 41 |
| Number of planned apartments | 812 | 324 |
| Total apartment area (in square meters) | 51,488 | 22,176 |