The Montenegro Capital Market Authority announced that its president, Željko Drinčić, met with senior representatives of Montenegro’s Central Clearing and Depository Company (CKDD) and Croatia’s Central Clearing Depository Company (SKDD), in what it described as the first official SKDD–Authority meeting held in Montenegro, strengthening the bilateral cooperation framework on clearing and depository functions and broader market infrastructure development. The agenda covered improving the security and efficiency of capital-market infrastructure, process digitalisation, stronger corporate governance and enhanced investor services, alongside potential transfer of SKDD know-how and regulatory experience from an EU operating framework. The Authority also highlighted a memorandum of cooperation signed by CKDD and SKDD on 9 October 2025, aimed at improving operational coordination, exchanging knowledge and good practices, and supporting alignment with European standards, with emphasis placed on EU integration and closer communication between national regulators and market infrastructures.