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Electricity cheaper by 0.33 percent as of tomorrow

The price of electricity is reduced by 0.33 percent, the Energy Regulatory Commission decided today. The calculation of the new price will start from tomorrow, meaning that citizens in August will get 0.33 percent lower electricity bills for July. President of the Energy Regulatory Commission Dimitar...

ECB will continue its financial support to Greek banks

European Central Bank (ECB) today announced that it will continue with the current financial aid to Greek banks through the mechanism of emergency which is in force since February this year. "Given the current circumstances, the Management Board of the European Central Bank decided to...

IMF team to visit Macedonia

From tomorrow until July 8, a team of the International Monetary Fund, led by Jesmin Rahman, will stay in Skopje. The visit is to implement the annual review of the Macedonian economy. As announced by IMF, preliminary assessments will be announced at the end, and...

Companies tactful and wait for political resolution

The latest data from the report of the National Bank indicate the decline of economic indicators in many important segments such as investment, industrial production, deficit in foreign trade. The business sector is awaiting the conclusion of the political crisis and, if the situation lasts,...

134 unemployed persons to be employed, the budget for them is 11 million denars

Minister of Labor and Social Policy Dime Spasov today announced the measure subsidized employment of people at social risk, as well as assistance for the private sector with direct subsidies to create jobs for these categories. Through subsidized employment of persons with social risk will...

K-15 for member companies of the Trade Union and those who do not work with a loss

Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia and the Organization of Employers of the Republic of Macedonia today resumed talks on amending the General Collective Agreement for the private sector of the economy, including the recourse for vacation. - The partners agreed that the right to...

Time for dividends, shareholders to make profit

"Alkaloid", "Macedonian Telecom", Stopanska banka - Skopje, "Evropa", "Granit", "Cement Factory USJE", "Oilko KDA", "Beton", "Toplifikacija", "Insurance and reinsurance - Macedonia", "Vienna Insurance Group "are just some of the companies that distributed or will distribute dividend to their shareholders. According to reports that companies submitted...

The number of tourists in April increased by 17.6 percent in comparison with last year

According to data of the State Statistical Office, the number of tourists in April 2015 amounted to 52,298, while the number of nights spent amounted to 103,727. The number of tourists in April 2015, compared to April 2014, increased by 17.6 percent, and the...

Electricity price to be raised by 10 percent from August?

New electricity price, higher by even 10 percent, citizens will pay as of August, say sources of energy companies. Professional services of the Energy Regulatory Commission has already reviewed the submitted material costs from state ELEM and MEPSO and private EVN, after which, a...

Seniority can be redeemed for 2,800 denars per month

With these amendments, the insured who was employed but contributions for pension and disability insurance were not paid for the period up to 31st of December 2008 is allowed to make payment of the contribution and thereby acquire the right to pension and disability...

The unemployment rate in the first quarter was 27.3 percent

The unemployment rate in the first quarter this year in Macedonia is 27.3 percent, according to the State Statistical Office. 262,140 people are unemployed and 697,248 people are employed. Most of the unemployed in the first quarter were men, i.e. 62.8 percent of the total...

Public spending decreases, the crisis takes its toll

Public spending is one of the first indicators of economic conditions and is the first to strike if there is a crisis. Any reduction in continuity means the citizens' refraining from spending and may indicate that the political crisis takes its toll. Public spending has declined...

Gruevski: Macedonia has growth of 223 percent in the number of jobs created

Macedonia is in the first place with growth of 223 percent in the number of jobs created per capita in Europe, Slovakia is second with growth of 128 percent or almost twice less, stated the Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski when asked to comment on...

Bogov assured the Turkish investors in the stability of the economy

The Governor Dimitar Bogov assured the Turkish investors in the stability of the economy, the exchange rate of the denar, the setting in which they work and asked them to invest as before. - The National Bank will maintain the macroeconomic stability, stable exchange rate...

Gruevski at the Economic Forum in Tirana

The Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, along with the Foreign Affairs Minister Nikola Popovski, will participate in the session of the Vienna Economic Forum, held in Tirana. The topic of the current Vienna Economic Forum is "From Berlin to Vienna - the return of geopolitical security...

The average net salary in March, 21 402 denars

The average monthly net salary in March amounted to 21 402 denars and in comparison with March last year is higher by 1.9 percent, the State Statistical Office announced today. According to the same source, the average monthly gross salary in March 2015, meanwhile, is...

Lazarevik: The Campaign for medicines is unnecessary and with short-term populist effect

To raise awareness about the rational use of drugs, the government will spend 468 000 euros. The funds money will be given to three marketing agencies that need to devise a campaign that will then be placed in the media. Former Deputy Minister of Health Vladimir...

The campaign for the rational use of drugs will cost 468 000 euros

According to information from the Bureau for Public Procurement, three marketing agencies will be involved in the campaign of the government to raise awareness of citizens about the rational use of medicines. For this purpose 468,000 euros are provided, of which the value of...

“Turkish Stream” will still start after 2017

The beginning of the work on pipeline "Turkish Stream" cannot be expected before 2017, said Turkish Ambassador to Russia Umit Jardim. Recently, "Gazprom" announced an assessment that the pipeline will become operational in December 2016. - A binding agreement for the construction of "Turkish Stream"...

Груевски во Рим привлекува италијански инвестиции

Премиерот Никола Груевски и министерот за привлекување странски инвестиции, Џери Наумоф, оствариле средба со италијански бизнисмени во Рим. Ним им биле презентирани можностите за инвестирање во Македонија. На средбата присуствувале сопственици и менаџери на компании од повеќе сектори, како автомобилската, електронската, текстилната и дрвната индустрија,...