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Municipality Ohrid: The incident between Council members will not happen again

In regards to the incident at yesterday’s session of the Council of the Municipality of Ohrid, interrupted due to the fight between the Council members, the local self-government condemned the incident. “The Council members are the voice of the people, and the Council is the...

Macedonian wine will be promoted in Croatia by its geographical name

The problem with placement of the product that recently appeared was due to the contradicting provisions of the new Law on Wine of the Republic of Croatia. The country was reluctant when it came to wines originating from our country. Yet, by communicating with...

Manchevski: 5G network will be available to all cities by 2027

The third edition of the international telecommunications conference "5G and Beyond", officially opened today in Skopje. At the opening of the conference, Minister of Information Society and Administration Damjan Mancevski said that the technology is expected to bring real digital evolution, stimulation of economic growth,...

In the first three months, €8.1 million Macedonian investments abroad

An issue that deserves attention is the question of whether there will be a time when Macedonian companies start to move investments to other countries, considering that in the first three months of this year, foreign direct investments from our country abroad amounted to...

EBRD: The speed of implementation of reforms is key for the EU accession process

The board of directors at the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved the new Strategy for its engagement in this country for the next 5 years until 2024 only a few months after the Agreement for solving the name dispute and...

Russia again approves import of peaches, plums and other fruits from Macedonia

Since yesterday, various agricultural crops from Macedonia and Serbia will again be able to be exported to Russia, announced the Russian Ministry of Agriculture. The decision comes after the relevant agency visited the country and Serbia, after which the decision to resume exports was made,...

US dollar is the favorite foreign currency by Macedonian counterfeiters

Experts on submitted suspicious banknotes and coins in the past year found counterfeit denars, US dollars and euros, shows the latest report by the National Bank. From a total of 1,031 probes into suspicious foreign currency, 919 were counterfeit while 112 were original. In the...

Zaev: Gasification is developing at a good pace

The construction of pipelines and other gas systems is developing at a good pace, some municipalities have already prepared the necessary documentation for the construction of natural gas distribution systems, and the process of constructing the interconnection with the gas system of the Republic...

In June, the Macedonian-Greek group for trademarks starts with the word Macedonia

The first joint meeting between the international group of experts from North Macedonia and Greece on names for commercial purposes, trademarks and design networks will be held in June, announced the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). At today's meeting in Thessaloniki, State Secretary at the...

National Bank reports favorable shifts in the economy

The committee for operational monetary policy at the National Bank, yesterday decided that the interest rate on central bank bills will remain at the same level of 2.25% due to a favorable shift in the economy. "In regard to the latest macroeconomic indicators, after a...

Citizens and firms will follow online the progress on their privatization claims

The citizens and the firms will be able to follow online the progress on their privatization claims in the Property and Legal Affairs Office, through the webpage privatizacija.finance.gov.mk. - There will be no more cases left in the drawer. We found a systematic solution, the...

Majlinda Bregu: Connectivity is the name of the game for the Western Balkans

Connectivity is the name of the game. Connecting markets, people and integrating the Western Balkan six into the European Single Market, General Secretary of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), Majlinda Bregu writes for Euromoney's Global Market. "By most objective measures, over the past several years,...

National Bank: Growth of the economy this year by 3.5% owing to export and investments

The National Bank of Macedonia (NBM) in its latest macroeconomic projections predicts growth of the economy by 3.5%. A growth of 3.8% is predicted for the next year by 2021 it will be 4%. -The growth of the economy will be influenced by the favorable...

Distribution of gas to be carried out through public-private partnership

At the 131st session, the Government adopted a decision to establish a Commission for the implementation of a procedure for awarding a Public-Private Partnership Agreement for the construction of a new system for the distribution of natural gas throughout the territory. "The Commission aims to...

PRO server for changing password is down, citizens unable to check tax returns

Taxpayers, who have registered with the "e-personal tax" system should log into their user accounts and have until the end of the May deadline to confirm or correct the completed Annual Tax Return. However, today the system has had difficulties working. There is a server...

Companies are asking for joint customs services between Macedonia, Albania and Serbia

The companies that are part of the Economic Chamber of Macedonia (ECM) are asking for joint customs services for goods between our country, Albania, and Serbia. According to the monitoring that was conducted by ECM at the border crossings Tabanovce and Kjafasan, the biggest...

The working week in Macedonia longer than anywhere else in the EU (info-graphic)

The working week in Macedonia lasts longer than in any member country of the European Union, and by the number of working hours weekly, this country is ranking second in the Balkans. The working week in Macedonia is 42.3 hours and the average working...

World Bank approves a loan in the amount of 420 million dollars for infrastructure projects and investments in human capital

World Bank's Board of Directors will soon be adopting the Framework for Partnership 2019-2023 with which Republic of North Macedonia will be approved 420 million dollars, informs the Ministry of Finance. These are planned for projects in the areas of infrastructure, improvement of the...

Turkish investors want to invest in stock breeding and in the textile industry

МThe Foreign Investments Minister, Elvin Hasan was on an official visit to Turkey where he has met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, the Minister of Trade, Ruhsar Pehcan and the Minister of Industry and Technology, Musfata Varank. "Even though Republic of...

An increasing number of women are working in the IT sector

Twenty years ago, 5-10 percent of IT employees were women, but now the situation is significantly changing. According to Elizabeta Najkovska from "Microsoft", in 2019 the percentage of women has risen to 40-45 percent and is growing. At the same time, interest is increasing...