Zaev is optimistic about the economy and predicts a growth of the GDP by 4% during the first quarter
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev expects an economic growth of over 4% in the first quarter of this year and surpassing the projections for a growth of 3.2% for the whole year.
His optimism is based upon the growth of the industrial production in the...
Online payments rapidly growing: Last year, a total of 133.7 million euros – 18% more than 2017
Last year, citizens spent 133.7 million euros online, which is an increase of 23.8 million euros (17.8 percent) compared to the previous year, according to the latest data from the National Bank.
Only 64 percent of the value of online transactions realized with credit cards...
Government decides to reduce VAT for gas from 18% to 5%
The government has decided to reduce the Value Added Tax (VAT) for gas from 18 to 5 percent, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said.
As of February, the realization of the Negotino-Bitola gas pipeline, through Prilep, is 36 percent.
Throughout the year, construction and machine works continue,...
EBRD will give loans in the amount of 30 million euros and grants for enterprises in the amount of 4.5 million euros
EBRD will lend a loan in the amount of 30 million euros and a grant in the amount of 4.5 million euros for small and medium enterprises for the improvement of their production capacities and the quality of products by introduction of EU standards....
Sugareski: 8 million euros provided for reconstruction of the road from Gostivar to Kichevo
The Minister of Transportation and Communications Goran Sugareski informed that 8 million euros will be invested in the reconstruction of the Gostivar Kichevo road, as annually this road is traversed by 4 million passengers.
"8 million euros are invested through the Public Enterprise for...
Price of electricity might go up immensely if coal production continues
The price of electricity might get increased if the production based on coal isn't substituted with other economically and ecologically
sustainable sources. This is the main message that the European Energy Community has issued to our country as well as others in Southeastern Europe and...
Through the “21st Century Schools” project, the children will acquire digital skills
The British government will invest 10 million pounds to help a million pupils from the Western Balkans learn digital skills for the future.
The "21st Century Schools" project started today and 330 elementary schools will take part in this project. Children on the age between...
Greece, Bulgaria and Serbia are building railways for 250 km/h, we are “happy” with 80 km/h
While Bulgaria, Serbia and Greece are actively working to build high-speed railways, Macedonia is fast asleep. In a several years, our country could encounter serious problems with the low speeds of the trains, taking into account the pace of development of the railway infrastructures...
Anti-corruption commission will be able to peek into bank accounts of individuals and legal entities
A proposal for amending the Law on Banking was introduced by a fast-track procedure in Parliament, which should allow members of the State Commission for Preventing Corruption to have insight into the bank accounts of transnational and legal entities in ongoing cases.
The bill envisages the...
China overtook Serbia and became one of Macedonia’s five biggest trade partners (infographic)
In January 2019, according to the total volume of the foreign trade, our country traded mostly with Germany, Great Britain, Greece, China, and Bulgaria, shows the latest data provided by the State Statistics Office. By entering the group of top five trading partners, China...
Angjushev: 42% of the first part of the railroad line towards Bulgaria is finished
By the mid-2020, the building of the railroad line from Kumanovo to Beljakovce will be finished. Vice Prime Minister for economic affairs, Kocho Angjushev together with the Minister of Transportation and Communications Goran Sugareski and the Director of Macedonian Railroads - Infrastructure, Irfan Asani,...
Even TAV could get involved in the building a direct railway line to the International airport Skopje
In the aftermath of the recent announcement of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications that by 2030 will introduce a direct line between the Transportation Center and the International Airport Skopje, the experts are requesting from the Macedonian government to invest as soon as...
Bahamas and Bermudas among the top five foreign investors
Last year, there were foreign investments in Macedonia in the amount of 624 million euros which was a record high since 2010 and onwards. Out of that amount, 404 million euros were direct investments and 220 euros are unallocated gain i.e. a reinvestment of...
More attractive job positions and salaries for Macedonians with Macedonia’s fully fledged membership in NATO
Macedonian citizens can file for job advertisements in NATO under the same conditions as the citizens of other countries members of the Alliance, and the fully fledged membership is carrying certain quotas for the employment of civilian and military personnel which selection will be...
The train from Bitola to Greece will commence in spring
Close to 95% of the construction work of the railway line from Bitola to Kremenica on the Macedonian - Greek border has been completed. In the coming months, the final works for the installation of the signaling and telecommunication equipment, access roads and connection...
Bekteshi: A historic record of foreign investments worth 624.5 million euros last year
Minister of Economy, Kresnik Bekteshi reported that foreign direct investments last year amounted to 624.5 million euros, compared to 181.7 million in 2017, which is an increase of 244 percent.
"This is a historical record of FDIs in the Republic of North Macedonia, since the...
Confined railway: Our sole foreign destination is Skopje – Blace
The only train from the Macedonian capital that goes abroad is the one to pass Blace. The fast train to Prishtina is the only foreign destination citizens can travel to.
The current Macedonian Railways - Transport timetable shows that the train to Thessaloniki and Belgrade...
First removals of employees who are relatives of SDSM members today
Today, saw the first removals of employees that were judged by the public as being employed through nepotism, as well as being close to SDSM party members, said Minister of Information Society and Public Administration, Damijan Manchevski in response to a journalist's question regarding...
Manchevski – Pappas: Cheaper roaming charges in Greece before the tourist season starts
The roaming charges between our country and Greece should get decreased in the forthcoming two months i.e. before the start of the tourist season. This was stressed today during the signing of the Memorandum for understanding and decrease of the roaming charges between the...
Analysis: Police and Education least transparent in public procurement
The Center for Civil Communications announced its latest annual ranking of ministries, secretariats and parliaments in accordance with transparency, accountability and integrity in public procurement.
According to the survey, the institutions that spends the least money, and vice versa, are best ranked.
The Ministry of Education and...
