IPA program funds will be used to open the Markova noga border crossing between Macedonia and Greece
Working groups on a technical level from Macedonia and Greece, including representatives from the Delegation of the European Union, have held a meeting today in Skopje during which they talked about the preparations for the opening of the new border crossing in the area...
Greece is third on the list of biggest foreign investors in Macedonia
Will the implementation of the Prespa Agreement inject new life in the economic relations between Macedonia and Greece is a question that deserves attention, taking into account that the businessmen from both countries have several times before stressed that the name dispute is causing...
MLSP to file criminal charges for the irregularities in the distribution of pensions
The Ministry of Labour and Social Policy (MLSP) announced that today it will file criminal charges in the Basic Public Prosecutor Office against an unknown perpetrator, together with all the documents from the pension system analysis, which revealed irregularities in the distribution of payments...
Zaev: Last year with Tsipras in Davos we opened the doors to our future, today we attract investments
Exactly one year ago, here in Davos, with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Greece, Alexis Tsipras, we first met and opened the doors to our country's future, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said after the first day came to an end in Davos.
-Here, this year...
The government announces investments of more than one billion euros in the road infrastructure
Investments in the road infrastructure in the total ammount of 1,27 billion euros have been planned, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev at press conference today, speaking about the roads that were built or rehabilitated last year, but also on the projects that are underway...
World Bank projections contradict Governments wishes that 2019 will be an economic year
The World Bank in its latest report in January predicts growth in the domestic gross domestic product (GDP) in Macedonia at 2.9 percent in 2019, which is a sign that it will be difficult to achieve the government's announcement that this year will be...
Starting from today, the surplus of assets can be invested in state bonds instead of saving in banks
In the future, the citizens and the legal entities can decide whether to invest their savings as deposits in the domestic banks or they will decide to invest in state bonds.
Starting from today, on the Macedonian stock exchange, began trading with 132 emissions of...
Customs administration is hiring 78 new employees due to increased scope of work
The Customs administration has published a job advertisement for hiring 78 new employees until the end of the current fiscal year, and the main reason for that is the temporarily increased scope of work until the end of 2019.
The advertisement seeks counselors, customs...
The new year has brought a wave of new employments in state institutions
Starting from the first few days of the new year, the public enterprises, agencies and other state institutions have called for job advertisements for vacancies for more than 120 persons.
The public enterprise for state roads has called for a job advertisement for...
The government is considering an increase of the minimum wage
The government is considering to increase the guaranteed minimum wage said today Prime Minister Zoran Zaev when he replied to a question about how does the government plan to achieve the promised average wage of 500 euros.
"The government plans to make an additional...
In the hostels in Gostivar area the guests regularly stay longer than planned
In the hostels in the area of Gostivar, a phenomenon is happening: the guests are staying longer than planned. it seemed impossible so we decided to check for ourselves. The day of our visit was Friday, for some the start of the weekend and...
“Kitka” is an ideal location in the countryside under Ljuboten
Adventurers, mountaineers, hunters, and everyone that loves the mountainous ambiance and tasty organically produced domestic cuisine and specialties from Dolni Polog will find a great location that will meet their desires at hostel and hunting lodge „Kitka“ located at the colorful village of Vratnica...
EU will provide 68.9 million euros for modernization of the railroad
The government has signed an Agreement for a grant in the amount of 68.6 million euros that is intended for co-financing which was granted by the European Union through its Investment program for the Western Balkans (IPWB) for the modernization of the railroad.
This...
Banks are breaking records with lending new home loans
In the past few years, the home loaning is the fastest growing segment in the bank's loan portfolio. The Central Bank informs that the annual rates of increase of home loans, which represent 15 percent of the loan portfolio, are significantly above the average...
Four chambers will react together against fast-track procedure for Law on Personal Income
Through the Partnership for Better Business Regulation project, implemented with the support of USAID, the four chambers in the country will releases a joint reaction regarding the bill on personal income that will be adopted after a fast-track procedure, announced the President of the...
Zaev: The threshold for the progressive taxes was chosen carefully and we will not withdraw
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, regarding the progressive tax, announced today at the Government that he will not back down since certain appeasements were already made once.
-We made our appeasement. From 1000 euros we made an appeasement to 1500 euros. I will stress once...
Government accepts 8 amendments from the commission hearing on the budget
At its 100th session, on the proposal of the Ministry of Finance, the Government reviewed and adopted the amendments to the budget re-balance for 2018 which was proposed at a commission hearing in Parliament.
"The eight amendments from the Government session were accepted as an...
Progressive taxation could cause brain drain
The government did not listen to appeals made by companies dealing with information and communication technologies and innovations and announced that from 1 January 2019 there will be a progressive taxation of 18% for the income of individuals with a monthly personal income over...
NBM has downgraded the projection of the economic growth from 3.2 to 2.3 %
The National Bank has downgraded the growth projection for the Macedonian economy from 3.2 % in April to 2.3 % in November. The quickening of the growth is expected next year when it is expected to reach 3.5%, 3.8 in 2020 and 4% in...
The government will change a legislation in order to determine the salaries of Vice-Prime Ministers
The Ministry of Labor and Social Policy is preparing amendments to the Law on salaries for elected and appointed persons in the Republic of Macedonia in order to be able to determine the salaries of the Vice Prime Ministers: Kocho Angjushev, Radmila Shekjerinska, Oliver...
