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The Public Health Institute of North Macedonia's weekly report for the period 10-16 May 2021 shows that 16,773 specimen were tested for COVID-19 in the labs, which is an increase of 6,3% compared to one week before. During this period, 674 new COVID-19 positive cases were registered in the 31 cities nationwide, which is a decrease of 48,3% compared...

Last year, the poverty rate in North Macedonia was 21.6% i.e. it declined by 0.3% compared to 2018, show the data provided by the State Statistical Office. Despite the poverty rate's continuous decline during 2019, 448 100 persons in Macedonia had been living below the threshold of poverty. 41.7% of the unemployed in the country were part of the...

North Macedonia is coping with the deepest recession since 2001, according to the World Bank’s latest Regular Economic Report about the country's economic prospects. It forecasts a decline of the GDP by 4.1 %. "The COVID-19 pandemic is hitting North Macedonia hard, with lockdowns, disrupted supply chains, and a prolonged, adverse epidemiological situation darkening an already dim economic outlook in...