Tag: import

The post we fact-checked is falsely claiming that the EU has banned the imports of wheat from Ukraine in some Member-States. On the contrary, the EU opposed the unilateral decisions of Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria to temporarily ban the import of grain from Ukraine in order to protect their own farmers once a mutually acceptable agreement on...

(This content is a translation of the original article in Macedonian, published on the 6th of December 2022) The statement of Kreshnik Bekteshi, the Minister of Economy of North Macedonia, given at the end of January 2021 that by the end of the last year the import of vehicles below the EURO 5 gas emissions standard would be banned, is...

A year has passed since the North Macedonia Minister of Economy Kreshnik Bekteshi stated that the import of used cars in North Macedonia below the EURO 5 standard for gas emissions will be banned. He announced that the ban of cars older than 10 years will start in 2021, but toward the end of last year, the Ministry of...

In the period between January and March this year, North Macedonia had foreign trade in the amount of $4.6 billion. The total exports reached $2 billion, a growth of 29% compared to the same period last year. The value of the imported goods is $2.6 billion, which is 24.6% more compared to the first three months of 2020. Thereby, the...

The Technological Industrial Development Zones (TIDZs) in North Macedonia in the first quarter of this year registered the highest economic activity for this time period compared to the previous three years, both in the export and import fields, shows the regular monthly analysis of the TIDZs. In the first three months of 2021, the export from TIDZs has reached €776...

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, stated Russian news agency "RIA Novosti". In August last year, a temporary restriction was imposed by...

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 took over Serbia's place, which had long been in this list. The total value of the...

None of the authorized state institutions have so far replied to open suspicions expressed by environmental activists that the country is importing dangerous waste that afterward is part of the air pollution in different ways. Due to a lack of accredited state laboratory that would analyse the content of the waste materials that are now imported as raw materials...

Trade between Macedonia and the Russian Federation has declined by 12.7 percent, less than $ 9.3 million compared to the same period last year, which was pointed out at the forum of the Macedonian-Russian Chamber of Commerce and one-week training on the topic "Peculiarities on the Russian market and a strategy of success (potential, opportunities, realization) ". It is also...

Europe is seriously reviewing the crisis caused by the Croatian authorities with their decision to increase the phytosanitary control fees by 22 times, for the imports of fruits and vegetables from third world countries, among which is Macedonia. The Serbian news portal "Novosti" says, that very soon, it is expected that Brussels will express its stance and try to resolve...

The malfunction at REK Bitola has been repaired and the power plant is now working with full capacity, as was informed today by AD ELEM's General Manager Hristijan Mickoski. According to him, during the coldest days, the country has supplied the demands for electricity with 80% of domestic production. -Despite the weather conditions, we managed to deliver te necessary quantities of...

The Government at yesterday's session approved the draft budget for 2017 and later today, it is expected to be submitted to Parliament. The Minister of Finance Kiril Minoski explained that the budget for 2017 has been prepared on the basis of a projection for economic growth of 3% next year. “Total revenue of the consolidated budget for 2017 has been planned...

Russia's Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Control yesterday introduced temporary restrictions on imports of cattle, beef, and other meat products from Macedonia to Russia. The decision was made due to the registration of a Jazlesta epidemic in leather goods from Macedonia. The ban applies to imports such as products of beef, as well as other animal products susceptible to the...

Reducing imports and exports with the UK is a possible consequence for the Macedonian economy after the country leaves the European Union. However, overall there will be no significant changes and adverse effects on the Macedonian economy. The Economic Chamber of Macedonia said that the impact of Brexit on the Macedonian economy will depend on the next steps regarding the...

For Macedonian companies the New Year brings the prospects of uncertainty, and insecurity for exports to overseas markets. For the domestic market, the impact of consumerism is diminishing in the Macedonian home market, as for the international situation, global developments are slowing down, with more negatives, such as the influence of growth in China and the European embargo that...

According to Governor Dimitar Bogov, Greek crisis cannot influence the banking sector, but it will have an impact on trade with this country. Companies exporting to that market can experience consequences. The need for placement of Macedonian products will be reduced due to reduction of the purchasing power of Greeks. Foreign trade with Greece in the first quarter of 2013 amounted...