Economic

Director of AD MEPSO Kushtrim Ramadani said Tuesday that the company demanded an almost double increase in the price for the transmission of electricity. “We asked for a price increase. But, when we see that the share of MEPSO in the account paid by end customers is around 3.5 percent,...

Deputy Prime Minister Fatmir Bytyqi announced the possibility of introducing a progressive tax, but, as he says, for the rich who became even richer during the pandemic, reducing personal income tax in certain sectors that suffered the most from the coronavirus, but also introducing a crisis tax. “Tax reform means...

There is no trace of the 700 workers who were to work on the construction of the Kicevo-Ohrid highway. The videos received by the Kurir editorial office are from the exit of Botun to the entrance of Izdeglavje, in which it is clear that there is not a single worker. Today...

Inflation in the Macedonian economy, as in most countries in the region, will be driven by changes in import prices. However, these are global factors that are assessed as temporary and although some transferable effects are possible, greater price pressures are not expected. Hence, as well as the assessments...

There is not one capital investment in the country, yet the Government continues to borrow regularly on the domestic market. The Ministry of Finance has scheduled an auction of securities for today, with which it plans to withdraw another 1 billion and 515 million denars or 25 million euros. The government...

Representatives of the Independent Trade Union of Truck Transporters of Macedonia - NSKTM MAKAMTRANS and the Independent Trade Union of Civil Engineers and Traders - NS GRITG demanded a reduction of the price of electricity by 50 percent and other utilities. “We reiterate the request for reduction of the price...

The economy is in a catastrophic state due to the incompetence of the government and instead of growth, the economy is only declining, member of the VMRO-DPMNE Executive Committee Gordana Dimitrieska-Kochoska told TV Sitel on Thursday. Dimitrieska-Kochoska clarified that there is a seriously difficult situation in the budget and that...

 In an interview with “Utrinski brifing”, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev referred to a recent visit to Spain, where he met with the Spanish Prime Minister. “Pedro Sanchez, who’s a good friend of mine, told me ‘Zoran, we received 142 billion from the recovery plan of Europe. 45% will go to...

The latest May data also show an increase in prices, and thus an increase in the cost of living. The National Bank has already increased the inflation projection this year - to 2.2 percent. Edible oil prices continue to rise. After March, and in April, the statistics registered an increase...

Macedonian millers are facing a blockade on the Kosovo side of the border, and say they have not been able to export for 25 days because Kosovo returns their trucks with flour on the pretext that the level of iron and folic acid in it is below the prescribed...