Complete collapse with mass layoffs The textile industry is facing government systemic support for greater productivity in the sector and assistance to retain employees during the pandemic the government has decided to remain deaf to the demands of the textile sector.
In the upcoming period, the companies expect a drop...
The calculations of the Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia (SSM) show that according to the criteria for adjusting the minimum wage in March this year, it should be adjusted by 3.17 percent. However, the Trade Union believes that this is not enough and demands that the minimum wage...
"Fiscal counter" is the new tool for transparency of the Ministry of Finance with high-frequency data, which shows revenues, budget expenditures and execution of capital expenditures on a daily basis, while it displays government debt on a monthly basis, the Ministry of Finance announced today.
The purpose of this tool,...
The project in the Greek port city of Alexandroupolis, which envisages the construction of a gas terminal and a gas power plant has European significance. Gastrade, the project's lead company, has signed an agreement to acquire 20 percent of its share capital by DESFA SA, owner and operator of...
After indebting the country for nearly 7 billion, they left 55,000 people on the streets and closed 6,200 companies, Zaev and SDSM are now working on privatizing the Customs. Zaev and SDSM want to get their hands on the collection of excise duty on tobacco, medicines, beer and wine....
Citizens are witnessing every day that the parliamentary majority is becoming more and more unstable, which was shown by the statement of Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Fatmir Bytyqii, who asked the MPs to "do their job" and adopt the fifth set of measures.
"The economic measures envisaged by...
VMRO-DPMNE MP Timcho Mucunski says the laws from the latest economic set of anti-crisis measures have been blocked by the ruling majority, not the opposition. According to him, the economic anti-covid measures from the fifth set of the Government will be voted in April, because they were on the...
The European Commission on Friday elaborated why Macedonia was left out from the EU Solidarity Fund activated as a response to the pandemic.
A Commission spokesperson explained the conditions required for countries to apply for assistance from the EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) in detail in a response to MIA.
EUSF assistance...
The minimum consumer basket in February was 33,702 denars, which means that a family of four needed that much to meet their basic monthly needs.
Compared to the average salary paid in December as the last official data released by the State Statistical Office, the minimum consumer basket is almost...
The Consumer Price Index in February compared to January was 100.1, and the Retail Price Index was 100.0. The Consumer Price Index in Feb. 2021, in comparison with Feb. 2020, rose by 1.9%, and the Retail Price Index rose by 1.8%, according to latest figures released by the State...