Thursday, April 25, 2024
Оf the 470 million euros in subsidies, grants and loans from the fourth package of economic measures adopted by the government, at least 250m euros should go to hospitality service providers, according to Independent association of restaurant and cafe owners (NUK). According to NUK, only if these funds really end...
The practice of squandering state money on the purchase of official vehicles, in addition to the central, was continued by the local government. In just three years, Macedonian municipalities have spent about two million euros on the purchase of official vehicles and trucks. According to the data available on the...
In less than a month, the government terminated two contracts for long-term lease of construction land under favorable conditions with foreign investors through the Directorate for Technological-Industrial Development Zones. Last week, the government gave permission to the Directorate to terminate the contract with the pharmaceutical company Sagen, which was to...
The value of the Trade Union minimum consumers’ basket for September 2020 is 33,621 denars. According to the Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia (SSM), the elements that make up the basket, food and beverages are 14,064.5 denars, housing 1,788.99, hygiene 23,79.82, transportation 2,466.69, clothing and shoes 2,138.02, culture 1,066.79,...
Emerging and developing economies in the Europe and Central Asia region are on course to contract by 4.4 percent this year, the worst recession since the global financial crisis of 2008, says the latest edition of the World Bank’s Economic Update for Europe and Central Asia, released on Wednesday. Growth,...
Finance Minister Fatmir Besimi has indifferently revealed that public debt will historically exceed 60.5 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), at a worrying rate of over 6.5 billion euros. "Domestic borrowing of 250 million euros on a net basis is envisaged in the current budget without this review, more...
The second Budget Review this year is aimed at helping the institutions to implement the fourth set of anti-crisis measures, adopted for the sustainability of the domestic economy and jobs, when the crisis ends, to continue with the positive trends of the new Macedonian economy, said Minister of Finance...
The coronavirus pandemic has significantly increased the number of unemployed in the municipalities in the southeast of Macedonia. According to employment agencies in all centers in the southeast, the number of active job seekers has increased as a result of lost jobs or closures of some companies. Only from March...
The shoe companies based in Kumanovo, those who survived the first wave of the spread of the coronavirus and the closing of the borders, in recent months manage to work, to keep the employees, but with reduced capacity, informs today the Association of shoe companies - Kumanovo. According to the...
The Prime Minister Zoran Zaev announced that the fourth anti-crisis set envisages assistance and support for tourism as one of the most affected branches in the midst of the epidemic. “- Support with salaries for tourist guides - 150 registered tourist guides for October, November and December, will be paid...