Thursday, May 2, 2024
The regular statistical announcement on the most significant changes in external debt, external claims and the international investment position has been published, the National Bank of Macedonia said over the end of the fourth quarter of 2023. On 31.12.2023, the net external debt amounts to 4,458 million euros (or 32.6%...
Macedonian Minister of Labor and Social Policy Gjoko Velkovski said at a press conference on Monday that in the period between June 2022 and March 2024, funds were illegally paid out to over 1000 citizens, under the pretext of welfare. This, he said, has caused damages of over EUR...
At the proposal of the Government, the Parliament voted on April 1, 2024 for a new deadline for the completion of the highway, by the end of 2026. The previous deadline was until December 31, 2023. “We have already announced that according to the instructions of the supervising engineer and...
The International Monetary Fund's spring projection over the country's inflation are similar to the autumn forecasts of the National Bank, namely that inflation will go down, on average, by about four percent in 2024 and by two percent in 2025. The trends are more favorable and if the inflation...
Analyzed on an annual basis, total deposits have increased by 9.3%, due to the higher deposits of both sectors, with a greater contribution from the household sector. On an annual basis, total loans recorded a growth of 6.5%, which results from increased lending to both sectors, with a more pronounced...
The National Bank conducts appropriate policies, which contributed to the stabilization of inflation, the exchange rate of the denar and maintaining the stability of the banking sector. This was highlighted by the Deputy General Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Bo Li, during the meeting with the Macedonian...
The SSO announced that the average gross wage in the country in February was MKD 58,967, while the net wage for the same month was MKD 39,276. Developer wages are back on top. The average income of computer scientists in the country is MKD 93,852, the State Statistics Office informed,...
At a meeting on Wednesday, the Government, in accordance with the Law on Energy, adopted a decision on the selection of a universal supplier. For the most favorable offer for the selection of a universal supplier, the offer submitted by the group of bidders EVN Macedonia DOOEL Skopje -...
The National Bank performs the statistical function in a high-quality, timely and transparent manner, which is of vital importance for ensuring macroeconomic stability, conducting monetary policy, as well as for making quality decisions by economic policy makers, it was emphasized at the meeting between the governor of the National...
The Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia (SSM) will hold its traditional May 1 protest, this year calling for a restoration of meal and transport allowances of 20 percent of the average wage and an increase of the minimum wage to EUR 450 in the first 100 days of...