In the Union of Chambers of Commerce of Macedonia, we discussed what is literally being smuggled into the Parliament, and these are the three laws that will further burden business. They will not help the business, but will further burden it. We are talking about the Law on VAT,...
The members of the Association of Pensioners in Kochani organized a peaceful protest on Friday and they demanded that instead of the announced percentage, the increase in pensions starting from September should be linear, that is, in an absolute amount of MKD 3,500 each.
It was stressed that there are...
The Tourism Association expects tourism to revive from next year as this tourist season has been difficult, especially without foreign tourists.
They asked the state to do more to promote tourism.
"The health and economic crisis caused by the pandemic, from which tourism has suffered the most negative consequences, has shown...
The Government of N. Macedonia adopted the draft-budget for 2024 at a session Tuesday. It characterized it as a budget capable of supporting development while also ensuring fiscal sustainability. The expenditures are projected at MKD 343.6 billion, or 5.8 percent higher compared to 2023, while revenues are projected at...
The government plans to take out yet another loan which, of course, falls on the backs of Macedonian citizens.
The official website of the National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia published an auction of government securities and bonds in the amount of EUR 60 million.
With such borrowing, the government...
In the midst of a pandemic, state-owned company MEPSO increased the salaries of the employees by 17% and distributed high bonuses for paid annual vacation. For the first time in 10 years, the electricity transmission company reported a loss of 5.8m euros, according to the 2020 financial report. However,...
The prices of apartments in Skopje in the third quarter of this year recorded a growth of 2.9 percent compared to the previous quarter, and at the annual level of 11 percent, the National Bank announced today.
In the first quarter of this year, the prices of apartments recorded a...
We forecast a GDP contraction of 3.9 percent in North Macedonia when the pandemic took off in spring, but now we are correcting this number to -4.9 percent. The economy cannot recover by the end of the year and the key problem is a global one – the prolonged...
In the same way, as every day the number of newly infected, deceased or recovered people from the coronavirus is reported, to be informed about which economic measures are available at the moment and how they are used, proposes the Economic Chamber of Macedonia.
The Economic Chamber said that greater...
Deputy PM for Economic Affairs Fatmir Bytyqi said Saturday the Government is building the ‘society for all’ concept and it is ungrateful to distribute public funds on ethnic grounds.
Deputy PM Bytyqi was questioned by the media on the announcements of First Deputy PM and Minister of Political System and...