Economic

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...

Women will be able to retire early at 57 and men at 59, but with a lower pension according to the law prepared by the Government and which is expected to enter into force after the New Year. According to the announcements, the solution will give the workers the opportunity...

Railway traffic in the country is still suspended Saturday due to the boycott of the mechanical and executive staff in the Railways Transport. The reason for the boycott, which started Friday afternoon, is the unpaid second part of the salary for July of this year. Toni Dimovski, a representative of the...

SDSM as a responsible, modern, democratic party has strengthened its personnel potential. More than 200 proven professionals, respectable and distinguished persons are already part of the composition of 18 party commissions of SDSM, the ruling party’s vice-president Sanja Lukarevska “announced at a press conference on Saturday. This strengthening of SDSM's...

Inflation in Macedonia is breaking records, and unfortunately it is one of the highest rates in all of Europe. In August, an official inflation rate of 16.8% was measured, which is far more than the countries in the entire region. In one year, citizens in Macedonia pay twice as...

According to the latest macroeconomic projections of Macedonia’s National Bank, the Macedonian economy will recover with a growth of 3.9% in 2021 and also in 2022. Moderate acceleration is expected in the medium-term. Inflation is projected at 3.1% after a moderate upward correction has been made compared to the...

In February 2022, a total of 733,115 megawatt hours of electricity, 39,588 million cubic meters of natural gas, 403,441 tons of coal and 90,747 tons of oil products were consumed in the country. According to the State Statistical Office, 64.1 percent of electricity consumed is from domestic production, and 98.8...

In the first quarter of the year, there are 1,832 newly opened companies, and 277 of them have a foreign owner. In these 277 companies, in fact, there were 346 owners who are foreigners. So, of the newly opened companies, last year 15.1% were with foreign owners, shows the...

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...

The ban on export of flour that was introduced because of the state of emergency will be lifted, the Economy Ministry decided Friday after meeting with representatives of the milling and baking industry. Economy Minister Kreshnik Bekteshi said that the decision was made after it was determined that the milling...