Economic

As if it is not enough that we are the most threatened sector due to the pandemic, Minister VenkoFilipche further complicated our work with the statement: "I recommend not to travel at all, citizens should stay at home, and it would be better that the borders are not opened,"...

Deputy Finance Minister Gordana Dimitrieska-Kocoska of the opposition VMRO-DPMNE said that a letter in which she proposed a budget review was submitted on March 24 and that there were no details about the review announced by Minister Nina Angelovska, in terms of details of calculations and projections. "On March 24,...

In the conditions of the energy crisis in the European framework, but also more broadly, JSC ESM fulfilled another obligation arising from the crisis, which is the supply of cheaper electricity to the food industry for basic food products, to schools and to water utilities. This obligation given by...

The average monthly net wage in May was MKD 41,252 (EUR 670), a 13.1-percent increase compared to the same month in 2023, the State Statistics Office (SSO) said on Tuesday. According to the data released by the State Statistics Office, this increase is primarily due to the increase in the...

SDSM started and completed the construction of the Konsko dam, a significant capital project, important for Macedonian agriculture, for the development of the overall economy, which will contribute to increasing not only production, but also the export of agricultural products and food, reads the press release of the ruling...

The increase of almost 80 percent in the salaries of politicians and officials and the planned 60 hours a week for the construction of corridors 8 and 10d were the focus of trade union addresses at this year's May 1st protest organized by the Federation of Trade Unions of...

The supplementary budget will probably be in the parliamentary procedure in May or June, announced Minister of Finance Fatmir Besimi on Thursday at the economic forum "A Gloomy Look Forward: Multiple Uncertainties Undermine Economic Prospects?" organized by Finance Think. In his address, Besimi revealed that in the supplementary budget it...

People who have turned 65 years old and do not have 15 years of service because they were not paid part of their contributions will be able to redeem years of service that they are missing so they can be able to retire. This is envisaged by the Draft-Law...

At a session on Thursday, the Government recommended that during the New Year and Christmas holidays, that is, on December 31, 2023, January 1, 2024 and January 7 and 8, 2024, the shops, stands and kiosks that carry out retail trade may stay open. The purpose of this recommendation, as...

The exchange rate has been stable for years and will be stable in the future. The guarantee for that is the high level of foreign reserves, but also many other instruments available to the central bank that it will not hesitate to use in defense of the exchange rate,...