Economic

With the adopted first measure of the fifth anti-crisis set, the Government gave 162.4 million euros to the "locomotives" - members of the Economic Chamber of Macedonia, while the hospitality businesses are still unjustifiably deprived of their working hours and the right to work, said the Independent Association of...

After the SDSM-led government allocated 50 million euros from the state budget a few years ago to pay the debts of the municipalities, which are mainly managed by persons from the ruling parties, now it will pay the bill for their wasteful work again. The new law, which is...

The fifth set of anti-crisis measures to focus on the liquidity of companies to survive the coronary pandemic, to open partially closed sectors such as tourism and to adopt protocols according to the WHO for their smooth operation, wage subsidies of 14,500 denars to continue at least 2021, to...

Economic measures to support the economy and reduce the harmful consequences of the crisis need to have continuity because only in this way can maintain economic activity of as many legal entities and avoid job losses, said the Association of Chambers of Commerce of Macedonia. “Discontinuity in the provision of...

Wages and the minimum basket in which the Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia packs the necessary for the survival of a family of four are still at a great discrepancy. According to the calculations of SSM in November, the basket with food, drinks, bills, housing costs, entertainment, procurement of...

Two minimum wages are not enough to cover the basic monthly expenses of a family of four. The latest calculations of the Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia show that in November the amount of the minimum basket was 33,742 denars, which is 3,874 denars more than the two...

Last year was difficult for Macedonian agriculture due to false promises and lack of strategy by the government of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, said VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski in an interview with Netpress, expressing support for farmers of all branches who without exception complain at the low purchase price...

Tourism and hospitality have a significant contribution to the domestic economy, but despite the positive socio-economic impacts that these activities have, they are still most sensitive to external influences such as the current case caused by the global pandemic, according to the Association of Chambers of Commerce of Macedonia. The...

The MPs of VMRO-DPMNE and the coalition, after a 21-hour debate in the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia, for now, prevented SDSM from giving 33 million euros to Makpetrol, in order for Zaev to gain dominance over TV Telma, VMRO-DPMNE MP Dafina Stojanoska told a press conference on...

The country could have used the 130 million euros, money that Macedonia lost from EU funds, for capital projects, said VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski. The media reported that Macedonia lost 130 million euros from EU funds, not because the EU did not give the money, but because the government and...