Economic

It is easy to make empty promises. You say it, you get applause and then you hope people forget what you said. And if they think, then you find various excuses why the procedure lasts indefinitely, the delay was not your fault, etc., reacts the Initiative Prohibition of plastic...

Flour and bread, as staples, have reached record high prices like never before. A kilo of flour and a loaf of bread are sold for 60 denars. The high price of flour and bread is primarily caused by the incompetence and criminogenicity of the government led by SDSM. Since...

Fruit farmers in Prespa, but also fruit farmers from Ohrid and Bitola today held a peaceful protest and blockade of the regional road direction Bitola - Resen - Ohrid, with which they sent a message that they demand the payment of the funds which, as they said, have already...

According to State Statistical Office data, the average monthly net wage paid per employee in October 2020 was MKD 27,899, a 8.4% increase compared up the previous year. This increase is caused by the increase of the average monthly net wage paid per employee in the sectors Human health and...

The supplementary budget envisages 15 million denars for awarding vouchers for low-income employees for vacation in domestic tourist facilities, informed Minister of Economy Kreshnik Bekteshi in Ohrid on Friday. Before the meeting with businessmen and traders from the Ohrid-Struga region, answering journalists' questions, Bekteshi pointed out that this is one...

Professor Branimir Jovakovic, who was also an adviser to former Finance Minister Dragi Tevdovski, believes the government is not taking the necessary measures to protect and help workers and small businesses affected by the current economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Jovanovic believes that the measures taken so far...

Industrial production in October 2020 was down 5.2% compared to October 2019, while in the period January-October 2020, it dropped by 11.3% compared to the same period in 2019, State Statistical Office data shows. Industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in October 2020, in comparison with October 2019,...

The Organization of Employers called for a speedy formation of a government that will adopt a new set of anti-crisis measures. Employers warn that many textile plants are to shut down in October, as demand is down and the majority of their staff have either tested positive for COVID-19...

The price of heating in Skopje will increase by 14.18 percent starting August 1, 2022 This means that with an average heat energy bill of 1,800 denars, the increase would be 250 denars. “All of Europe and the region have serious problems in the energy sector due to the excessively high...

Some of the students were left without a denar granted by the Government, many of the young people under 29 did not receive the announced government assistance due to the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic in the amount of 3,000 denars through their domestic payment card. There are...