Thursday, March 28, 2024
The Regulatory Commission for Energy and Water Services of the Republic of North Macedonia adopted a Decision which increases the retail prices of oil derivatives by an average of 1.73% compared to the decision of April 28, 2022. Retail prices of petrol EUROSUPER BS-95 and EUROSUPER BS-98 increase by MKD...
Exactly 13,444 workers in the country did not receive the legally guaranteed minimum of 18,000 denars, according to data from the Public Revenue Office, although they worked full time for a whole month, reports Denar.mk. Most of the workers or 11,437 people were employed in the private sector. And the...
 The Association of Employees in the Gambling Sector responded in a letter to the proposed changes that provide for gambling to take place exclusively in luxury five-star hotels, as well as the proposal to distance business facilities 500 meters from educational institutions. "Gambling is a legal, economic sector that operates...
The credit rating agency Fitch confirmed the credit rating of the country BB +. The report states that this assessment is supported by credible and consistent policies, supported by the long-term stability of the Denar exchange rate. "The report states that the impact of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict will be felt...
Kristina Ampeva of the NGO "Glasen Tekstilec" says that it is about 1,000 textile workers who reported that they were paid a salary below the minimum, which is 18,000 denars starting March. Ampeva explains that 16,000 or 17,000 denars were paid on their accounts. This is the initial number of...
Economy Minister Bytyqi has a catastrophic 100 economic days behind him, accused VMRO-DPMNE on Saturday. “He was supposed to use today's press conference to apologize to the citizens for the dizzying decline in the standard that is happening. Inflation for March was 8.8%, and prices for basic living expenses rose...
The President of the Trade Union for Education, Science and Culture (SONK) Jakim Nedelkov assessed Thursday's protest of part of the membership as an attempt to weaken the positions of the union. According to Nedelkov, the educators who gathered yesterday to protest in front of the SONK headquarters are probably...
The Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia on Friday called on all workers, unions and NGOs to join the protest that will be held on May 1 - International Labor Day, which will demand a linear increase in wages by 2,806 denars. The SSM President Darko Dimovski at today’s press...
Macedonia is knocking on the door of the IMF - but how much money will be needed to cover the budget gap is still uncertain. Macedonian Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski did not reveal how much debt is in question. The Budget Review will wait for the visit to the IMF....
The Macedonian political and economic situation is complicated, the budget has a rather large deficit, and we have a deficit in foreign exchange. NBRNM Governor Bezhovska-Angelovska and Finance Minister Besimi were at the IMF to agree on an arrangement to help the Macedonian economy, instead of issuing a Eurobond...