A recap of the key economic headlines and research for Macedonia in the last month. What do you need to know?

MACEDONIA AMONG THE COUNTRIES WITH THE BIGGEST BRAIN DRAIN

Highly trained and qualified people are emigrating our country. According to the Global Competitiveness Report of the World Economic Forum, Macedonia is among the countries with the biggest brain drain. Unfortunately, neither the promise of European integration nor foreign investments have been able to shield the country from this ongoing trend.

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MACEDONIA’S PARLIAMENT RATIFIES NATO MEMBERSHIP

Macedonian members of parliament on Tuesday unanimously ratified an agreement to make their country a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The Balkan country has moved a step closer to becoming the military alliance’s 30th member. Its membership had been blocked by neighboring Greece over a name dispute.

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WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

In Lithuania, Norway, Bulgaria, Latvia and Denmark, the majority of scientists and engineers are women. Of the roughly 15 million scientists and engineers in the EU, 59% are men and 41% are women. When it comes to Macedonia, the percentage of women vs. men in science and technology is around 45% and 55% respectively.

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MACEDONIA WINS EU PRAISE FOR PIONEERING COAL-TO-SOLAR SHIFT

The European Union energy watchdog praised Macedonia on Wednesday (19 February) for a pioneering project among EU aspirants to transform an ageing coal mine into two solar power plants, in line with goals to cut pollution and tackle climate change.

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HOW TO BOOST THE WESTERN BALKANS’ FUTURE PROSPECTS

Prime Ministers of the six Western Balkans nations discussed with EBRD President Sir Suma Chakrabarti today at a regional Investment Summit in London what recent achievements they are proud of and where they should be looking next.

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CROATIA CONFIRMS CORONAVIRUS CASE AS BALKAN STATES BOOST PRECAUTIONS

Croatia said that one of its nationals who returned from Italy is infected with the coronavirus but insisted its health system is prepared, while other Balkan countries have been stepping up virus containment plans.

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QUARTERLY ECONOMIC MONITOR – PROJECTIONS Q4 – 2019

Macedonia2025 projects: GDP Growth between 1,0% and 3,0% in Q4 2019. Based on the available early warning indicators and high frequency data, we expect moderate slowdown in economic growth in the fourth quarter of 2019.

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