Sep122019

MACEDONIA2025 MONTHLY RUNDOWN: ECONOMIC & BUSINESS NEWS

 

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

Domestic News

5 August – The European Investment Bank Has Supported 2.000 Companies and 60.000 New Employments in Macedonia

 

8 August – Ohrid Passes Moratorium on Building Permits

 

13 August – Tourist Numbers in N. Macedonia rise 3.5% y/y in H1

 

13 August – Financial Times: Macedonia Ranks 18th in Attracting Greenfield Investments

 

14 August – N. Macedonia’s Business Confidence Index in Manufacturing Rises 1.3 pp in July

 

14 August – Sugareski: Over 550 km of Roads Repaired, Upgraded

 

14 August – National Bank: There is Economic Growth, but More Moderate in Comparison with Q1

 

15 August – Macedonian Steel Victim of American-European Tightening Grip

 

19 August – Skopje Municipalities to Get More Funds as Part of Equal Regional Development Bid

 

20 August – MASIT – ICT Chamber of Commerce Conducted a Working Meeting with President Pendarovski

 

20 August – MANU to Promote New Anthologies in Ohrid

 

20 August – Skopje and Prishtina Seeking Solutions to Trade Dispute

 

21 August – What are the Top 10 Export Markets for Macedonian Products?

 

22 August – North Macedonia to Introduce Reverse Vending Machines for Beverage Containers

 

24 August – Zaev: The New Ecological Busses will Decrease Air Pollution in Prilep

 

29 August – Macedonia among Top 20 Wine Destinations in the World

 

29 August – National Bank: PayPal, Scrill and Similar Platforms will Become Available in Macedonia

 

30 August – Bekteshi: Macedonian Economy Has Suffered no Damage from Kosovo Import Ban

 

30 August – Industry: Increasing Production, Decreasing Employment?

 

Regional News

5 August – Poland and Croatia Propose Scrapping Income Taxes for Young People

 

26 August – Monika Rozalska: Tech4Muni Hackathon will Promote Macedonia as a Regional Cradle for Smart City Solutions

 

27 August – Serbia and North Macedonia Open Integrated Border Crossing

 

30 August – EU Ministers Push for Start of Albania, North Macedonia Membership Talks

 

Organizational News

10 August – Branko Azeski and Vera Stavroff Discussed the Increased Cooperation between the Economic Chamber of Macedonia and Macedonia2025

 

14 August – President Pendarovski Met with Nikica Mojsoska-Blazevski, Chief Executive Officer of Macedonia2025

 

29 August – Macedonia2025 Summit Will Be Focused on Protecting the Environment and Future of Professions