Category: Economy
Economy 03.02.23 | 15:46

Diesel price drops, gasoline prices remain unchanged

As of midnight, the prices of diesel fuel and extra light household fuel will drop by two denars, according to the Energy Regulatory Commission. The retail price of Eurosuper BS 95 remains MKD 84 per liter, and that of Eurosuper BS 98 is MKD 86 per liter. The retail price of Eurodiesel BS (D-E-V) will...

Economy 01.02.23 | 14:27

Minister Bocvarski’s father also opened electricity production company

Vencislav Bocvarski, the father of the Minister of Transport and Communications Blagoj Bocvarski, is the manager of the newly established company for electricity production, Tehno Energy, faktor.mk reported. According to the data in the central register, the owner of the new company from Stip is Tehnoinvest...

Economy 01.02.23 | 13:29

Photovoltaic power plants to be built for several public institutions in Makedonska Kamenica

The Municipality of Makedonska Kamenica will invest in the construction of photovoltaic power plants in several public institutions in the city. The goal, as informed by the Municipality, is to save financial resources that will be invested in various social programs. After the announcement of investments...

Economy 31.01.23 | 11:48

Skills of young people in Macedonia are ten times lower compared to the figures in the EU countries

The skills of young people in Macedonia are ten times lower compared to the figures in the countries of the European Union. This is indicated in the Progress Report, said Blazen Maleski from the Regional Office for Youth Cooperation RIKO, who was the moderator of the debate held at Europe House Skopje...

Economy 31.01.23 | 11:09

IMF does not expect the global economy to slip into recession

The world economy will cope better than initially feared with the shocks from the war in Ukraine and high inflation, the International Monetary Fund said as it upgraded its forecast. The global growth outlook for 2023 was revised up by 0.2 percentage points to 2.9%, the IMF said in its World Economic...

Economy 30.01.23 | 15:10

Fuel prices on the rise

As of midnight, gasoline prices will increase by one denar per liter, and the price of diesel will increase by half a denar per liter, the Energy Regulatory Commission decided today. The new price of EUROSUPER BS-95 will be MKD 84 per liter, EUROSUPER BS-98 will be sold for MKD 86, and EURODIESEL (D-E...

Economy 29.01.23 | 17:07

Citizens do not trust the state: Over 60 percent believe that it does not know how to deal with the crisis and inflation

Over 60 percent of citizens believe that the state is not ready to deal with the economic crisis and inflation, according to a phone poll conducted by the Institute for Political Research Skopje (IPIS) for the Detector show on a representative sample of 1,119 respondents conducted in the period from...

Economy 29.01.23 | 14:53

Bytyqi: Additional workforce necessary for economic growth and development

The time has already come to open discussion about the need for additional workforce on the labor market, Deputy PM for Economic Affairs Fatmir Bytyqi told Bloomberg Adria’s Zoom show, commenting on the need to import workforce as an inevitable solution to the labor shortage the country is facing. Bytyqi...

Economy 27.01.23 | 12:36

Opening of tender bids for new airline subsidies

The Ministry of Transport and Communications will today hold a public opening of the bids submitted to the call for financial support for new airlines from Skopje International Airport and Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle for the period from 2023 to the end of 2025. On the call that was open from December...

Economy 24.01.23 | 14:19

Mickoski: The Government raked up 110 million EUR in deficit spending over just 20 days

Macedonia’s budget deficit over only the past 20 days amounted to 110 million EUR, warned VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski. This is new debt that we leave to the future generations. The entire country is held hostage to several people who continue to rob it. These are not European values,...

Economy 23.01.23 | 14:00

Diesel and BS-95 fuel prices go up by half a denar

The RKE energy regulatory commission announced that it will increase the price of the Eurosuper BS-95 fuel and the diesel fuel by half a denar, to 83 and 84 denars per liter. Eurosuper BS-98 will remain priced at the same 85 denars per liter.

Economy 22.01.23 | 21:26

Poll: 49.1 percent of the citizens can’t make it through the month with their current salaries

A poll conducted by IPIS for the Detektor show revealed that half of our citizens (49.1%) can’t make ends meet with their current monthly salaries. In light of the spiking inflation, 80 percent of those polled said that their costs have risen compared to last year, and 54.4 percent said that their...

Economy 22.01.23 | 17:27

Open bid for gas suppliers for the capital Skopje

The state owned ELEM/ESM energy producing company is seeking offers from gas suppliers for February. The company switched from the Makpetrol company to the Bulgarian Balkan Utilities as the main supplier for the three heating plants that operate in the capital Skopje, and service the only warm water...

Economy 20.01.23 | 12:53

Fuel prices upped

The Regulatory Commission for Energy passed a Decision increasing the retail prices of fuel products by an average of 2.90% compared to the decision of January 16, 2023. The retail prices of EUROSUPER BS-95 and EUROSUPER BS-98 are increasing by 2.50 den/liter, while the retail prices of EURODIESEL (D-E...

Economy 19.01.23 | 12:31

Mickoski: The criminal leadership of ESM spent 230 million euros of people’s money, after the change of government they will be held accountable for what they are doing to Macedonia

During today’s visit to the Municipality of Ohrid on the occasion of the Orthodox holiday of Epiphany – Vodici, the leader of VMRO-DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski, was asked to comment on the fact that SDSM says that there are surpluses of electricity and that instead of losses, positive results...

Economy 18.01.23 | 09:45

Mexhiti: DUI brags about infrastructure all the time, and only two kilometers of the Skopje-Blace road have been built in five years

In a government where half of the ministers are Albanians and 80 percent of the economic departments are run by Albanians, should the capital investments in the Albanian areas be at two percent, Izet Mexhiti, leader of the dissatisfied group demanding changes in DUI, asked in an interview with TV Sitel. Leader...

Economy 16.01.23 | 14:03

Fuel prices rise

As of midnight, the retail prices of Eurosuper BS 95 and Eurosuper BS 98 will be a denar per liter higher and a denar and a half per liter higher, respectively. The price of diesel is also going up by a denar, and that of extra light household fuel is going up by a denar and a half, according to the...

Economy 16.01.23 | 11:24

Prices of apartments continue to rise

According to the census data, more than a third of the total 839,174 listed apartments are empty. 531,987 apartments are inhabited, and the remaining 36.6 percent, or 307,187 apartments are empty. Of the Skopje municipalities, Centar has the most empty apartments – 10,865 or over 40 percent of...

Economy 14.01.23 | 21:04

Bekteshi: Households, small consumers record over 15% electricity saving

Households and small energy consumers in December alone recorded 17-percent electricity saving, in November 18% and in October 17%, Economy Minister Kreshnik Bekteshi said Saturday. This means that in the last three months, households and small consumers have over 15 percent electricity savings, which...

Economy 14.01.23 | 11:39

Vitanov: Without competition, this is the worst government ever, the economy is led by DUI, when did they have an economic program?

Today’s politics in Macedonia is a collection of immorality and I wouldn’t even want to call it politics. Macedonian society has gone backward with this kind of policy. This is without a doubt the worst government ever, especially on the economic level. I am convinced that this government...

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