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Economy grew by 3.8 percent in the last quarter of 2025

Economic growth in the fourth quarter of 2025 rose to 3.8 percent, informed the State Statistics Bureau today. This means that we have stable and…

04.03.2026

Economy
Government plans steps to deal with the expected energy shock

02.03.2026

Economy
Massive increase in the volume of freight cargo

27.02.2026

Economy
Nikoloski: we are holding intense talks with the EU on the trucker issue

20.02.2026

Economy
Nikoloski: two new Wizz Air lines, from Skopje to Sicily and Sardinia

17.02.2026

Economy  | 16.01.2026

Almost all of the 250 million EUR Hungarian business loan have been allocated

Nearly all of the funds from the 250 million EUR Hungarian loan meant from Macedonian businesses have been allocated, said Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski. The…
Economy  | 13.01.2026

Skopje – Solun pipeline used for diesel deliveries after 13 years

The Skopje - Solun pipeline was put into service again after 13 years. Origianlly built to deliver crude oil from the port of Solun (Thessaloniki)…
Economy  | 12.01.2026

Hungarian owned One Macedonia Communications wins license to be the third mobile operator

The AEK telecommunications agency informed today that it has chosen the bid of Hungarian 4iG as the most competitive to be the third mobile operator…
Economy  | 09.01.2026

Increase in the import of electric and hybrid vehicles

Macedonians are purchasing ever more hybrid and electric vehicles, Boban Nikolovski, head of the Customs Office, told Republika in an interview. In 2024, there were…
Economy  | 07.01.2026

Inflation estimated at 4 percent, Mickoski warns supermarket chains about their cartel practices

The annual rate of inflation is estimated to be about 4 percent, said Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski, again warning retail chains that they will face…
Economy  | 05.01.2026

Mickoski: there is a serious investor interested in the Popova Sapka ski resort

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski announced a major new investment in Popova Sapka during his visit to the ski resort today. We are on the right…
Economy  | 04.01.2026

The Government is preparing severe action against supermarket chains who coordinate on their prices

The Government plans to act against supermarket chains who are coordinating their prices as a cartel, warned Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski today. We are not…
Economy  | 03.01.2026

Nikoloski expects work on the fast railroad line to begin after the summer

Work on the fast Corridor 10 railroad line will begin after the summer, and the first track will be operational by 2028. The entire project…
Economy  | 29.12.2025

Finance Ministry plans two 500 million EUR bond issues in 2026

Finance Minister Gordana Dimitrieska Kocoska announced that a 1B euro denominated bond will be issued in 2026. The bond will be issued in two equal…
Economy  | 28.12.2025

Economy Ministry announces tenfold increase of fines for markets that make cartel arrangements

The Economy Ministry warned companies that are entering into cartel arrangements that they will face fines 10 times higher than what they have faced so…
Economy  | 28.12.2025

Statistics bureau: poverty rate stood at 21.9 percent in 2024

The State Statistics Bureau (DZS) publisehd a report indicating that the poverty rate in 2024 was at 21.9 percent. By age, children and minors under…
Economy  | 26.12.2025

VMRO proposes keeping the lower tax rates for first time home buyers

VMRO-DPMNE representatives in Parliament proposed a bill that will keep in place the 5 percent VAT tax rate for purchase of apartments for first time…
Economy  | 26.12.2025

“The energy system was devastated by the SDSM Government”

During the Parliament question time, Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski and SDSM leader Venko Filipce debated the energy situation, as coal imports were disrupted by a…
Economy  | 22.12.2025

Prime Minister Mickoski announces 100 million EUR investments in the energy sector

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski announced that almost 100 million EUR will be invested in construction of a solar plant near Bitola and in modernization of…
Economy  | 19.12.2025

Two new investments, from Germany and Turkey, will open 1,000 jobs

Two companies, from Germany and Turkey, have recently confirmed their investment plans in Macedonia, and will open a total of 1,000 new jobs, said Prime…
Economy  | 17.12.2025

Nikoloski on the railroad to Bulgaria: we entered a phase where politics no longer plays a role in the project

Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Nikoloski welcomed the fact that politics stopped playing a role in the development of the long delayed railroad line to Bulgaria,…
Economy  | 12.12.2025

Unemployment drops by 7,000 in the third quarter of 2025

The number of employed citizens grew by 7,000 in Q3 of this year and there are encouraging signs that immigrants are returning to the country,…
Economy  | 12.12.2025

Skopje airport makes history with three million passengers

Skopje airport is making history after reaching three million passengers in a year, said Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Nikoloski today, as a flight to Bari…
Economy  | 07.12.2025

“Macedonia will move from an economy of low wages to a high productivity model”

A prominent feature of the Strategy announced by VMRO-DPMNE at their congress yesterday, is the push to move the country from a low wage economic…
Economy  | 05.12.2025

Nikoloski: we are building and modernizing the pan-European corridors 8 and 10

We are putting in strong efforts to build and modernize the two European corridors that pass through the country, through the railway connection with Bulgaria,…