Category: Economy
Economy 15.02.23 | 15:08

MKD 50,799 were needed for minimum monthly expenses in January

A family of four in January needed MKD 50,799 for minimum monthly expenses, according to the calculations of the Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia. According to the data on the union consumption basket published today, the most money, or 19,206 denars is spent on food and drinks, and 13,313 denars...

Economy 13.02.23 | 14:48

New fuel prices as of midnight

As of Monday midnight, gasoline prices are set to drop by MKD 0.5 per liter, and the diesel price will increase by MKD 0.5 per liter the Energy Regulatory Commission decided today. As of midnight the prices will be: EUROSUPER BS-95 – 81.50 (denars/liter) EUROSUPER BS -98 – 83.50 (denars/liter) EURODIESEL...

Economy 13.02.23 | 12:10

Do not open messages from PRO, they are fake

The Public Revenue Office (PRO) informs that yesterday and today an unknown sender, using its logo, tried to induce citizens to share personal and debit and credit card data through SMS messages. The messages are sent from the phone number +389 79 212 628 with the following content: “Execute the...

Economy 10.02.23 | 14:51

Preferential electricity price to be abolished for businesses not lowering product prices

Companies from the food industry that are receiving a preferential electricity price but have failed to lower the prices of their products in line with the Government agreement will lose this benefit, said Minister of Economy Kreshnik Bekteshi on Friday. On a daily basis, we speak with chambers of commerce...

Economy 08.02.23 | 15:49

Diesel price drops, gasoline remains unchanged

As of Wednesday midnight, the price of diesel is set to drop by MKD 2 to 2.5 per liter, while the gasoline prices remain unchanged, according to a decision by the Energy Regulatory Commission. As of midnight the prices will be: EUROSUPER BS-95 – 82.00 (denars/liter) EUROSUPER BS -98 – 84.00 (denars/liter) EURODIESEL...

Economy 06.02.23 | 15:41

Fuel prices slightly down

As of Monday midnight, fuel prices go down by MKD 1,5-2 per liter, said the Energy Regulatory Commission. As of midnight the prices will be: EUROSUPER BS-95 – 82.00 (denars/liter) EUROSUPER BS -98 – 84.00 (denars/liter) EURODIESEL BS (D-E V) – 78.50 (denars/liter) Extra light household oil (EL-1)...

Economy 06.02.23 | 10:01

Kovacevski and Ahmeti’s connection with Russian tycoon Alexander Lebedev is behind the expensive Bulgarian gas

Snezana Lupevska’s KOD show reveals that the government of Kovacevski and Ahmeti buys more expensive Russian gas from a company whose owner is under the sanctions of two NATO countries. After the scandal with the Russian spy Onishchenko, the selection of the Croatian firm to oversee the highway...

Economy 05.02.23 | 20:02

Bytyqi: Region’s first public service AI-based digital assistant to be launched soon

Deputy PM for Economic Affairs Fatmir Bytyqi said that the first artificial intelligence-based digital assistant Ada will be launched soon, through which companies will be able to receive detailed information about the conditions for investing in our country and the state aid. Transparency, which will...

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...

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