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Macedonia Economy 06.10.20 | 10:13

Finance Minister Besimi: Public debt will reach 6.5 billion EUR – 60.5 percent of GDP

Fresh after announcing that the 2020 deficit will reach almost a billion EUR, or 8.4 percent of GDP, Finance Minister Fatmir Besimi revealed that the public debt will reach 6.5 billion EUR and surpass 60 percent of GDP. Budget amendments will leave the 2020 deficit just below billion EUR Besimi was...
Macedonia Economy 05.10.20 | 14:43

Budget amendments will leave the 2020 deficit just below billion EUR

The Government adopted the proposed changes to the 2020 budget, which is being amended for a second time, with the deficit projected to spike to nearly a billion EUR. It now provides that the GDP contraction will amount to 4.4 percent and the inflation rate will be at 1 percent, said Finance Minister...
Macedonia Economy 06.09.20 | 11:46

Besimi insists there is enough money to service debt payments throughout the year

Newly appointed Finance Minister Fatmir Besimi assured the public that there is enough money in the budget to cover the debt payment, the deficit and unexpected additional costs of the coronavirs epidemic. Besimi said that the budget will be able to pay out the loans that are maturing throughout the...
Macedonia 26.08.20 | 10:12

Parliament majority worked until after midnight to approve new representatives

Working for more than 12 hours and well past midnight – in violation of the house rules – the narrow majority in Parliament approved the mandates of several new members. They are voted in to replace members of Parliament who are tapped to join the Government, and in one case – to replace...
Macedonia 23.08.20 | 08:32

Anti-Corruption Commission raises issue that could affect the vote on the new SDSM – DUI Government

A curious issue that could affect the formation of the next Government was raised by the state Anti-Corruption Commission (DKSK) yesterday. DKSK head Biljana Ivanovska said that it will be a conflict of interest if member of Parliament Florin Besimi votes to elect the next Government because it is expected...
Macedonia 14.10.19 | 11:03

Sekerinska election rigging scandal: Besimi defends himself by saying he had no direct influence over the electoral commission

DUI officials Fatmir Besimi and Subhi Jakupi denied involvement in election rigging, after a new audio tape reveals how SDSM official Radmila Sekerinska was coordinating the outcome of votes in the State Electoral Commission with them. Besimi, who is recorded talking with Sekerinska, said that he was...
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