Tag: economist
Macedonia 23.04.21 | 09:07

The Economist: Macedonia had a high rate of excess deaths in 2020, which were not attributed to Covid-19

A report by The Economist found that Macedonia had 5,870 excess death in April – December 2020 than during a regular year – twice more than the reported Covid-19 deaths for the same period. The magazine is comparing the death rate during previous years to that during the pandemic months of...
Macedonia 08.04.21 | 11:19

Economist vaccination tracker ranks Macedonia among the worst performers in the region

Macedonia is among the worst performing countries in the region in terms of vaccinations, the Economist tracker shows. Macedonian healthcare authorities have only been able to administer about 12,000 vaccines, which amounts to 0.7 percent of the population covered with the first dose only. Only Bosnia...
Macedonia 19.03.21 | 13:36

“Economist”: Macedonia ranked in third place in terms of “excess deaths”

The Republic of Macedonia is ranked third in terms of “excess deaths” per 100 thousand inhabitants because according to statistics 2,490 Covid-19 deaths were recorded by the end of 2020, but the number of deaths is actually 5,690 for the period from April 1 to December 31 2020, the Economist...
Macedonia 18.12.19 | 11:32

The Economist: Macedonia ranks third worst in the world in youth unemployment

Macedonia was named as the country with the third worst youth unemployment level in the world in the latest Economist World in Figures report. Only South Africa (52.9) and Bosnia (46.7) have worse youth unemployment levels than Macedonia, where the percentage stands at 44.7. Countries that are better...
Macedonia 07.11.19 | 13:36

Macron declared NATO “brain-dead”, says Europe is “on a precipice”

French President Emmanuel Macron, who has is carving out a growing role for himself in European politics and who recently vetoed Macedonia and Albania from opening EU accession talks, gave a blunt interview to the Economist. In it, he declares NATO “brain-dead” while Europe is on the “edge...
Macedonia 25.10.19 | 10:34

Economist: Europe showed “North Macedonians” the finger

“We pushed them to do it and then we showed them the finger”, an unnamed European diplomat told the Economist after the European Council’s defeat in Brussels. According to the Economist, the article titled “At French insistence, the Macedonians are left out in the cold”...
Macedonia 01.10.19 | 11:33

Zaev asks EU to grant him accession talks, or risk punishing the “best example in Europe”

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev pleaded with the European countries to reward his name change project on Macedonia, and allow the country to open EU accession talks in October. During an Economist conference in Skopje, attended by a number of former officials and leaders, Zaev said that failure to open the...

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