Tag: export
Economy 09.06.23 | 09:37

Azeski: We must make the export a national priority

The export must become a top national priority, demanded on Thursday the Chairman of the Macedonian Chamber of Commerce Branko Azeski at the debate this month organized by the institution, titled Export, Export, Export!. Azeski, who is also a Chairman of the National Council on Export, addressed the...

Economy 08.06.23 | 09:15

Increase of the exports, decrease of the imports in the first three months of the year

The total value of the exported goods from the country in the period January – April 2023 amounts to $3,005,376,000 and marks an increase year-on-year of 3.1%, the State Bureau of Statistics reported on Wednesday. The value of the imported goods amount to $3,899,163,000, which is 10.7% less than...

Economy 07.07.21 | 13:36

Export up 44.3% in the first five months of the year

The total value of exported goods from Macedonia in January-May 2021 amounted to EUR 2,825,215,000, a 44.3% increase compared to the same period last year. The total value of imported goods in January-May 2021 stood at EUR 3,834,407,000, 39.5% more than in 2020, State Statistical Office data shows. The...

Economy 06.05.21 | 16:40

Export up 29% in Q1

According to the preliminary data of the State Statistical Office, the total value of exported goods from the Republic of Macedonia in the period January-March 2021 amounted to USD 2,002,586 thousand, a 29.0% increase compared to the same period last year, while the value of imported goods in the same...

Macedonia Economy 08.02.21 | 14:14

Exports drop by 7.7 percent in 2020

Exports from Macedonia dropped by 7.7 percent during 2020, the State Statistics Bureau (DZS) informed. Exports totaled 6.6 billion USD, while imports were at 8.7 billion, a 76.1 percent export to import ratio. Our chief export remain car exhaust catalysts – due to the high cost of the platinum...

Economy 07.09.20 | 14:22

Historic drop: Export down 32%, GDP sees a 12.7 % decrease

The growth rate of Macedonia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the second quarter of 2020 was -12.7%, State Statistical Office data shows. In this quarter, increase was recorded in sections: Agriculture, forestry and fishing by 4.5 %; Public administration and defence; Compulsory social security; Education;...

Economy 06.04.20 | 21:36

Export of face masks limited, 20% of daily production to be stored

The government has decided on Monday that the amount of face masks exported from North Macedonia should not exceed 80% of masks produced daily. “Economic operators and manufacturers that export face masks are required to present a document proving that they keep in storage 20% of the amount of masks...

Economy 03.04.20 | 14:47

Ban on flour export to be lifted

The ban on export of flour that was introduced because of the state of emergency will be lifted, the Economy Ministry decided Friday after meeting with representatives of the milling and baking industry. Economy Minister Kreshnik Bekteshi said that the decision was made after it was determined that the...

Macedonia 20.03.20 | 16:35

Serbia exempts Macedonia from its ban on flour exports

Serbia exempted Macedonia from its ban on flour exports. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that the ban, which was put in place to ensure Serbia has reliable food reserves during the coronavirus epidemic, will not apply to Macedonia, Bosnia and Montenegro.

Life 25.12.18 | 12:24

Where do toys in EU come from?

The European Union (EU) is a net importer of toys from the rest of the world. EU exports to non-EU countries are five times lower than imports from non-EU countries, according to Eurostat. In 2017, the EU imported toys worth almost €7.4 billion and exported only about €1.4 billion to non-EU countries....