The latest annual report Doing Business 2011, published by IFC and the World Bank, has ranked Macedonia 38th out of 183 countries in terms of ease of doing business. The country was ranked 36th in the previous report. The top spots in the latest ranking are again occupied by Singapore, Hong Kong and New Zealand. Yet, Macedonia still compares very favourably with the other countries in SEE, which have been ranked as follows: Slovenia (42nd), Bulgaria (51st), Montenegro (66th), Albania (82nd), Croatia (84th), Serbia (89th), Bosnia and Herzegovina (110th) and Kosovo (119th). |
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Macedonias tobacco crop is expected to increase by 20% to over 30,000 tonnes in 2013, Utrinski vesnik daily reported quoting Danco Mileski, president of the countrys tobacco association. The ... more
The transport ministry has cancelled the tender for preparing a feasibility study for developing the countrys natural gas distribution network, build.mk portal reported. Reportedly, two bids were ... more
Large-sized commercial bank Komercijalna Banka announced that it has won the award Best Bank in Macedonia for 2013 by the magazine Global Finance. The Macedonian bank wins the award for a 10th ... more