Macedonia's industrial employment index rose by 3.3% y/y in May, decelerating from 3.5% y/y in April, the statistics office reported. As recalled, the industrial production surged by 11.8% y/y in April and by 6.9% y/y in May. In May, the employment in mining rose by 2.8% y/y, in manufacturing - by 3.2% y/y, and in utilities - by 4.1% y/y. In aggregate terms, the industrial employment increased by 1.9% y/y in Jan-May. |
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