Macedonia's central government (consolidated) debt increased by 6.1% m/m to EUR 2,698.9mn at end-January 2013, after rising by 4.8% m/m in the previous month, finance ministry data showed. In monthly terms, the debt stock has been rising for seven consecutive months. The central government debt was equal to 33.1% of GDP at end-January, up from 32.1% a month earlier. External central government debt grew by 5.5% m/m to EUR 1,700.9mn at end-January, and domestic central government debt expanded by 7.1% m/m to EUR 998mn. |
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