Macedonia has been ranked 102nd out of 138 countries in terms of freedom of the press, according to one of the results of the Executive Opinion Survey conducted by the World Economic Forum (WEF). The survey questions ask for responses on a scale of 1 to 7, and for this particular variable 1 meant totally restricted press, while 7 indicated completely free press. Macedonia's 2009-2010 weighted average score was 4.14, which compares with 6.91 for Denmark, the best ranked country. Other countries from SEE compared favourably with Macedonia, with their standing being as follows: Slovenia (rank 77th, score 4.77), Montenegro (78th, 4.75), Bosnia and Herzegovina (88th, 4.39), Croatia (92nd, 4.32), Serbia (97th, 4.26), Bulgaria (98th, 4.2) and Albania (100th, 4.17). |
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