The UK will launch an agricultural and an investment fund of a combined amount of EUR 100mn, Macedonian state news agency MIA reported, citing UKs Prince Michael of Kent. The agricultural fund will also cover Kosovo and Albania, while the investment fund will be focused exclusively on Macedonia. The agricultural fund will launch operations in several months. He also said, that a new call centre will be opened, which they hope will create around 150 jobs in the next six months. He added that there is also interest in a joint venture in Macedonias ski centres. Those new business opportunities are the result of a several-day visit to Macedonia of a British business delegation led by Prince Michael of Kent. |
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