Wirtschaft Mazedoniens - Економија на Македонија - Economy of Macedonia (Rep. of)

[Zoran]

McMacedonia macht dicht, Gründe bisher unbekannt, vermutet wird Besitzer Wechsel des Franchiseinhabers. Bis jetzt war es Sveto von der Skopska Pivara.

Macedonians with sigh of relief, McDonalds closed indefinitely [TD="colspan: 2"]Wednesday, 15 May 2013 [TD="colspan: 2"] MINA finds that the reasons for the closure of all McDonalds restaurants in Macedonia was dispute in contract and contractual obligations between the franchise owner Sveto Janevski and McDonalds' corporate European office. Sveto Janevski also owns the McDonalds franchises in Bulgaria, however there's not been any problems there. Is Macedonia as lucky as Iceland remains to be seen as the island nation is the only European country to have closed all McDonalds restaurants without ever reopening them. Macedonia's McDonalds closure has nothing to do with economic reasons as was the case in Iceland or failing health regulations, it was a simple dispute between the company and its franchise owner. McDonalds is well known for having very strict franchising agreements with local owners. In Macedonia, the US fast food brand was a synonym for low quality and expensive food. The first McDonalds opened its doors in Skopje 16 years ago. A franchise owner start up cost can range anywhere from 1 to 3 million euros. It is not known whether corporate McDonalds is negotiating a contract with another local businessman.

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[Zoran]

EU provides 1.1 million euro to Macedonia for IPA technical assistance project


Macedonia's capacity of the national system for training coordination in public administration will be strengthened with 1.1 million provided by the European Union. IPA technical assistance project that started today the Ministry of Information Society and Administration (MISA) in the next 18 months will receive assistance to strengthen their capacity and training carried out in the administration.
The project included experts from companies from Austria, Spain and Italy. With their help over the next 18 months we expect to be implemented a number of training sessions provided by the Strategy for Public Administration Reform, the government adopted several years ago, said Minister informacichko Society and Administration Ivo Ivanovski.
Funds obtained through the project, explained, will be useful in the new law on public administration, there will be serious changes and improvements in the way the administration.
- These resources will be helpful to make the training of managers because they have to know the most appropriate material that will cover the new law administration. Additionally, they will need to implement reforms that will be proposed in the legislation, said the Macedonian Minister.
According to him, the IPA project finance are welcome and because it is a period when the administration made great efforts to be effective, pousluzhno oriented, and therefore citizens are very satisfied with the services they receive from all state institutions.

 

[Karim-Benzema]

Shqipëria fton Maqedoninë - Top Channel


Eigentlich Nachrichten aus Albanien.

Geht um Beziehungen Handel Infrastruktur und Investitionen....Albanien hat Mazedonische Vertreter nach Albanien eingeladen und halten dort ein Meeting ab.

 

[Zoran]

S&P cuts Macedonia long-term rating to BB- from BB - The Economic Times

 

[Zoran]

Five new investments in Petrovec industrial zone


Skopje, 5 June 2013 (MIA) - A plant for production of styrofoam and PVC elements, a logistics center for product processing, a center for storing precious materials and a storage are the new facilities which will be built in the Petrovec industrial zone nearby Skopje.


The investors who got locations for construction of facilities in the industrial zone were presented Wednesday with building permits by Minister of Transport Mile Janakieski and the mayor of Petrovec municipality, Borce Mitevski.


"This move is another confirmation of the positive policies conducted to attract new investments," Janakieski stated.


He added that the procedures for obtaining building permission had been radically mitigated and were issued electronically since the beginning of June. ba/14:54

 

[BlackJack]

5 neue Zapfsäulen ... sehr gut, das bringt die erhoffte Entlastung

 

[Zoran]

5 neue Zapfsäulen ... sehr gut, das bringt die erhoffte Entlastung

Heute 5, morgen 5, übermorgen die meisten Zapfsäulen Balkanweit

 

[Zoran]

UAE Economy Min. meets Macedonian PM


Jun 10, 2013 - 08:31 -
WAM SKOBJE-MACEDONIA: UAE Minister of Economy, Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri, has met Macedonian Prime Minister, Nikola Gruevski, during an official visit to the Western Balkans state.


Welcoming the UAE delegation led by Al Mansouri, the Macedonian Prime Minister praised the UAE for its wise foreign policies, its interest in opening up to the world as well as in establishing partnerships that reflect close international cooperation and further reinforce its economic, trade and investment relations with the rest of the world.


Minister Al Mansouri said the meeting is part of efforts to promote relations between the UAE and Macedonia.


The two sides agreed on initiating, at the earliest time possible, negotiations on agreements on double taxation avoidance, the protection and promotion of investments.


They also agreed to exchange visits by business delegations to showcase the economic potentials of the two countries.


Minister Al Mansouri and the Macedonian Prime Minister discussed the exemption of UAE nationals from entry visa for Macedonia. Al Mansouri emphasised that the exemption will contribute to the furthering of UAE-Macedonian relations and will benefit both countries.


Later, in another meeting with the Macedonian Minister of State, Hadi Nezir, Al Mansouri highlighted the UAE's efforts to diversify its economy, and to decrease dependence on oil through the development of non-oil sectors and the optimal investment in SME sectors.


He urged Macedonian investors and businessmen to tap the advantages offered by the UAE economy.


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[Zoran]

[h=1]Hilton to expand into Macedonia[/h]11 JUNE 2013 BY ALISON LEDGER, BE THE FIRST TO COMMENT
Hilton to expand into Macedonia
[h=2]Hilton Worldwide will open its first conference hotel in Macedonia's capital Skopje in early 2016.[/h]

Hilton to expand into MacedoniaThe new build Doubletree by Hilton Skopje will have 172 rooms and 1,400m2 of event space, divided into two large ballrooms and three meeting rooms. The hotel is close to the city's main exhibition centre, which has 50,000m2 of events space.
In addition, a health club and spa will provide over 900m2 to exercise and relax with Turkish Baths, treatment rooms, gym and swimming pool.
The hotel joins further Hilton properties under development in the region in Croatia and Montenegro.
Skopje has a number of historic sites with a sixth century Kale Fortress, Old Skopje Bazaar, Sveti Spas and the historic Daut Pasha Bath. The city benefits from a free economic zone, which has seen major companies announce operations in Skopje.
Patrick Fitzgibbon, senior vice president of development for Europe and Africa, Hilton Worldwide, said: "We are expanding across Europe with a strategy to grow our portfolio of successful brands in key locations with high quality hotel developments.



"Doubletree by Hilton Skopje will be a superb addition to our portfolio, and I am delighted that we will be providing brand new accommodation in Macedonia, a country that is raising its profile as a visitor destination and has seen rapidly increasing numbers of international arrivals."

 

[Zoran]

Italian newspaper: Macedonia's success story
Saturday, 22 June 2013

Sie haben keine Berechtigung Anhänge anzusehen. Anhänge sind ausgeblendet.

It takes four hours for a foreign or domestic investor to register a company, the tax rate is 10%, among the lowest in Europe. If you add Macedonia's educated workforce in the mix, it is no surprise that the country is becoming a hotbed for direct foreign investments - says Italian newspaper Libero in its editorial on Macedonia, calling the country the "Balkan's pearl".

Libero, to its Italian readers explains that if a company invests in an infrastructure and hires over 100 full time staff, the company is not obligated to pay utilities and has a tax reprieve upward to 500,000 euros.
"The clever plan to attract and keep foreign companies is devised perfectly by the Macedonian Government, in fact, Italian company Condotte has already announced a 15m euro investment" says Libero adding the country was ranked #22 out of 183 countries by "Doing Business Report 2012". In 2011 it was 34th.

-Interesting to note is the leap the country has made in only few years in the tourist sector. Low budget airlines continue to sign up and add fligts from and to Skopje and Ohrid. In 2012, the country registered 2 million night stays, which for the size of the country is very good - adds Libero.
-Their newly built airport has increased the capacity at least five fold, which means there will be larger flow of money, which means Macedonia can enter in direct competition with our(Italy's) neighbor, Austria.

Sie haben keine Berechtigung Anhänge anzusehen. Anhänge sind ausgeblendet.

Libero doesn't fail to mention the bizarre name dispute Greece has with Macedonia.

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