Author: Финанце Тхинк

#Fiscal accountability is at the core of our story in the publications of Civica Mobilitas and the Macedonian Center for International Cooperation (MCIC) toward the end of 2025.
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📘 New Policy StudyWe analyze how public finances translate (or fail to translate) into better education and health outcomes across six Western Balkan countries, using panel data for the period 2006–2020 and CMP methodology. 🔍 Key findings:• 🧾 It’s not just how much we spend — it’s how we spend it: stronger budget execution is […]
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Today, December 12, 2025, we held a Training on Monitoring Public Procurement, where 20 representatives from local public institutions, civil society organizations, and the media from Prilep and Krushevo gained new information and knowledge on the proper monitoring and implementation of public spending.It is time for efficient and transparent public procurement!
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The first Webinar on the alignment of state aid regulation with EU Acquis was held, attended by 35+ representatives of public institutions that control, manage and/or grant state aid in the Western Balkan countries. Olgica Spevec, an expert on state aid and competition policies, shared Croatia’s experience through practical challenges and lessons learned in the […]
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In the podcast “Where Is the Money?” on Pari.com.mk, Professor Marjan Petreski discusses the Draft Budget 2026:⚠ As in our FT Commentary 43 (https://shorturl.at/67wyD), the overall budgeting framework is moving in the right direction, but a series of fiscal risks remain.❗ The inflation target of 2.5% is achievable only if fiscal policy supports monetary policy, […]
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✅ We are proud that MK-MOD, the Macedonian tax-benefit microsimulation model – developed and maintained by Finance Think – is officially featured on the European models map within EUROMOD 🇪🇺. With this, MK-MOD stands shoulder to shoulder with the models of the European Union, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and other countries that develop modern […]
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Budget revenues are projected to grow by 3.5%, calculated based on the budgeted revenues for 2025. That nominal growth is realistic—one could even say conservative—if for 2026 we expect real GDP growth of 3.8% and inflation of 2.5%. However, the problem arises because the projection in the 2025 budget is unrealistic to achieve. Finance Think […]
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🔛 On 12 and 13 November in Sarajevo, our economist Marija Basheska participated in the regional conference “Think SMART: Rethinking the Old-School Funding Approach,” dedicated to rethinking funding models and strengthening the role of the civil sector in the Western Balkans.Her participation in the conference was an excellent opportunity to exchange practices, hear diverse perspectives, […]
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We participated in the regional discussion “Promoting the Green Industrial Future of the Western Balkans,” held on November 3 in Tirana.Blagica Petreski shared the event’s concluding insights. After the energy crisis, the topic of energy transition has increasingly taken on an economic dimension — it is no longer just an environmental issue, but also one […]
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