Author: Финанце Тхинк

The State Statistical Office has released the data on price developments for March 2026, which marks the first month following the outbreak of the military conflict between the United States/Israel and Iran. According to these data, prices increased by 0.7% on a monthly basis and by 4.9% on an annual basis. Given the heightened expectations […]
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Today in Prilep, together with representatives of local institutions, civil society, and the business community, we discussed and addressed several important questions: 💰 Who wins municipal tenders?🤝 Is there sufficient competition?📊 Are citizens of Prilep and Krushevo getting value for money?💬 Open discussion. Real questions.
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Finance Think conducted a model-based assessment of the effects of the current geopolitical shock on inflation, based on three scenarios that differ in terms of the intensity and persistence of the energy price shock, as well as the way in which it is transmitted through the economy. In the baseline scenario, it is assumed that […]
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Over €200 million per year is allocated to state aid in North Macedonia, but these funds are dispersed across multiple institutions, making them difficult to track and manage. According to data from the Commission for Protection of Competition, state aid amounted to €206 million in 2023 (around 1.5% of GDP), while in 2024 it reached […]
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Finance Think supports an increase in the minimum wage to preserve the living standard of its recipients. The key question is not whether the minimum wage should increase, but at what pace and on which economic foundations. An excessive increase in the minimum wage and all other wages in the economy without a parallel increase […]
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Today’s panel debate, “Strengthening state aid governance in the Western Balkans: transparency, effectiveness and EU alignment”, brought together a diverse group of policymakers, representatives of public institutions from the Western Balkans, international organizations, and research and civil society actors. The discussion highlighted that state aid is often perceived as a technical or administrative issue, while […]
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North Macedonia has once again borrowed on international markets through the issuance of its tenth Eurobond, worth one billion euros, aimed at servicing maturing obligations and stabilizing public finances. However, in the coming months, additional borrowing is expected—this time through loans—in order to secure funds for the regular settlement of obligations. What does this mean […]
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#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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