Author: Финанце Тхинк

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 […]
The post Blagica Petreski on FinSight: Public Debt and the Economic Outlook in 2026 first appeared on Finance Think.
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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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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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