Macedonia
Global Money Week aims for better money sense
OECD event aimed at boosting financial literacy receives attention in central and eastern Europe
North Macedonia makes third 25bp hike
Central bank moves to increase local currency deposits, while inflation reaches double digits
One in five central bank economists have a PhD
Central banks in Africa lag behind peers in sponsoring PhD programmes
ECB paper examines ‘euroised’ economies
European countries’ informal adoption of euro places limits on central banks, says working paper
Diversity is key for policy-making and institutional culture
North Macedonia governor Anita Bezhoska says more needs to be done to attract women to finance
Governors Nabiullina, Tabaković and Bezhoska on systemic risk and women in power
Russia, Serbia and North Macedonia governors discuss bank reforms, corruption and the Covid-19 crisis
How valuable is a PhD economist?
Heads of research from Canada, Israel and North Macedonia weigh the benefits of advanced economics education
Fears rise over breakdown in Basel and IFRS standards
Bretton Woods institutions worried about growing divergence in capital and accounting rules
Podcast: North Macedonia on the brink of change
New central bank governor is determined to put own stamp on institution
Currency services: De La Rue
UK-based banknote provider secured new clients and transformed focus towards technology in 2018
People: Macedonia appoints two female vice-governors
ECB brings statistics expert from Eurostat; RBNZ creates position of manager communications
First female governor appointed to Bank of Macedonia
Deputy governor appointed after lawmakers reject second term for incumbent
Macedonia’s Kadievska: DLT could ‘completely replace’ some intermediaries
Maja Kadievska analyses the pros and cons of distributed ledger technology
People: Maltese deputy resigns; India and Macedonia seek new deputies
Maltese deputy will depart in June; RBI seeks replacement for SS Mundra
Macedonia links up with EU payment infrastructure
Central bank announces local interbank payment system will connect with Target2 via Bank of Italy
Macedonian notes: world’s first security thread in long window
New banknote designs entering circulation feature De La Rue’s Kinetic StarChrome
South-eastern European banking supervisors agree to co-operate with EBA
Six supervisory agencies agree to share information with EBA
Governments should work to promote ‘e-commerce’, UN report says
Developing economies stand to gain if they can harness e-commerce
IMF sees deflation threat to Western Balkan recovery
Fund publishes special report on economic transition in the region
Macedonia central bank unveils three-year plan
Strategic plan through 2017 commits to improvements in human capital and corporate governance
Macedonian central bank launches financial literacy drive
Joint initiative with the government and other state agencies aims to improve understanding of, and involvement in, the financial system; agencies will also seek to promote cross-border co-operation