Analysis
Spring 2017 / Issue 53
New Public e-System for
International Payments
Starting in April 2017, Macedonia’s National Bank will
provide an e-banking system for use by public institutions
when conducting international payment operations. The
system was built to increase the quality and efficiency of
National Bank payment services, allowing faster flow of
documents and information through e-delivery of payment
orders abroad, electronic notification of inflows, as well as
electronic submission of applications for cash withdrawals
and refunds. Fees for using the new e-order process will
also be lower than those currently charged for the old-fash-
ioned paper process.
Spring 2017 / Issue 53
Analysis
Do Companies in Macedonia Think Long Term?
Project Coordinator: Prof. Leonid Nakov,
Ph.D., Director of the Center for Economic
Researches of the Faculty of Econom-
ics – Skopje, at Ss. Cyril and Methodius
University in Skopje
An international research proj-
ect called “Joint Program for
Sustainability Leadership - PoS-
sibLe 1 ” recently conducted a
survey of managers working in
Macedonian and international
companies, as well as public and
local institutions, NGO’s and other policy makers for sustainable leadership,
revealed the following:
Based on the profound results of the empirical research conducted on Mace-
donian managers and policy-makers for sustainable leadership development,
are reached the following initial findings:
93% of respondents Do not
have a specific organizational
unit or manager within their
organization, directly responsible
for sustainable development.
Weak Science, Math, Reading Performance Among Youth
The average 15 year old in Macedonia performs well below her peer in OECD countries in science, math, and reading,
according to the 2015 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) survey. The results show 52.2% of youth surveyed
are “low achievers” in all 3 subjects and average performance in all areas appears to have declined since 2000. The PISA
survey is conducted to help countries assess and improve their performance. In the following graphics, Macedonia’s average
performance results are shown as “FYROM” and contrasted with those of OECD countries.
Average performance (refers to all 15-year-old students in a country/economy regardless of the school type and grade
attended):
58,9% feel that the main
obstacle for increased sus-
tainability leadership usage is
the Lack of knowledge, skills,
experiences and abilities for
application of the concept.
2015 PISA Survey Results Macedonia vs. OECD Countries
Science
Reading
FYROM
MIN
Mathematics
FYROM
OECD
MAX
Macedonia (384) vs. OECD (493)
MINM
OECD
AX
Macedonia (352) vs. OECD (493)
FYROM
MIN
OECD
MAX
Macedonia (371) vs. OECD (490)
Explore the full results at: compareyourcountry.org/pisa/country/mkd
The huge importance of Quality
education related to sustainable
leadership is acknowledged by
78,3% of the respondents.
New Member Highlights
New Moment New Ideas Company Skopje is part of a
regional network of 10 advertising agencies operating in 8
countries.
New Moment is the first agency on the Macedonian
market, established in 1993 offering total communication
services.
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But what makes us different from the other agencies is the
fact that we are the most awarded one, having won more than
100 awards at international festivals of creativity, among which
a Titanium Lion at Cannes Lions Festival.
Part of our advantages are strong insight into the local men-
tality and market, international know-how and local creativity,
application of marketing trends, strong focus on the market
development and strategic influence on the development of
the audience measurement.
New Moment is offering wide array of services: strategic
planning, creative work, media planning and buying, PR, dig-
ital, production, event organization. 36 full time employees
handle the communication activities of numerous international
and local clients
The added value that the pro-
grams for hiring persons with
special needs bring to the orga-
nization/institution is recognized
by 61% of the respondents.
A joint project between the Faculty of Economics – Skopje at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje; Institute for Research in Environ-
ment, Civil Engineering and Energy – IECE, Skopje; Faculty of Economics at University of Ljubljana, Slovenia; Institute for Sustainability at
University of Graz, Austria; Faculty of Economics at Kaunas University, Lithuania.
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