Macedonia

BMI View: The Macedonian economy posted no growth in 2012 (in real terms) according to latest data from the Macedonian statistical agency. We estimated growth to come in at 0.3% last... 2013-03-26

The political deadlock in Macedonia's legislature threatens to severely undermine the Balkan country's prospects of EU accession. The impasse, which could see the opposition Social... 2013-02-20

Macedonia's political risk profile is at risk of deterioration, in the wake of an ongoing political crisis which has seen the opposition Social Democratic Party de facto removed from... 2013-02-20

BMI View: We estimate Macedonia's current account deficit to have narrowed to 2.2% of GDP in 2012 (a modest revision to our previous estimate of a 2.5% deficit). In 2013, we expect... 2013-02-20

Policy continuity and a relatively benign external security profile help solidify Macedonia’s political risk profile. This is reflected in our short-term political risk rating... 2013-01-25

Headline consumer price inflation in Macedonia ended 2012 at 4.7% year-on-year (y-o-y), having averaged 3.3% in the 12-months to December. Inflation showed signs of cooling in the final... 2013-01-25

We continue to see only a moderate pick-up in economic growth in Macedonia in 2013, to 1.5% from a slightly raised 2012 growth estimate of 0.5%, in real GDP terms. Despite raising our... 2013-01-25