Key View

• EU membership prospects will underpin an uptick in economic activity over the coming years by hastening progress in the implementation of much needed economic reforms.
• Reforms will bolster Macedonia’s operating environment, supporting a rebound in investment, but will also underpin employment gains, which in turn will boost household

Key View

• Greece’s ratification of the Prespa agreement ends a long-standing dispute with neighbouring Macedonia. The latter will now be renamed the ‘Republic of North Macedonia’.
• The ratification of the deal marks a historic moment for Macedonia as it unblocks Skopje’s path to eventual NATO and EU membership.
• The political opposition in both

Key View:

• The Macedonian economy will continue its recovery over the next two years, gradually catching up with regional peers in the Western Balkans.
• The rebound will be driven by robust consumption and a recovery in investment which will be supported by improvements in the political climate.
• Reform momentum will also pick up pace

Key View:

• The Macedonian economy will continue its recovery over the next two years, gradually catching up with regional peers in the Western Balkans.
• The rebound will be driven by robust consumption and a recovery in investment which will be supported by improvements in the political climate.
• Reform momentum will also pick up pace

Key View

• Macedonia's parliament approved the start of a process of changing the country's name to Republic of North Macedonia. This brings a decades-old dispute with Greece one step closer to the end and paves the way for the country's EU and NATO membership.
• Having secured the votes of eight opposition MPs, the ruling coalition is