Our Maria Bašeska is participating in the Regional Conference “Elephants in the Civic Space”, which is being held in Podgorica, Montenegro, December 20-22, 2022, within the SMART Balkans initiative.
Finance Think is participating in the third panel discussion on the topic “The Macedonian economy is European – mobility, competitiveness, development”, organized by the Secretariat for European Affairs.
Our Blagica Petreski spoke in the second panel dedicated to cluster 3 Competitiveness and inclusive #growth, together with ministers Kreshnik Bekteshi, Jeton Shaqiri, Bisera Kostadinova Stojchevska, Admirim Aliti, and Director of the PRO Sanja Lukarevska.
In our Macro-Monitor published this Friday, based on #model calculations, we came out with a GDP projection for 2023 of 2.4% and an inflation projection of 8.9%. Both numbers are under significant #risks. The GDP projection is under downside risk, that is, according to current information, the probability of achieving a lower rate than this is higher, compared to the probability of achieving a higher rate. With #inflation, the uncertainty is in both directions, because the movements and sources of the pressures are difficult to predict, especially the geopolitical developments. However, for now, forecasts indicate that some price pressures will subside, reducing the likelihood of double-digit inflation in 2023.
With colleagues from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), we discussed current economic issues in the country and the region.
We make a continuous contribution to the consultative process in the country, through an objective, evidence- and data-based analysis of current economic trends and economic policies.
Our WEBecon network had a successful regular meeting, where we discussed governance issues and activities for the coming period.
Our Blagica Petreski met with representatives of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing knowledge and engagement in global affairs, from Chicago, USA.
The reception was followed by a networking event in which the US Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, Nicholas Burns, and the Council’s Faye Hartog Levin discussed the major issues in the relationship today and their prospects.
🗃 Our Despina Tuman presented the findings of the project “#Budget for all: Citizen consultations for creating a budget according to local needs” at the ninth meeting of the National Working Group for Public Administration Reform, organized by the European Policy Institute – EPI, which supported this action within the WeBER 2.0 project.
Finance Think participated in the dialogue on the Program for Economic Reforms 2023-25, organized by the Delegation of the European Union, Skopje.
We make a continuous contribution to the consultative process in the country, through an objective, evidence- and data-based, analysis of current economic trends and economic policies.
About the results of our project “Gender-responsible planning at the local level: The case of Prilep and Krushevo”, we talked with our dear colleagues from Reactor Research in Action, who supported it as a donor, within the framework of their action “Advancing gender equality in the EU accession process”.
The two-day Forum for #Civil Society Organizations and #Think Tanks 2022 was held in Berlin, in which our Despina Tumanoska participated.
At the forum, representatives of the civil sector had the opportunity to share their recommendations for the #Berlin process in front of relevant policy makers.