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2023

Skopje, 10 October 2023

Angelovska Bezhoska at the Annual Meetings of the IMF and the WB

Skopje, 10 October 2023

Cashless payment transactions with payment cards and electronically initiated credit transfers in the country continue to grow

Skopje, 9 October 2023

Igor Velichkovski from the National Bank: The new tool aims to facilitate the citizens’ choice of service providing bank and encouraging competition to reduce fees

Skopje, 7 October 2023

“Fitch”: Tighter monetary policy contributes to return to single-digit inflation

Skopje, 6 October 2023

Regular meeting of the National Bank Council

Skopje, 4 October 2023

Anita Angelovska Bezhoska: The new tool for comparison of the banks’ fees will contribute to increased competitiveness and more favorable prices for payment services

Skopje, 1 October 2023

The National Bank provided the tool Comparison of fees between payment services providers

Skopje, 30 September 2023

Ninth international research conference of the National Bank: The geoeconomic fragmentation can reduce the global GDP up to 12%

Skopje, 29 September, 2023

NB Research Conference: An optimal combination of policies for low inflation and rapid Western Balkans growth

Significant developments in interest rates of banks and savings houses and changes in the external debt and external claims and international investment position

Skopje, 28 September 2023

The ninth international research conference of the National Bank starts tomorrow

Skopje, 27 September 2023

Vice Governor Mitreska at the Berlin Process Forum: We have high compliance for integration into the European payment infrastructure

Skopje, 26 September 2023

Vice Governor Mitreska: The great confidence in the domestic currency and the inflation slowdown are the results of the monetary policy

Skopje, 22 September 2023

48th Research Club session: Presentation of the paper that won the Annual Prize of the National Bank

Monetary developments in the Republic of North Macedonia

Skopje, 20 September 2023

Meeting of the National Bank Council and the Operational Monetary Policy Committee

Skopje, 19 September 2023

Zoran Panovski from the National Bank: Financial education and appropriate awareness of investors contributes to developing domestic financial markets

Skopje, 16 September 2023

Angelovska Bezhoska at SEFF: Enhancement of the trade and financial integration to raise the development level

Skopje, 15 September 2023

Governor's address at the meeting with Green for Growth Fund and Finance in Motion: The National Bank's new Green Finance Strategy will boost the banking system capacity to support green transformation of the economy

Skopje, 14 September 2023

Meeting with the IMF Mission: The National Bank's measures have reduced inflationary pressures and have had a positive contribution to foreign reserves, but risks are still present and they call for continued vigilance

Skopje, 9 September 2023

Nacevska at a high-level symposium: European multinational companies nearing the region - an opportunity for greater economic growth and integration of the Western Balkan countries into the EU

Skopje, 7 September 2023

The Governor meets the high school students who won a bronze medal at the International Economic Olympiad

Skopje, 6 September 2023

By the end of this month, citizens will be able to compare bank payment service fees on the National Bank website

Skopje, 5 September 2023

Governor Angelovska Bezhoska meets with the IMF - the National Bank have increased banking system resilience with its measures, and moves forward in this direction

Skopje, 2 September 2023

Regular meeting of the National Bank Council

Skopje, 1 September 2023

Meeting with representatives of the Union of High School Students: The National Bank supports the inclusion of financial education in the educational process

Significant developments in interest rates of banks and savings houses, developments in other financial institutions, (OFIs)

Skopje, 30 August 2023

Velichkovski from the National Bank: We created the basis for introducing the new generation of technologies in our payment system

Skopje, 29 August 2023

Angelovska Bezhoska at the European Forum in Austria: Consistent monetary and macroprudential measures to maintain price and financial stability

Skopje, 24 August 2023

Report on the MIPS self-assessment: The payment system is harmonized with the international Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures

INFLATION

EXCHANGE RATES

for the period: -

	Counrty	Code	Currency		Unit	BuyingRate	MiddleRate MKD	SellingRate

NATIONAL BANK POLICY RATES

Monetary instrument	Interest rate
Central Bank bills	4,25%
Overnight loan	4,75%
Overnight deposit	3,75%

Changes to the National Bank policy rate

Bank's reserve requirements ratios

Liabilities with contractual maturity of up to 2 years:
in domestic currency	9.0%
in domestic currency with FX clause	100%
in foreign currency	22%
Liabilities with contractual maturity of over 2 years:
in domestic currency	0%
in domestic currency with FX clause	100%
in foreign currency	10%

Financial market operations

Auctions of Central Bank bills

Auctions of government securities

Auctions of repo transactions

Reference rate for calculating the penalty interest rate

4,25%

SKIBOR

The official language of the documents translated herein is Macedonian. In case of any doubt or misunderstanding, the Macedonian version should therefore be considered final.

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2023

Angelovska Bezhoska at the Annual Meetings of the IMF and the WB

Cashless payment transactions with payment cards and electronically initiated credit transfers in the country continue to grow

Igor Velichkovski from the National Bank: The new tool aims to facilitate the citizens’ choice of service providing bank and encouraging competition to reduce fees

“Fitch”: Tighter monetary policy contributes to return to single-digit inflation

Regular meeting of the National Bank Council

Anita Angelovska Bezhoska: The new tool for comparison of the banks’ fees will contribute to increased competitiveness and more favorable prices for payment services

The National Bank provided the tool Comparison of fees between payment services providers

Ninth international research conference of the National Bank: The geoeconomic fragmentation can reduce the global GDP up to 12%

NB Research Conference: An optimal combination of policies for low inflation and rapid Western Balkans growth

Significant developments in interest rates of banks and savings houses and changes in the external debt and external claims and international investment position

The ninth international research conference of the National Bank starts tomorrow

Vice Governor Mitreska at the Berlin Process Forum: We have high compliance for integration into the European payment infrastructure

Vice Governor Mitreska: The great confidence in the domestic currency and the inflation slowdown are the results of the monetary policy

48th Research Club session: Presentation of the paper that won the Annual Prize of the National Bank

Monetary developments in the Republic of North Macedonia

Meeting of the National Bank Council and the Operational Monetary Policy Committee

Zoran Panovski from the National Bank: Financial education and appropriate awareness of investors contributes to developing domestic financial markets

Angelovska Bezhoska at SEFF: Enhancement of the trade and financial integration to raise the development level

Governor's address at the meeting with Green for Growth Fund and Finance in Motion: The National Bank's new Green Finance Strategy will boost the banking system capacity to support green transformation of the economy

Meeting with the IMF Mission: The National Bank's measures have reduced inflationary pressures and have had a positive contribution to foreign reserves, but risks are still present and they call for continued vigilance

Nacevska at a high-level symposium: European multinational companies nearing the region - an opportunity for greater economic growth and integration of the Western Balkan countries into the EU

The Governor meets the high school students who won a bronze medal at the International Economic Olympiad

By the end of this month, citizens will be able to compare bank payment service fees on the National Bank website

Governor Angelovska Bezhoska meets with the IMF - the National Bank have increased banking system resilience with its measures, and moves forward in this direction

Regular meeting of the National Bank Council

Meeting with representatives of the Union of High School Students: The National Bank supports the inclusion of financial education in the educational process

Significant developments in interest rates of banks and savings houses, developments in other financial institutions, (OFIs)

Velichkovski from the National Bank: We created the basis for introducing the new generation of technologies in our payment system

Angelovska Bezhoska at the European Forum in Austria: Consistent monetary and macroprudential measures to maintain price and financial stability

Report on the MIPS self-assessment: The payment system is harmonized with the international Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures