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Interview of Anita Angelovska Bezhoska, Governor of the National Bank for Sloboden Pechat newspaper In the next two years, we expect low inflation rates to return

Skopje, 19 March 2023

Vice-governor Mitreska: The future steps of monetary policy are conditioned by inflation and the conditions of the foreign exchange market

Skopje, 13 March 2022

Angelovska Bezhoska for MIA: The denar is stable, exchanging denars for foreign currency is an unnecessary expense for the citizens

Skopje, 1 June 2021

Angelovska Bezhoska: The current monetary strategy is the most optimal for the Macedonian economy, the denar is stable

Skopje, 6 May 2021

Velickovski: The Law on Payment Services and Payment Systems will open the market for new players from the fintech sector

Skopje, 1 April 2021

Angelovska Bezhoska: Similar to the EU expectations - the inflation in the Macedonian economy remains moderate

Skopje, 30 March 2021

Vice Governor Nacevska: We expect that the reduction of the key interest rate will contribute to reducing the price of bank loans, in order to overcome the crisis more easily

Skopje, 2 March 2021

Central Banking: The National Bank keeps an account of engaging high-quality staff and constantly invests in their knowledge

Interview with the Chief Economist of the National Bank, Aneta Krstevska, PhD

Skopje, 15 February 2021

Angelovska Bezhoska: The National Bank will start activities to support “green finance” and focuses on support of the fintech sector

Skopje, 8 November 2020

Vice Governor Nacevska: The transposition of the directives and regulations of the EU will create a competitive environment for quantitative and qualitative growth of payment services

Skopje, 29 October 2020

Vice Governor Nacevska: All indicators confirm that foreign reserves are in extremely good condition

Skopje, October 1, 2020

Anglovska Bezhoska: Monetary measures contribute to solid growth of credit support

Skopje, 28 September 2020

Angelovska Bezhoska for MRT: There are no expectations of major inflationary pressures

Skopje, 19 September 2020

Vice Governor Mitreska for MIA: The National Bank cannot and must not allow a bank to operate contrary to the legislation

Skopje, 24 August 2020

Interview with the Governor Angelovska Bezhoska for the newspaper "Vecer": Banks are reliable and stable, citizens’ money is safe

Skopje, 22 August 2020

The Director of Supervison of the NB: None of the supervisory decisions are made overnight, there is an entire supervisory team behind such decisions

Interview for MIA

Skopje, 5 August 2020

Angelovska Bezhoska: Foreign currency remittances from emigrants and persons temporarily working abroad are important for the Macedonian economy

Interviews with the Australia SBS Radio and the e-magazine Antoris

Skopje, 23 June 2020

Angelovska Bezhoska: Speculations against the Denar exchange rate not supported by economic arguments

Statement of the National Bank Governor to the Factor portal

Skopje, 3.5.2020

Angelovska Bezhoska: The National Bank is the guarantor of the price and denar stability

From the interview with Nezavisen.mk

Skopje, 3.4.2020

Angelovska Bezhoska: We expect the financial conditions to ease for both households and businesses

From the interview with TV21

Skopje, 22.3.2020

Angelovska Bezhoska: The possibilities to change contractual terms are more beneficial for the affected citizens than a moratorium; a regulation on efficient and swift implementation is underway

Skopje, 19.3.2020

Angelovska Bezhoska with MIA: The denar is and will remain stable, deposits are safe

Skopje, 12.3.2020

Interview of Governor Anita Angelovska Bezhoska in the show Economic Magazine at Alsat-M TV

Angelovska Bezhoska: The banking system is resilient to shocks

22.03.2019

Interview of the Governor of the National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia, Anita Angelovska-Bezhoska, PhD, for "Bloomberg"

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	5,35%
Overnight loan	5,85%
Overnight deposit	3,95%
7 days deposit facility	4,00%

Changes to the National Bank policy rate

Bank's reserve requirements ratios

Liabilities with contractual maturity of up to 2 years:
in domestic currency	8.0%
in domestic currency with FX clause	100%
in foreign currency	21%
Liabilities with contractual maturity of over 2 years:
in domestic currency	0%
in domestic currency with FX clause	100%
in foreign currency	5%

Financial market operations

Auctions of Central Bank bills

Auctions of government securities

Auctions of repo transactions

Reference rate for calculating the penalty interest rate

5,55%

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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Interviews

Interview of Anita Angelovska Bezhoska, Governor of the National Bank for Sloboden Pechat newspaper In the next two years, we expect low inflation rates to return

Vice-governor Mitreska: The future steps of monetary policy are conditioned by inflation and the conditions of the foreign exchange market

Angelovska Bezhoska for MIA: The denar is stable, exchanging denars for foreign currency is an unnecessary expense for the citizens

Angelovska Bezhoska: The current monetary strategy is the most optimal for the Macedonian economy, the denar is stable

Velickovski: The Law on Payment Services and Payment Systems will open the market for new players from the fintech sector

Angelovska Bezhoska: Similar to the EU expectations - the inflation in the Macedonian economy remains moderate

Vice Governor Nacevska: We expect that the reduction of the key interest rate will contribute to reducing the price of bank loans, in order to overcome the crisis more easily

Central Banking: The National Bank keeps an account of engaging high-quality staff and constantly invests in their knowledge

Angelovska Bezhoska: The National Bank will start activities to support “green finance” and focuses on support of the fintech sector

Vice Governor Nacevska: The transposition of the directives and regulations of the EU will create a competitive environment for quantitative and qualitative growth of payment services

Vice Governor Nacevska: All indicators confirm that foreign reserves are in extremely good condition

Anglovska Bezhoska: Monetary measures contribute to solid growth of credit support

Angelovska Bezhoska for MRT: There are no expectations of major inflationary pressures

Vice Governor Mitreska for MIA: The National Bank cannot and must not allow a bank to operate contrary to the legislation

Interview with the Governor Angelovska Bezhoska for the newspaper "Vecer": Banks are reliable and stable, citizens’ money is safe

The Director of Supervison of the NB: None of the supervisory decisions are made overnight, there is an entire supervisory team behind such decisions

Angelovska Bezhoska: Foreign currency remittances from emigrants and persons temporarily working abroad are important for the Macedonian economy

Angelovska Bezhoska: Speculations against the Denar exchange rate not supported by economic arguments

Angelovska Bezhoska: The National Bank is the guarantor of the price and denar stability

Angelovska Bezhoska: We expect the financial conditions to ease for both households and businesses

Angelovska Bezhoska: The possibilities to change contractual terms are more beneficial for the affected citizens than a moratorium; a regulation on efficient and swift implementation is underway

Angelovska Bezhoska with MIA: The denar is and will remain stable, deposits are safe

Interview of Governor Anita Angelovska Bezhoska in the show Economic Magazine at Alsat-M TV

Interview of the Governor of the National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia, Anita Angelovska-Bezhoska, PhD, for "Bloomberg"