Findings on how Covid-19 will affect poverty, and the assessment of the government measure for easing the conditions for guaranteed minimum assistance, have seen wide media coverage. Click on the link.

The journalist briefing presented the results of the research of the effects of Covid-19 on poverty, as well as an assessment of the relaxed conditions for guaranteed minimum assistance. Click for the policy brief.

On the occasion of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, October 17, we will share our results on how Covid-19 affects poverty. Journalists interested in the online briefing can register at events@financethink.mk.

The Forum is hosted by the Macedonian Center for International Cooperation and the President of the Republic, Mr. Stevo Pendarovski.

The blog discusses the issues of youth employment, by special reference to the vulnerabilities to which your are exposed on the Macedonian labor market. Click for link.

The discussion touches upon issues as the forth package of anticrisis measures, projected budget supplement, support of export-oriented companies, parafiscal charges. Click for link.

With the partnership, we committed to strengthening actions and impact on youth entrepreneurship and self-employment and young people in fragile situations. Through our commitment, we aim to put youth employment high on the agenda of policy makers. Click for more.

The measure should be significantly more targeted, ie target only those sectors that experienced a strong impact during Covid-19 and difficult recovery. Finance Think will propose a specific design of the measure.

The Economic Forum has been the closing event of the “My money, my responsibility” project, which aimed to enhance participative budgeting in the municipalities. Click for gallery.

The economic forum on participative budgeting brought together municipal official and citizens to discuss about municipal budget based on citizens’ needs. Click for gallery.