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🔴 What awaits future pensioners?

🟥 What kind of pension model do we need, and who will bear the burden…

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Finance Think at the Civil Society & Think Tank Forum 2026 in Prishtina

From 5 to 7 October, the Civil Society & Think Tank Forum 2026 took place in Prishtina. As the…

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New Policy Study!

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North Macedonia’s Pension System Under Pressure: Reforms Could Save €5.5 Billion by 2035

North Macedonia’s pension system is facing structural fiscal pressures that are already present rather than a matter for the…

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We participated at the Day of CSOs in the City park!

Read our newest Macro-monitor 15(2)

📈 Economic activity accelerated, but the acceleration was largely driven by budget spending

🏗️ In the second quarter of 2026,…

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Participation in the WB Reform and Growth Monitor Workshop in Tirana

📍 From 1 to 3 July, we participated in the regional workshop for grant recipients under the WB Reform…

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📍 Finance Think at the World Bank Fiscal Councils Peers Learning Event in Vienna

Finance Think is participating in the Fiscal Councils Peers Learning Event, organized by the World Bank and the European…

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Successful completion of the round table on green transtion and CBAM

At the roundtable “Enhancing Competitiveness: The Energy Transition, CBAM and the Future of Macedonian Industry,” Finance Think presented the…

Nearly half of government promises show progress, but sectoral gaps remain large

KOMPAS: Monitoring of Government Promises (2024-2028) : findings from the first two years

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On pension matters, participation in Bloomberg

15/10/2026

🔴 What awaits future pensioners? 🟥 What kind of pension model do we need, and who will bear the burden of future reforms? 📌 Without measures, the deficit in the

Finance Think at the Civil Society & Think Tank Forum 2026 in Prishtina

08/10/2026

From 5 to 7 October, the Civil Society & Think Tank Forum 2026 took place in Prishtina. As the official civil-society platform of the Berlin Process, the Forum also brought

New Policy Study!

05/10/2026

https://shorturl.at/5YMmb

North Macedonia’s Pension System Under Pressure: Reforms Could Save €5.5 Billion by 2035

05/10/2026

North Macedonia’s pension system is facing structural fiscal pressures that are already present rather than a matter for the distant future. The structural deficit of the Pension and Disability Insurance

We participated at the Day of CSOs in the City park!

04/10/2026

Read our newest Macro-monitor 15(2)

04/09/2026

📈 Economic activity accelerated, but the acceleration was largely driven by budget spending 🏗️ In the second quarter of 2026, GDP growth accelerated to 4.3%. This was the first quarter

Participation in the WB Reform and Growth Monitor Workshop in Tirana

26/07/2026

📍 From 1 to 3 July, we participated in the regional workshop for grant recipients under the WB Reform and Growth Monitor project, held in Tirana, Albania. The workshop brought

📍 Finance Think at the World Bank Fiscal Councils Peers Learning Event in Vienna

09/07/2026

Finance Think is participating in the Fiscal Councils Peers Learning Event, organized by the World Bank and the European Union, bringing together fiscal councils to exchange experiences and good practices

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15/10/2026

Statement: „Pension reforms must take place, the time is coming when there will be fewer insured people than pensioners, the Fiscal Council warns“

12/10/2026

Citation: “The structural deficit of the pension system is 5.2% of GDP”

12/10/2026

Citation: „The pension sistem is endangered, reforms are needed“

12/10/2026

Citation: “Counterspin: PIOM is under serious financial pressure, but not on the verge of collapse”

08/10/2026

Citation: „The budget is not a drawer that you just take out of, it must also be put in“

08/10/2026

Statement: „The window for pension reform is closing by 2035 – the cost of delay is rising“

06/10/2026

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