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Analysis of parafiscal charges in North Macedonia

The objective of the project is to provide analysis of the parafiscal charges for SMEs in North Macedonia, by revieweing the Catalogue of public services and conduct of survey among SMEs.

Provider: Ministry of Economy

Dates: September 2019 – January 2020

Policy study 31: Social Services in the Municipalities in North Macedonia: Capacity, Risks, Needs

Authors: Marjan Petreski, Despina Tumanoska, Blagica Petreski

Policy Brief 42: Town Hall Meetings: Creating a budget according to local needs and priorities

Bridging measures to alleviate Covid-19 consequences

The aim of the project is to develop proposed measures to mitigate the consequences of Covid-19, as a form of operationalization of the United Nations document “North Macedonia: UN Covid-19 Response Framework (CRF)”.

Client: UNDP

Duration: July – November 2020

Reaping export-oriented companies’ potential to contribute to post-Covid-19 recovery

The project aims to identify potentials of export oriented capacities including already existed foreign investors in the country to support economic recovery.

Specific objectives:

To identify capacities to adapt and shift current production according to changed demand (new operation, components, complementary products, etc)
To identify the potentials for regional re-positioning and utilization of global geographical allocation shifting and cost reduction strategy
To identify potential for injections of capital that parent’s company will make to affiliated companies in the country (to shift operations from other geographical locations, or to modify current production, etc).
To identify obstacles for export and growth
To identify needs for economic measures that will maximize identified potentials

Duration: October 2020 – March 2021

Donor: British Embassy – Skopje

Policy study 30: The Social and Economic Effects of Covid-19 on Children in North Macedonia: Rapid Analysis and Policy Proposals

Authors: Marjan Petreski, Blagica Petreski, Ana Tomovska Misoska, Maja Gerovska Mitev, Maja Parnardzieva Zmejkova, Vladimir Dimkovski, Nicholas Morgan

Policy study 29: State aid in North Macedonia: Critical assessment of the regulatory framework

Authors: Desanka Dimitrova

Policy study 28: Town Hall Meetings: A tool for citizens’ engagement in the process of participatory budgeting

Authors: Blagica Petreski, Despina Tumanoska, Tereza Kocovska

Policy study 27: Beyond income inequality in North Macedonia: An overview

Authors: Marjan Petreski

Assessment of the poverty effects of Covid-19, with a focus on the most vulnerable categories of citizens

The aim of this project is to assess the risk of poverty imposed by the Covid-19 crisis, with special reference to the groups most at risk, and to raise awareness of the use of the measure to facilitate entry into the system of guaranteed minimum assistance.

Specific objectives include:

To evaluate / simulate the effect of the Covid-19 crisis on poverty, with special reference to gender poverty;
To make a qualitative assessment of the effect of the Covid-19 crisis on the target groups: women and youth at social risk, informal workers, recipients of social assistance and Roma;
To assess the fiscal implications of the measure for relaxation of the criteria for obtaining guaranteed minimum assistance;
To raise awareness of the eased entry into the system for guaranteed minimum assistance;
To propose measures for evidence-based policies, with potentially narrower targeting of the target groups.

Donor: The Government of North Macedonia

Duration: July – December 2020